Connecting with my chakras
I’ve always found it hard to understand chakras and wasn’t sure if I believed in these energy centers in the body. But my curiosity for anything spiritual, especially things you can’t see with your eyes, has always been there. it wasn’t until I started doing the Dr. Joe Dispenza meditations that I actually began to feel them. In this story, I’ll share my experience.
My chakra experiences
Root chakra
When I started doing the long meditation “Tuning into new possibilities” by Dr. Joe, I was trying to manifest my dream life, but I couldn’t feel any emotions related to my future. The only feeling that started to come up naturally was a sense of safety. I realized I hadn’t been feeling safe for as long as I could remember. I figured my body needed this safety first, before I could feel any other emotions about my future life. So I just went with the flow.
Every meditation, this feeling of safety became stronger, and I was able to direct the energy by visualizing the color red in my root chakra. I would grow it on the inhale and let it spread through my whole body on the exhale. This continued for about two weeks, and it was such a comforting feeling. My external world hadn’t changed, but I felt warm, safe, and grounded within myself. The strange thing is, for my entire life I never really liked the color red. It was one of the few colors I didn’t want in my house, ever. But as this feeling of safety grew within me, I suddenly wanted to be surrounded by this color.
Solar plexus
Yes, I am aware that after the root chakra you have the sacral chakra, but I am following the order in which I started feeling them. After two weeks of creating safety, I started feeling a very restless sensation in the area above my belly button, the solar plexus. During the meditations, I couldn’t focus on anything else because this part of me was screaming for attention. So, I decided to try the same thing I had done with the root chakra. On the inhale, I visualized a yellow color growing in this area, and on the exhale, I let it spread throughout my whole body.
The emotions that had been stuck there for probably a long time started to come out. Sometimes this was extremely uncomfortable, both physically and emotionally, and it often made me cry. But by giving attention to the discomfort and letting the emotions spread, something eventually shifted, and I started to feel lighter.
Surprising things began to happen in my daily life. One day, in a conversation with someone who usually never truly listens to me and behaves dominant, I found myself speaking with extreme confidence. It even surprised me because I had never heard myself speak like that before. I was a little embarrased by how intense and strong my voice sounded, but I realized that for the first time, this person actually acknowledged me in the conversation. Clearly things were starting to change accordingly to the meaning of each chakra I was working on.
Heart chakra
After about one week of paying attention to my solar plexus, I started to feel my heart area too. This chakra was the most interesting to me so far. The intensity of the emotional pain I felt here was overwhelming, but at the same time, the beautiful feelings that arose were mind-blowing.
During the meditations, I would expand a green color in my heart as I inhaled and let it release through my body on the exhale. Huge emotions of sorrow, loss and sadness would surface, and I cried so much during this time. But there were also moments when beautiful emotions would grow, and I have never felt that kind of love in my life before.
After these meditations, I would often go outside for a walk, and suddenly everyone was saying hello to me, or strangers would randomly start talking to me in the kindest ways. I was amazed. My heart felt so warm, so open. It’s a feeling that’s hard to describe in words.
Throat chakra
My throat chakra has only come up twice so far, but both times it was pretty strong. I felt strange sensations in my throat during the meditations, so I went back to my technique, growing a blue color in my throat on the inhale and letting it spread through my body on the exhale. Although this chakra didn’t demand as much attention as the others, the effect was clear.
After one of the meditations, I felt so uncomfortable in my body, it was almost unbearable. I couldn’t fully feel the emotions or release them, but something powerful happened. I suddenly felt the urge to sing. After years of not focusing much on singing and always feeling shy about it, I grabbed my microphone, played some of my meditation music, and started improvising and recording. My voice really wanted to be heard, and I couldn’t stop singing until that urge disappeared.
Once I stopped, all the emotions that had made me feel so uncomfortable before came flooding up, but this time I could really feel them and release them. My chest and throat felt wide open after this experience. It felt like freedom.
Sacral chakra
I’ve only felt my sacral chakra once, after all the others had their turn. It completely took me by surprise, as I’d never felt energy there before. I felt the urge to move my hips during the meditation, so I just went along with it. I’m not sure why I hadn’t felt this chakra earlier. Maybe it’s already strong and alive since I’m a creative person, or perhaps the other chakras just needed my attention first for reasons I’m not fully aware of. I’m letting my body and intuition guide me, as they seem to know far more than I do.
Third eye and Crown chakra
These two chakras haven’t had their turn yet. I think the way up needs to be cleared from stuck emotions in the other chakras first, and I’m still in that process. But I’m so excited to continue and see what happens next. These two chakras seem to hold the most magic. It’s all about intuition, knowing, divine guidance, purpose, and seeing beyond the surface. Some people say they start seeing auras when these chakras open or they have visions. What I have noticed so far during this whole journey is that my dreams have become more vivid, and I remember them more often. Whenever I have some really cool experiences with these chakras, I’ll be sure to share them with you. I’ll talk to you then. 😉
x, Maura
Written by Maura ten Hoopen, founder and music producer at Restful Mind.