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Anxiety – Anxiety is a common cause of solar plexus pain. The solar plexus is tied to the adrenal glands and the lungs. The fight-or-flight response to stress can result in poor breathing. This can lead to pain or other gastric symptoms like nausea or vomiting during episodes of anxiety. Other symptoms of anxiety can include:

restlessnessagitationnauseasweating a fast heartbeat

Where is solar plexus pain?

SOLAR PLEXUS/DIAPHRAGM TIGHTNESS IN LONG COVID – Many patients report a feeling of muscle tightness in the solar plexus/diaphragm area of their chest. This spot is located in the soft hollow in the center of the chest beneath the sternum. Sometimes patients can feel a very tight ‘knot’ in this area with their fingers; others only notice the tightness when a deep breath is attempted. Many patients find themselves compensating for this by taking deep breaths outside of their natural breathing rhythm and by raising their shoulders to try to take in more air.

This symptom is usually accompanied by a sense that the patient is never getting enough oxygen even when their oxygen levels have been checked by their doctor. Solar plexus/Diaphragm tightness is also a symptom that is highly responsive to stress. Increased physical activity, work stress, trying to push yourself in any way, or having a fight with a spouse can all worsen this symptom.

This is due to oxidative stress, which we will discuss more below. Tightness is usually accompanied by anxiety, depression, fatigue, breathlessness, sleep problems, muscle cramps, and muscle twitches.

What organ is behind the solar plexus?

The location of the solar plexus in relation to its surrounding organs is just behind the stomach and in front of the aorta. The aorta is the largest blood vessel within the body. It is just below the diaphragm, the muscle below the lungs. The solar plexus looks like two clusters of nerves.

Is it OK to massage the solar plexus?

Massage For The Solar Plexus Chakra – The third chakra, known as the Solar Plexus, or Manipura, is the home of our personal power. This chakra relates to confidence, self-esteem, and courage and pushes us to take action and face our fears. The Solar Plexus chakra is located in the upper abdomen, between the belly button and the lower ribs.

What is solar plexus syndrome?

Abstract – Of the nonorganic abdominal disorders the celiac/solar plexus syndrome represents a frequently seen entity characterized by the typical association of epigastric pain and “lambda-type” tenderness. It is a special type of abdominal neurosis in which the pain arises in the periaortic nervous plexuses.

Why do I feel something in my solar plexus?

By Christy Stumpf, Reiki Master, Certified Crystal & Sound Healing Practitioner, Cosmic Healing NW As we have been discussing, we are energy interacting with the universe, which is also energy. Chakras are energy centers located within our body structure that receive and transmit energy between us and the universe that surrounds us. The third chakra, or Solar Plexus Chakra, is the next chakra up, and is located just above our belly button (or navel) along the spinal column. This energy center takes energy in and redistributes it to the rest of the body. It is physically linked to your pancreas which regulates metabolism, and this chakra is associated with the sense of sight.

• It is where emotional memories are stored, and where your “gut feeling” comes from.
• It is emotionally associated with self-confidence, happiness and joy.
• A healthy solar plexus chakra will help us feel strong in personal power, have a sense of “knowing”, and a good sense of belonging.
• You will feel a sense of peace and harmony with yourself, and life in general.

You know your place in life and you are working to fulfill that. Imbalances can lead to physical as well as emotional symptoms. By imbalance, I mean the chakra is taking in too little, too much, or no energy at all. An imbalance can happen from stress, poor diet, trauma, and illness.

1. An imbalanced solar plexus can lead to difficulty concentrating, poor decision making, and a distorted self-image, as well as being judgmental or a perfectionist.
2. It can also involve fear of rejection or over sensitivity to criticism.
3. Physically, imbalances can affect your stomach, digestive system, liver, pancreas and nervous system, and all the muscles in the body.

Basically, our solar plexus is important for helping us know our self-worth, which is priceless, and it also helps us maintain physical health by storing and distributing energy throughout our physical bodies. There are many ways to help balance and correct the energy in your solar plexus chakra. Yellow is the color associated with this chakra. Using color therapy like looking at yellow sunflowers, or wearing gold or yellow, may be helpful. Try wrapping yourself in a yellow blanket and see how your mood changes. Gemstones like Citrine, Rutilated Quartz, Pyrite, Tiger’s Eye, and Gold carry properties that can help balance this chakra if carried in your energetic field.

