Radiant FloA field guide to the energy body
a beginner’s guide to your energy centers

The
Chakra
Guide

A simple map for understanding where you feel open, where you may feel blocked, and how to gently support the flow of energy through your body.

You do not need to know anything about chakras to begin. Start with curiosity. Notice what resonates. Let this guide become a conversation with your body, your emotions, your voice, your intuition, and your inner world.

Watercolor of a woman standing rooted like a tree, seven chakra emblems glowing along her spine from root to crown
Chakras 101

What are chakras?

In yogic traditions, chakras are described as energy centers within the subtle body. The seven-chakra system commonly used today offers a beautiful map for exploring different aspects of the human experience, from grounding, emotion, and personal power to love, expression, intuition, and spiritual connection. Chakra teachings have evolved across different yogic and tantric traditions, and the familiar seven-chakra model presented here is one widely used framework rather than the only chakra system.

You can think of the chakras as a map for self-awareness. Rather than worrying about whether a chakra is perfectly “open” or “closed,” begin by noticing what is happening within you.

When Balanced
Qualities you may notice when you feel connected, supported, and able to move through life with greater ease and flexibility.
When Out of Balance
Patterns you may notice when an area of your life feels constricted, overworked, disconnected, or in need of attention. They are invitations for awareness, not diagnoses.
Ways to Support
Simple practices that may help you reconnect with that part of yourself. Clearing does not mean forcing a chakra open. It is about creating supportive conditions for awareness, expression, grounding, and flow.

There is no perfect chakra system to achieve. The invitation is simply to listen more deeply.

01MuladharaEarth
Root chakra watercolor: a deep red four-petal lotus with a gold downward triangle, roots descending into soft earth

Root Chakra

Safety · Stability · Belonging · Grounding

LocationBase of the spineElement / QualityEarthColorRed

When Balanced

You may feel grounded, present, supported, and comfortable in your body. There is a sense of stability beneath you, even when life around you is changing. You feel connected to the Earth, your physical body, your home, and your basic needs.

When Out of Balance

You may notice:

  • Fear or insecurity
  • Scarcity thinking
  • Feeling scattered or ungrounded
  • Difficulty slowing down
  • Disconnection from your body
  • A feeling that you do not fully belong
  • Difficulty trusting that you are supported

Ways to Support

  1. Spend time in nature. Feel your feet on the Earth.
  2. Slow your breathing. Move your body.
  3. Create simple routines that help you feel supported.
  4. Tend to your physical environment and basic needs.
  5. Choose one practical action that creates more stability in your life.
Ask Yourself

Where in my life am I craving more safety, stability, or support?

Embodiment

I am here.
I am supported.
I belong.

02SvadhisthanaWater
Sacral chakra watercolor: a burnt-orange six-petal lotus holding a gold crescent moon above rippling water

Sacral Chakra

Emotion · Pleasure · Creativity · Sensuality · Flow

LocationLower abdomen + pelvisElement / QualityWaterColorOrange

When Balanced

You may feel emotionally connected, creative, receptive, playful, and alive. You are able to experience pleasure without losing yourself within it. Feelings are allowed to move through you. There is space for desire, creativity, sensuality, and receiving.

When Out of Balance

You may notice:

  • Emotional numbness or overwhelm
  • Guilt or shame around pleasure
  • Creative stagnation
  • Difficulty receiving
  • Feeling disconnected from desire
  • Clinginess or emotional dependency
  • Disconnection from sensuality or your body

Ways to Support

  1. Move your hips. Dance without performing for anyone.
  2. Spend time near water.
  3. Create something simply because it feels good.
  4. Name what you are actually feeling.
  5. Allow yourself to experience healthy pleasure.
  6. Practice receiving something kind without immediately needing to give something back.
Ask Yourself

What wants to be felt, enjoyed, or created through me?

Embodiment

I allow myself to feel.
I allow myself to create.
I allow myself to receive.

