1st Chakra – Muladhara: “Root Center”
- Location – Base of spine
- Function – Keeping you grounded and efficient, desire to procreate, and want of material security; creating loyalty
- Element – Earth
- Color – Red
- Mantra – “I Am Here”
2nd Chakra – Svadhishthana: “Abode Of The Self” or “Identity Chakra”
- Location – Basin of the pelvis around the genital area and below the navel
- Function – Source of our sexuality, desires, lusts, and greed. Drives our creativity, sense of self, and relationships with others.
- Element – Water
- Color – Orange
- Mantra – “I Want”
3rd Chakra – Manipura: “Gem Center”
- Location – Navel, specifically around the solar plexus, and the digestive system
- Function – Source of emotion, feeling, intuition, harmony, and transformation. Determines whether a person feels introverted or extroverted, self-confident or unconfident.
- Element – Fire
- Color – Yellow
- Mantra – “I Can”
4th Chakra – Anahata: “Un-Struck” or “Unhurt”, Heart Center
- Location – Heart
- Function – Source of compassion and unconditional love translating into one’s ability to share and serve selflessly.
- Element – Air
- Color – Green
- Mantra – “I Give And Receive Love”
5th Chakra – Vishuddha: “Control Center” or “Purification”
- Location – Neck, throat, jaw, and mouth
- Function – Creation of individual voice and communication as well as ability to listen to others; allows one to accept compliments and criticism with ease.
- Element – Sound or Ether (clear sky beyond clouds)
- Color – Blue
- Mantra – “I Speak”
6th Chakra – Ajna: “Third Eye” or “Command Center”
- Location – Between and slightly above the eyes; the center of the brain
- Function – Self-realization and intuition, seeing the “big picture” as well as beyond the physical (clairvoyance, telepathy, intuition, dreaming, imagination, visualization)
- Element – Light or Bliss (Mahat)
- Color – Indigo
- Mantra – “I See”
7th Chakra – Sahasrara: “Unbound” or “Infinite”, The Seat Of The Soul
- Location – Crown of the head
- Function – Realization of the infinite, spirit, Divine God, universe, and unity; enlightenment and spiritual connection; ability to receive understanding and knowledge
- Element – Universal intelligence (Satchitdananda) or Thought/Meditation
- Color – White (sometimes depicted as Violet)
- Mantra – Silence