Foods that can fuel your solar plexus are grains, granolas, breads, cereals, rice and seeds, as well as dairy, like raw milk, cheese and yogurt. Spices such as ginger, mint and turmeric have shown great benefit as well. The element associated with the solar plexus is fire, and sight, the sense associated with this chakra, is stimulated by light therefore sunlight is a great way to take in light energy.

Celiac Plexus Block for Pancreatic Cancer Pain

The light of the sun creates warmth and radiant power. Try sitting in the sun to raise your vibration and level of happiness. Aromatherapy using the lavender and rosemary have been shown to balance and stimulate this chakra. Sound healing is another way to help balance this chakra, specifically fiery rhythms like orchestral music. A nice meditation to try to help with the solar plexus is as follows: Get comfortable. Take 7 deep, calming breaths in and out, slowly. Begin to imagine yourself on a beach, laying in the warm sand. Feel the warmth and safety of the glowing sun as its rays penetrate your body, glowing through your skin, your cells, flowing through your bloodstream.

Golden yellow energy begins to flow through your body into your solar plexus chakra. Gathering yellow rays of warm light, your body begins to glow from the inside out. You become a big glowing radiant beam of light. Slowly breathing in and out imagine this beautiful glowing energy filling your solar plexus, gathering more and more energy to create your own sun.

Sit with this for a while. This light begins to glow and emanate through your physical body, out into the room, now out and above the house, now it begins to surround the earth. Like a bubble growing from deep within your solar plexus out into the world with you at the center, glowing and spreading this light and healing yellow energy to others.

You know what is best for you and you can see it, you see your connectedness to those around you, the perfect web and symmetry, you know the path and way to go. You shine your light in confidence. Repeat the mantra: “I am light” several times. Then, grab up all this warm glowing energy into a ball and place it back into your solar plexus.

Imagine yourself back on the beach laying in the sun. Slowly open your eyes. Now, as Dr. Seuss said, “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” So, go forth now and shine your light bright! Next up in the series is the Heart Chakra, stay tuned! A series of in-depth classes on the chakras will be starting next year.

Is the solar plexus the heart?

Where is the Solar Plexus Chakra? – Becoming animal is of particular importance as we look to the chakra system. Found above the navel just below the rib cage, the solar plexus chakra shines with the color yellow. Through imagery, breathing, and simple sensory awareness of this place in the body, one begins to feel the creative and yet stable presence of an individual personality.

Is the solar plexus the gut?

Where is the Solar Plexus Chakra? Located about six inches above the belly button within the diaphragm, the solar plexus chakra encompasses the upper abdominal area. The solar plexus is connected to the digestive system, liver, spleen, gallbladder and pancreas.

Is the solar plexus a nerve?

What Is the Solar Plexus? The solar plexus, or celiac plexus, is the name given to the network of nerves near the stomach. “Celiac” comes from the Greek word for “belly” and “plexus” means “braid” in Latin. In addition to this nerve hub, it is also home to a plethora of arteries and organs.

We call this region the solar plexus because the network (braid) of nerves looks like the rays of the sun. The image is poetic, given the amount of life force that comes from this area. The solar plexus corresponds with the third chakra. A clear expression of personal power and will is associated with a healthy and balanced solar plexus.

It is also the crossroads of our upper and lower body, connecting the physicality of our lower chakras to the higher reasoning of the upper. With so many of our body’s systems organized there, it’s not not surprising that a healthy solar plexus shows up in our vitality! People communicate with each other subconsciously through the solar plexus.

Building your sensitivity to the energy of other people’s solar plexuses can help you connect with them. The more comfortable you are in your own, the easier this is. At the solar plexus we can dramatically arch, curl, side bend and twist, making it one of the most mobile parts of the spine. Since it can move a lot, it needs to, in order to stay healthy.

In many Pilates, Gyrotonic® and yoga exercises, we keep the hips and shoulders relatively stable while letting the solar plexus move. The solar plexus is the muscular origin of the legs, as the psoas travels from here at the front of the spine to the inner thighs.

In an activity like walking or running, you can imagine being drawn forward by the energy of your solar plexus. If your solar plexus moves forward, your legs will too! Even biking, your solar plexus can carry you along. I find that when walking my dog, if I move from my solar plexus and try to sense his, we walk much better together! While the ribcage and shoulder girdle are closer to the neck and head than the solar plexus is, in some ways our solar plexus is more connected to our head than our shoulders are.