03ManipuraFire
Solar plexus chakra watercolor: a golden ten-petal lotus with a gold downward triangle and a soft flame rising behind it

Solar Plexus Chakra

Confidence · Choice · Will · Self-Trust · Action

LocationUpper abdomenElement / QualityFireColorYellow

When Balanced

You may feel capable, clear, and self-directed. You trust yourself to make decisions without constantly seeking approval from others. Your power feels steady rather than forceful. You can take action while remaining connected to yourself.

When Out of Balance

You may notice:

  • Self-doubt
  • People-pleasing
  • Perfectionism
  • A need to control
  • Anger or frustration
  • Procrastination
  • Difficulty making decisions
  • Looking outside yourself for validation
  • Giving your authority away

Ways to Support

  1. Choose one small action you have been avoiding.
  2. Practice saying a clean yes or no.
  3. Stand tall and notice how it feels to take up space.
  4. Notice where you abandon your own knowing to keep the peace.
  5. Keep one promise to yourself.
  6. Celebrate what you complete.
Ask Yourself

Where am I ready to trust myself more deeply?

Embodiment

My power is clear.
My power is grounded.
I trust myself.

04AnahataAir
Heart chakra watercolor: a sage-green twelve-petal lotus with a gold six-pointed star, wreathed in pink roses

Heart Chakra

Love · Compassion · Grief · Connection · Receiving

LocationCenter of the chestElement / QualityAirColorGreen + Rose

When Balanced

You may feel open, compassionate, connected, and able to both give and receive love. You can care deeply without abandoning yourself. You understand that tenderness and boundaries can exist together. Your heart can remain open while still honoring what is true for you.

When Out of Balance

You may notice:

  • Guardedness
  • Resentment
  • Loneliness
  • Unprocessed grief
  • Over-giving
  • Difficulty receiving
  • People-pleasing
  • Fear of vulnerability
  • Protecting your heart so strongly that connection becomes difficult

Ways to Support

  1. Breathe gently into your chest.
  2. Place a hand over your heart and simply notice what is there.
  3. Allow grief to have a voice.
  4. Offer yourself some of the compassion you readily give to others.
  5. Practice receiving support. Express appreciation.
  6. Pair tenderness with clear boundaries.
Ask Yourself

What would love look like here if it included me too?

Embodiment

I can remain open
without abandoning myself.

05VishuddhaSpace
Throat chakra watercolor: a slate-blue sixteen-petal lotus with gold concentric rings at its center

Throat Chakra

Truth · Expression · Listening · Voice

LocationThroat + neck + jawElement / QualitySpaceColorBlue

When Balanced

You may feel able to speak honestly, listen deeply, and express what you need. Your outer words begin to reflect your inner truth. You feel increasingly comfortable allowing your authentic voice to be heard.

When Out of Balance

You may notice:

  • Swallowing your truth
  • Fear of being misunderstood
  • Constantly editing yourself
  • Difficulty asking for what you need
  • Over-talking
  • Staying silent to avoid discomfort
  • Feeling that your voice does not matter

Ways to Support

  1. Hum. Sigh. Sing.
  2. Journal without censoring yourself.
  3. Relax your jaw and shoulders.
  4. Practice speaking one honest sentence.
  5. Pause before speaking and ask yourself whether your words feel true and aligned.
Ask Yourself

What truth is asking to be expressed with clarity and compassion?

Embodiment

My voice is worthy of space.
I allow myself to be heard.

06AjnaLight + Mind
Third eye chakra watercolor: an indigo two-petal lotus with a serene closed eye, flanked by gold crescent moons

Third Eye Chakra

Intuition · Insight · Imagination · Discernment

LocationBrow centerElement / QualityLight + MindColorIndigo

When Balanced

You may feel intuitive, perceptive, imaginative, and able to recognize patterns. You can listen to your inner knowing while remaining grounded in reality. Intuition and discernment work together.

When Out of Balance

You may notice:

  • Mental fog
  • Overthinking
  • Rigid beliefs
  • Distrust of your intuition
  • Obsessive meaning-making
  • Escaping into fantasy
  • Difficulty seeing situations clearly
  • Treating every thought or intuitive impression as absolute truth

Ways to Support

  1. Create quiet. Reduce sensory noise.
  2. Meditate without demanding an answer.
  3. Journal your dreams or intuitive impressions.
  4. Stay curious rather than immediately deciding what something means.
  5. Give yourself space away from constant information and stimulation.
  6. Ask yourself: what do I actually know, and what am I assuming?
Ask Yourself

What becomes visible when I stop trying to immediately explain everything?

