Crown Chakra: Everything You Need to Know About Sahasrara

          The body contains a system of seven energy focal points that reside vertically in the center of the body. These focal points are known as Chakras. When the energy of each Chakra is aligned you will become connected to your highest most divine self. The Chakra system begins at the pelvic floor and moves up the body to the Crown Chakra which is located at the top of your head. The Crown Chakra, also known by its Sanskrit name Sahasrara, is linked to your higher consciousness and divinity. This Chakra connects you to your highest potential power.

          Do you feel as if you are disconnected from yourself and have a lack of purpose? Maybe you have been feeling disoriented and scattered? Have you been isolating yourself and feeling lonely? While feeling down in times of these circumstances is valid, these symptoms could be linked back to a blocked Crown Chakra. The thought of working on yourself and obtaining balance can be a daunting task, but fear not! Various techniques can be utilized to reconnect with the Crown Chakra.

A Balanced Crown Chakra

          A Chakra becomes balanced when your emotional and physical needs associated with said Chakra are fulfilled. When your Crown Chakra is aligned you may be enlightened, focused, creative, trusting, accepting, and determined. This energy focal point becoming aligned can aid you in feeling connected to your highest self, to your soul’s Earthly purpose, and to your creative energy. You may also have a sense of spirituality and that you are connected to a higher power. Another sign you may have a balanced Crown Chakra is that you can lucid dream. Lucid dreaming is a form of dreaming in which you are aware that you are dreaming.

An Unbalanced Crown Chakra

          The Crown Chakra can become unaligned when its needs are not being nurtured. This does not indicate that you have neglected yourself, but that some areas may need to be tended to more. Some common symptoms of an unbalanced Crown include confusion, isolation, loneliness, forgetfulness, nightmares, headaches, and insomnia. You may also feel disconnected from yourself, frustrated with life, scattered, feel as if you cannot connect with others, disoriented, feel as if you have no purpose, and spiritually empty. A blocked Crown Chakra can also cause you to be close-minded, lack faith, not have the ability to set goals, and cause you to not know your true self. If you align with a few of these symptoms it could be possible you have a blocked Crown Chakra, but don’t worry! There are many tools you can use to get back on the road to alignment.

Balancing, Healing, and Reconnecting to The Crown Chakra

          Do you feel as if you may have a blocked Crown Chakra? Fear not, as there are many tools right at your fingertips to aid you in reconnecting with your Crown! These tools can be used by slightly tweaking your daily habits. For example, you can add more purple foods to your diet and diffuse essential oils while cleaning your house. You can even create a daily routine that may include a yoga session and some gratitude and manifestation journaling. Some widely used methods to reconnect with the Crown Chakra include color therapy through food, using metaphysical tools, manifesting, and doing yoga.

Foods to Reconnect with The Crown Chakra

          Color therapy is an easy way to reconnect with any of the Chakras and can easily be done through the food that is put into your body. The Crown Chakra is associated with a deep purple color; therefore, eating purple foods or even wearing purple clothing and accessories can aid in balancing the Crown. Some easily accessible options include purple potatoes, purple cabbage, eggplant, plums, figs, purple grapes, prunes, elderberries, and blueberries. Putting a little thought into something such as switching green grapes for purple or russet potatoes for purple can be extremely beneficial.

Metaphysical Tools to Reconnect with The Crown Chakra

          Metaphysical tools such as essential oils and crystals are a great way to realign any of the chakras. Aromatherapy is a great way to reconnect with the Crown Chakra. Aromatherapy through essential oils can be utilized by rubbing oil on your pressure points, diffusing oils while doing your everyday activities, or anointing your everyday accessories such as jewelry or a veil. Some great essential oil options to rebalance the Crown include frankincense, sandalwood, lavender, rose, and jasmine. Crystals are also an amazing tool to utilize when reconnecting with the Chakras. Crystals can be worn as jewelry, carried in your pocket throughout the day, used during meditation, or even kept in your work desk. Some crystal options that can aid in realigning the Crown include lepidolite to aid in the transition to your highest self, moonstone to connect you to your highest consciousness, sugilite “stone of dreams” to promote lucid dreaming and to aid in pursuing your dreams, and amethyst to bring tranquility through transformation.

Manifesting to Reconnect with The Crown Chakra

          Manifesting is an extremely powerful tool to utilize while attempting to reconnect with the Crown Chakra. Manifesting the act of speaking your deepest desires and goals into fruition. This can be done by repeatedly thinking, speaking, or writing mantras. Using “I am” statements are extremely beneficial in aligning the Crown. Here are a few manifestations that can be utilized to reconnect with your Crown Chakra.

• I am.
• I am enlightened.
• I am divinely guided.
• I am mindfully present.
• I am connected.
• I am limitless.

Yoga to Reconnect with The Crown Chakra

          Yoga is a phenomenal tool when reconnecting with any of the Chakras. When you think of yoga, you typically think of headstands or knees being rested on elbows; however, there are tons of poses suitable for beginners. Yoga is an easy practice to indulge in that can be done just about anywhere. It can be done from your bed, on a mountain, or even at the bottom of a waterfall. A few poses that can aid you in alignment include the lotus pose, rabbit pose, corpse pose, tree pose, fish pose, headstand, and forearm stand. Any pose in which your head is touching or facing the ground is beneficial to the Crown Chakra. A quick YouTube search for simple yoga poses or Crown Chakra healing yoga routines can be done.

          Healing is not always easy. It takes strength and dedication to push yourself to want better for yourself. There are many methods that you can utilize to realign your Crown Chakra. Since there are various forms, this may mean not all will work for you, but there is bound to be something that will fit. Always remember, there is no wrong way to heal. What is meant for you will come to you.