The muscles and nerves that run along the spine connect our head and eyes to our solar plexus. The neck, head and solar plexus can be going in one direction together, while the arms are still free to do something else. Our “gut chain,” which connects our mouth to our stomach, also has very little relationship to the arms.

Tension in the tongue, jaw and throat often connects to tension at the solar plexus. If you have trouble with your neck and shoulders, you might need to do some work in the solar plexus area! For many people, the relationship of the spine to the ribcage at the solar plexus needs some adjustment. People with experience in Pilates have usually been given the cue to connect the front of the ribcage, sometimes even with the image of a corset.

It’s important that your corset isn’t so tight that you can’t breathe into the back of the ribcage! However, filling out the back of the ribcage does not mean pushing the mid-back backwards. The shape of the ribs allows them to open behind the spine. This means that while taking a deep breath the spine at the solar plexus can still maintain its natural shape, which is a continuation of the arc of the lumbar spine below.

1. Basically the natural arc of the lower back is much longer than most people think it is.
2. When the solar plexus is pushed too far back in upright posture, it compresses the arc of the lower back.
3. It also tends to pull the upper chest in, closing the fronts of the shoulders and pulling the head forward.

A great place to work on this alignment is in bridging exercises. If you allow the arch of the lower back to come all the way up to the base of the shoulder blades, while still connecting the front of the lower ribs, it will allow your upper chest to open.

Because the solar plexus is connected to such disparate parts of our body, learning to move it well usually requires figuring out some of these connections. A great place to start is in a Pilates abdominal exercise like the Hundred or Rolling Like a Ball. As you try to curl the lumbar-thoracic junction (the part of the spine just below your ribcage that’s so darn hard to curl), you’ll have to deal with your arms, your legs and your head! Use your arms too much and you’ll compress the solar plexus and not be able to bend it properly.

Use the fronts of your legs too much and your psoas will pull your solar plexus forward so you can’t curl it. Put your head out of alignment and your breathing or your spinal muscles won’t be able to relax and fill out your back. Fortunately, if you concentrate on the opening at your solar plexus, your body will gradually guide you towards an organization that will work.

What organs are affected by solar plexus?

We have been moving up the chakra rainbow, first visiting the red root chakra which represents our sense of belonging to the earth and our tribal roots, then the second orange sacral chakra which focuses on our relationships with others. This month we will concentrate on the third chakra, the solar plexus chakra, which addresses our intelligence, thirst for knowledge, self-awareness, personal power, and feelings of self-importance.

• The third color in a rainbow is yellow, which corresponds with the third chakra.
• The physical location of this chakra is the solar plexus.
• Solar” is an appropriate word, as the greatest yellow energy in our lives is the sun! I have personally found this to be true as I lived in Ohio most of my life and just recently moved to coastal Florida.

While living in Ohio, I experienced more dreary and cloudy days than sunny ones and my mood and general demeanor followed suit. Living in the “Sunshine State” has transformed my outlook to sunny and bright, resulting in me feeling happier than ever before.

The solar plexus area of our body is associated with the liver, gallbladder, stomach, pancreas, small intestine, and the adrenals. However, in discussing the third chakra I am going to focus primarily on the liver. The liver is said to be the “energy of the personality,” and it has a direct impact on both our skin and eye health.

The liver is a waste organ, along with the kidneys, lungs, colon, and skin. It functions as a detoxifying organ that absorbs poisons and toxic substances before neutralizing them. The liver is responsible for processing “UFOs” ( U nidentified F ood O bjects), chemicals, toxins, medications, alcohol, and hormones.

The liver aids in our digestion of food and our digestion of emotions. Too much yellow can make one argumentative, critical, pessimistic, egotistical, and fearful. As far back as the 1800s, the term “yellow-bellied” was used to describe cowardice. I am not sure if they knew about color therapy and chakras at that time, but the term is intuitively accurate.

Liver energy imbalances are at the root of hypochondriac pain and the fear of getting older. This includes obsessing over facial lines, wrinkles, hair loss, and body weight. Additionally, there is evidence to support that a toxic liver contributes to aging.

If toxins are not adequately eliminated through the bowels, the toxins will recirculate through the bloodstream and attempt to escape through another waste organlike the skin! Liver metabolites in the bloodstream may contribute to acne, and liver disease may be an underlying association for migraine pain.

In addition, consuming excessive refined sugar in foods and wine (which contains high amounts of sugar) creates excess glucose or “fuel” in the body. This excess sugar needs to be burned off or stored within the cells or it will remain in the bloodstream.

