05/07/2021
Our 3rd Chakra is called Manipura. In Sanskrit, Manipura means “city of jewels”. Our Solar Plexus Chakra as it suggests is located in our Solar Plexus. Its color is yellow, and the element with which it is associated the most is the fire element. It is the Chakra of internal power, strength of will and individual identity. While the first and second Chakras can be mainly considered the storehouse of instincts, impulses and urges – seeking basic survival and pleasure – Manipura serves as the willing centre which is meant to answer the question: “Who am I as a person and what do I want?” As such the Solar Plexus Chakra is the centre of personal power, confidence and self-discipline. It allows us to make conscious choices, to set goals and act on them in the world. It gives us the strength to meet with challenges and move forward in life with confidence and power.
On the physical level the Solar Plexus Chakra is associated with digestion and in a way, this is exactly what it is doing on an energetic level: The Solar Plexus Chakra ‘digests’ and integrates all the different drives, instincts and experiences into a coherent self-image, an identity, and thus gives those experiences context, meaning and direction.
Manipura provides the energetic centre for a healthy personality which can withstand external pressures and influences. It also controls inner urges and helps to concentrate one’s energy into one direction and intention. When open and balanced it embodies confidence, clarity, integrity, dignity, independence, reliability, discipline and determination. When blocked or out of balance we can experience a lack of will and resolution, doubtfulness, lack of stress-resistance (all is “too much”), a general feeling of being unable to cope or succeed, negative self- image and intense self-demands.
Take a moment to pause and reflect on how you have been feeling lately in relation to motivation and willpower. Have you been feeling determined, empowered, like you have a clear view of your goals? Or maybe you’re feeling uncertain and unmotivated in moving forward?