The Solar Plexus Chakra (Manipura) is the third primary chakra, located in the upper abdomen near the navel. It controls personal power, confidence, and self-esteem. This chakra influences self-confidence, autonomy, and personal empowerment, while also regulating willpower, goal-setting, decision-making, and action. It plays a key role in shaping self-worth and inner strength.
Location and Body Parts:
The Solar Plexus Chakra is located in the upper abdomen near the navel and solar plexus region. It is connected to key body parts, including the stomach, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, and adrenal glands.
Key Attributes:
- Element: Fire
- Color: Yellow
- Sense: Sight
- Mantra: “Ram”
- Symbol: Typically represented by a yellow, ten-petaled lotus flower, symbolizing inner strength, vitality, and self-worth.
Primary Functions:
- Personal Strength: The Solar Plexus Chakra is responsible for regulating our sense of self-confidence, autonomy, and personal empowerment.
- Willpower: It plays a key role in managing our capacity to set goals, make decisions, and execute actions effectively.
- Self-Esteem: This third chakra influences our self-esteem, self-worth, and feelings of inner strength.
- Digestion: It is also associated with the digestive system and metabolism.
Balance your Solar Plexus Chakra!
By harmonizing this chakra, you establish your ability to make empowered decisions, pursue your goals with clarity and determination, and develop a strong sense of self-worth, assertiveness, and vitality.
Empowerment Practices:
Engage in activities that boost self-confidence and assertiveness, such as martial arts, public speaking, or leadership roles and Power Yoga.
Meditation:
Sit in a quiet space where you feel grounded and comfortable, perhaps near sunlight or warmth, to align with the energy of the Solar Plexus Chakra. Practice meditations that focus on cultivating confidence, inner strength, and clarity of purpose. This will empower your personal growth and enhance your ability to take action. Mantra: “Ram”
Affirmations:
- “I am confident in my abilities,”
- “I stand in my power.”
- “I trust my decisions.”
Aromatherapy:
Strengthen your digestive fire with invigorating essential oils like basil, cardamom, bay leaf, lemon, bergamot, or ginger. These oils promote vitality, clarity, and focus.
Crystals:
Yellow stones like citrine, yellow tiger’s eye, or amber.
Dietary Support:
Support the Solar Plexus Chakra with metabolism-boosting foods like whole grains, yellow fruits (bananas, pineapples, lemons), and yellow vegetables (sweet potatoes, corn, squash). Include ginger, garlic, turmeric, honey, and lean proteins like chicken, fish, and legumes for digestive health.
Take a moment to reflect on these questions !
- How confident do you feel in making decisions and taking charge of your life?
- Are there situations where your personal power feels weak or challenged?
- What actions help you feel strong, motivated, and in control?
- Are you able to set healthy boundaries without guilt or fear?
- How do you respond to setbacks, like criticism or failure?
- What goals or aspirations drive you forward, and how can you align more deeply with them?