• Sugar that remains in the bloodstream can attach itself to protein (collagen) causing the collagen to become hardened and our skin to sag and wrinkle.
• Collagen is a protein that makes our skin firm and flexible; however, studies show that as we age we lose 1% of collagen every year after the age of 20 years old.

That calculates to a loss of 30% collagen by the time we are 50 years old! A diet with too much sugar will age our skin, creating lines, sagginess, and dehydration. Yet, I believe the greatest challenge with the solar plexus chakra is managing “yellow” emotions.

How many people have you met that are holding a grudge? Or who cannot let the hurt go after a divorce, a betrayal, or an unfortunate job loss? You have heard the phrase that anger is like “drinking the poison and expecting the other person to die” – this also describes imbalanced liver energy. While yellow can be daffodils, sunflowers, and honey, imbalanced yellow appears as jaundice, sallowness, pus, and bile.

Our gut is the source of our “gut instincts” or “intuition,” meaning we do have a choice as to how we react to situations in our lives and what we hold on to. In other words, life is 10% what happens to us and 90% on how we react to it. But then again, the color yellow is a happy color.

What foods are good for the solar plexus?

Foods for Solar Plexus Chakra – Like the chakra’s color, think yellow when it comes to balancing your solar plexus. Bananas, pineapple, corn, lemons, and yellow curry are all good choices. (Bonus: Yellow is a natural mood enhancer). Also feed this chakra with complex carbohydrates and whole grains such as oats, brown rice, spelt, rye, farro, beans, vegetables, and sprouted grains,

Why does a solar plexus punch hurt?

The nice thing about hitting the solar plexus is that there are a lot of nerves there and the diaphragm that helps you breathe is behind there. When you hit it, the diaphragm spasms, and the person can’t breathe and is often in a lot of pain.

What happens if the solar plexus is hit?

The solar plexus is affected by physical trauma and is sensitive to abdominal conditions. The most common solar plexus injury is blunt force trauma to the abdomen, which results in a momentary paralysis of the diaphragm, causing difficulty breathing and a sensation of feeling winded.

Which fingers for solar plexus?

In Tantric anatomy, the thumb is associated with the solar plexus-chakra, index finger with heart-chakra, middle finger with throat-chakra, ring finger with root-chakra, and little finger with sacral chakra.

What does it feel like when solar plexus opens?

Symptoms to Be Aware of When this Chakra Opens – When your solar plexus chakra opens up, you’ll know. You will feel the following symptoms, and then you can be sure it opened.

You might lose your appetite. When your body is shifting to open this chakra, you probably won’t want to eat much. You should be making sure you are eating anyways to get the nutrients necessary for you to function. You may have sleepless nights. Chances are you will toss and turn when you try to open your solar plexus, but don’t worry, you’ll sleep in peace once it’s opened. You might experience the shakes. The shakes are normal during this time. Think about it. You are releasing all of this pent up energy when you open a blocked chakra. It’s a change that your body has to adjust to. It’s normal to be shaky and feel palpitations when you open your solar plexus because that’s all of the energy coming through. You might have nausea. It’s normal to feel all kinds of things when you open the solar plexus, and unfortunately, nausea is one of those things. It won’t last forever, don’t worry. Just drink some ginger ale and relax until it’s over. You may feel light-headed. This is relatable to the shakes. Once again, all that energy is free and able to pass through your body. It takes time for your body to adjust to this shift, and becoming light-headed because of it is normal. If you are feeling dizzy and light-headed, don’t overwork yourself. Make sure to take it easy during this time. You might get fluctuating energy levels. You won’t be a ball of energy all of the time once you unblock this chakra. There might be days you can’t muster up the energy to do anything, and that’s okay. Fluctuating energy is normal during these times.

As stated earlier, you will feel a variety of symptoms when this chakra opens up, so don’t worry, it’s normal. Once these symptoms are over, you will notice the benefits from opening this chakra. If you read through this entire article and got to this point, hopefully we were able to give you some insight about the solar plexus chakra.

What chakra is crying?

Grief and Rage: The Connection Between 4th and 1st Chakras No, no, my heart will burst, and if I speak: And I will speak, that so my heart may burst. ~Queen Margaret, Henry VI Part 3 The connection between grief and rage is surprisingly strong; adjoining rooms in the hotel of emotions.

I have experienced this connection myself during highly emotional events in my life: one moment tears, the next screaming. We hear in the news of violence from the most unlikely sources—the loving mother, the dutiful husband— grief can take a person to the dangerous place where the heart breaks and the mind snaps.