Embodiment

I trust my inner knowing
and honor discernment.

07SahasraraConsciousness
Crown chakra watercolor: a soft violet thousand-petal lotus opening upward into gold rays and stars

Crown Chakra

Meaning · Connection · Mystery · Unity

LocationCrown of the headElement / QualityConsciousnessColorViolet + White

When Balanced

You may feel connected to something larger than yourself while remaining present in ordinary life. Spirituality brings humility, meaning, reverence, and a deeper relationship with mystery. You do not need to understand everything in order to feel connected.

When Out of Balance

You may notice:

  • Spiritual disconnection
  • Cynicism
  • Feeling disconnected from meaning or purpose
  • Dissociation
  • Spiritual bypassing
  • Obsession with transcendence
  • Searching constantly for spiritual answers
  • Neglecting your body or everyday life in pursuit of spiritual experience

Ways to Support

  1. Sit in silence.
  2. Pray or contemplate in whatever way feels authentic to you.
  3. Spend time beneath an open sky.
  4. Practice gratitude. Release the need to understand everything.
  5. Notice where you can bring spiritual insight into ordinary life.
  6. Do something simple and loving with your hands. Ground the sacred into the everyday.
Ask Yourself

How can what I touch in spirit become more embodied in the way I live?

Embodiment

I am open to mystery
and rooted in this life.

Your Chakra Check-In

What is asking for your attention?

You do not need to work on all seven chakras at once. Read through the guide again and notice which chakra creates the strongest response within you.

Which one feels familiar? Which one feels tender? Which one feels alive? Which one makes you want to look away?

Rather than immediately labeling that chakra as “blocked,” become curious about what it may be showing you.

Root

Where do I need more safety or stability?

 Sacral

What am I ready to feel, receive, or create?

 Solar Plexus

Where am I being asked to trust myself?

 Heart

Where can I practice love without abandoning myself?

 Throat

What truth wants to be spoken?

 Third Eye

What becomes clearer when I become quiet?

 Crown

How can I bring more meaning and sacredness into the life I am already living?

Awareness is already movement.
You do not have to force the next step.

Integration

A 3-Minute Chakra Practice

  1. Choose the chakra that called to you most.
  2. Place your awareness on that area of your body.
  3. Take three slow breaths.
  4. Read its embodiment statement aloud.
  5. Ask the reflection question without trying to find the “right” answer.
  6. Notice what you feel.

That is enough for today.

You do not have to work on all seven centers at once. Begin with the place that is asking for your attention.

Watercolor of a woman with all seven chakras glowing along her spine
From Knowing to Experiencing

Journey through the chakras

a space to explore the energy already living within you

Reading about the chakras gives us language. Embodiment gives us experience.

In a chakra-focused Kundalini Activation ceremony, we move gently from Root to Crown. Through intention, sound, presence, and energetic facilitation, we bring awareness to each center and notice what arises before surrendering into the fuller Kundalini Activation experience.

The experience itself is simple. You lie down. Music plays. You are invited to soften, listen inward, and allow whatever sensations, emotions, movement, or stillness naturally arise. You do not have to do anything or know anything in advance. I am with you the whole time.

Nothing needs to be forced. You do not need to see colors, feel every chakra, move, or have a dramatic experience. Every person’s response is unique. The invitation is simply to arrive exactly as you are, listen to your system, and allow your experience to unfold in its own rhythm.

Experience Kundalini Activation

Explore upcoming ceremonies, online activations, and in-person experiences with Radiant Flo.

A Gentle Note

The chakra system is a spiritual and contemplative framework rather than a medical diagnostic system. The experiences described as “balanced,” “blocked,” or “out of balance” are invitations for personal reflection and should not be used to diagnose physical or mental-health conditions.

Kundalini Activation and chakra practices are complementary spiritual wellness practices and are not substitutes for medical, psychological, or psychiatric care.

With so much love,
Anya