Realign Your Energy: Tips for a Healthy Solar Plexus Chakra

I woke up at 4:42 a.m. one-day last week. Much as I tried to will myself back to sleep, my body was having none of it. My mind is a busy place, and that day was no different. I began thinking about some changes I was making in my business, the book I was working on, and a new project; lo and behold, some self-doubt crept in. (Funny how in that wee hours thoughts ping-pong around your brain and sprout self-doubt!)

I decided to do some chakra clearing and paid particular attention to the solar plexus chakra. It helped me tap into my confidence and cleared out (most of) the self-doubt. I thought it would be a good topic for today’s article.

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Overview:

The third chakra is the solar plexus chakra or Manipura. It’s located below the rib cage at the solar plexus below the sternum. This chakra is where your personal power resides. It’s where parental and societal messages are held. This is the center where you balance your personal power, neither giving it away nor exerting it over others. The third chakra is where you answer the question, ‘Who am I?’ This is the energy that fuels how you present yourself to the world. The essence of this chakra is about confidence, self-esteem, ego, and personality.