And it’s no surprise that stories, plays, and films are ripe with it; Medea, Titus Andronicus, The Goat or Who is Sylvia, Gone with the Wind, are just a few. Whether it be the end of a romance, family illness, murder, or betrayal so deep that the characters lose control, love can lead us down a strange path.

But is there a psycho-physical connection between grief and rage? And can this connection serve the actor in developing dynamic, full-bodied characters? In the Lucid Body acting work, we use the chakra energy centers to articulate the bridge between the internal emotional self and the external physical self.

The Brain and Creativity Institute writes that, “feelings are mental experiences of body states.” The chakras are the energy of the relationship between the two. In a performance of a play, the heightened emotions have an effect not just on the mind, but also on the physical body.

Exploring the chakra system is one way of examining what happens between the mind and the body, and can be a useful tool for actors who endeavor to transform physically and emotionally into their characters. The chakras refer to clusters of nerve endings along the spine where sensitivity and receptivity are highly concentrated.

The chakras also correspond with endocrine glands near each cluster; as nerve stimulation is one of the triggers that causes glands to release hormone chemicals into the body. The 4th Chakra, or heart chakra, is considered the center of the emotions love and grief.

Rage is often associated with the 1st Chakra which is located near the base of the spine where the legs meet. The 1st Chakra is the center of survival, and governs the skeletal system and our sense of action. The endocrine system gives us a window into the connection between these two chakras, and consequently, between grief and rage.

The 4th Chakra corresponds to the thymus gland located just above the heart. Throughout childhood, white blood cells travel from the bone marrow to the thymus where thymosin transforms them into T cells. Around puberty, the thymus stops producing thymosin and the matured T cells in the thymus then migrate to the lymph nodes throughout the body, aiding the immune system in fighting disease.

• Further down the spine, the 1st Chakra is associated with the adrenal glands, which produce a few hormones including adrenalin and cortisone.
• One of the functions of these hormones is to produce a quick physical response to extreme stress; i.e.
• The “fight or flight” response.
• In considering the above mentioned organs and glands, the physical survival nature of the 1st Chakra is intrinsically bound to the heart; for if the heart stops beating, life ceases.

Furthermore, the same immune system cells travel from the 1st Chakra domain of the bone marrow to the 4th Chakra gland of the thymus, working together to fight disease. However, the issue of extreme stress is another connection between 4th and 1st Chakras.

In her article “The Biology of Acting”, Fay Simpson, founder of the Lucid Body, writes, “in extremely stressful situations, the hypothalamus (centrally located in the cerebral cortex) will transmit a nerve impulse to the adrenal glands.” A similar response occurs when the brain registers physical pain.

In both cases the brain registers a survival threat, and the body responds accordingly. As Simpson describes, “the body will prepare itself for extreme activitybreathing is stimulated, and the heart rate increases along with the blood levels of glucose and fatty acids to maximize muscle use.” So, what happens when the body undergoes the extreme stress of grief? Grief is not related to actual bodily survival.

Indeed, some types of grief move far away from the survival body, moving instead toward states such as depression. However, the emotion of grief can trigger a 1st Chakra response. When a person feels certain types of grief, the same areas in the brain are activated as when a person feels physical pain.

Therefore, the 1st Chakra responds in the same way, the hypothalamus releasing adrenalin and cortisone. This triggers a new wheelhouse of survival-related emotions; rage, fear, and panic. I remember a moment in my life where I experienced this release of adrenaline due to the emotions of my heart.

A family member was diagnosed with cancer, and called to talk to me about it. After I hung up the phone, I erupted into a fit of sobs. Before I knew it, the sobbing increased into hyperventilation; I became dizzy, and gasped for breath that felt too shallow. My thoughts sped away from the facts of the situation and traveled down the rabbit hole of “what ifs” and extreme outcomes.

I remember in that moment the distinct thought that if I did not stop crying and expressing my pain this way, the panic would overwhelm me, feeding on itself until I made myself sick. I later recognized this as a classic expression of the 1st Chakra. The 1st Chakra survival response can also affect the 4th Chakra in the way of the immune system.

Simpson writes, “if the cause of adrenalin release is in response to an actual physical threat, then the physical exertion of the fight or the flight will efficiently use the adrenalin, allowing the body to then return to its normal stasis.” However, when it comes to an emotional cause like grief, the body is caught in a state of tension.

The brain has stimulated the body to go to battle, pumping more adrenalin and cortisone into the system. However, there is no actual physical exertion using up the hormones, so the hormone levels continue to increase: sometimes twenty times the normal level.

• This renders the T cells unable to function properly, leaving the person more susceptible to fatigue and disease.
• For example, a 2014 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that people are about twice as likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke in the 30 days after a partner’s death.

In addition, a small percentage of those same people rush to the hospital with all the symptoms of heart attack but have not actually had one; a condition called “broken heart syndrome,” where the heart literally changes shape. The connection between grief and rage is powerful, but we can use this connection to a healthful advantage.

1. Working with students in Lucid Body class, we focus on listening deeply to the body’s impulses in order to allow the emotional flow to be expressed without inhibition.
2. When students tap into grief, I’m fascinated to see how often it naturally travels down into rage; the student throwing him or herself into forceful physical aggression— punching, stomping, kicking.

I think this can be a very healthy response, as it allows the physical exertion to finally use some of that access adrenaline and cortisone thereby completing the natural survival response. Furthermore, when acting students can “exercise” these extreme emotions, learning how to flow in and out of them, they can begin to have both more control of their emotions, and a better understanding of what they may need to relax and recover from a high stakes performance.

1. One way to explore coming down from the “fight or flight” response, is to explore the other side of the nervous system.
2. The parasympathetic system is the “rest and digest,” response, which slows body processes.
3. We may not be able to control either of these automatic nerve responses, but simple awareness of both sides can bring about more ease.

Plus, we can intentionally offer our nervous system “rest and digest” stimulation by resting, eating, drinking, slowing the breath, having an orgasm, and letting tears flow. These actions do wonders for resting and digesting the large emotions of life.

• For the actor, the 4th and 1st Chakra connection can be a key component for making earned yet surprising choices during high stakes scenes.
• Playwrights will often write scenes where the preverbal 4th and 1st Chakras are at odds: characters who express anger to hide their hurt, burst into tears, or snap into violence, just to name a few.

Indeed, this illogical behavior mirrors what we do in our lives, but these deep and complex actions can be difficult for the actor to step into without pushing, faking, or overthinking. If your character seems to be yelling constantly and you want to find more nuance, consider surrendering into the heart and seeing how that changes your intention.

• On the other hand, if you feel like you are flailing about in an emotional heart-centered character, try finding a simmering of rage or panic against which your character can “fight” or “fly”.
• You may be able to express these emotions outright, or the character may be more protected.
• If this is the case, these emotions can become under layers, rumbling just beneath the surface.

This will give you more options in the scene, and will add complexity to your character. We as human beings resonate with authentic human experience when we see it on stage. The connection between 4th and 1st Chakra already exists in the body, and therefore, when we see the connection on stage, it rings true.

1. A 4TH-1ST CHAKRA BALANCING MEDITATION Sit comfortably, with legs long or crossed.
2. Support your back so you can let your spine lengthen.
3. Feel the sit bones spread evenly into your seat.
4. Imagine the space widening, increasing your connection to the earth.
5. Now imagine a red spinning vortex in the perineum, between the sit bones but just in front of them, in the center of your body.

This is where the nerve endings of the 1st Chakra are located. Breathe into this energy. Give yourself gratitude for surviving until this moment. It is a beautiful feat. Breathe into the thick, solid, earth quality. Feel the sturdiness of your 1st Chakra.

It gives you gentle boundary. Breathe into the feeling of being held up and supported. As you breathe, invite balance into your 1st Chakra. Notice what you see as your 1st Chakra balances. What colors do you see, and do they become brighter, softer? Allow that balance of the 1st Chakra; the gentle support, the grounding, to float up to the heart.

Imagine the heart resting in the nest of the 1st Chakra. See both of these energies at ease with the other. Now see your 4th Chakra, a spinning vortex in your chest. Breathe into the heart, breathe into your enormous human capacity for love. Breathe into the airy quality, lightness of the flow.

• Feel the sensation of bringing oxygen to your heart, feel the joy of your favorite things.
• Feel the freedom of the heart, it has no pull or rigidity.
• Breathe into the wisdom and expansiveness of love.
• Allow that wisdom to drift back down to the 1st Chakra, breathing new life into the ground.
• Allow the 1st Chakra to surrender the need for action, and fall into the easy rhythm, the inhales and exhales of the heart.

See unconditional love surrounding both of the Chakras as they float along sweet breezes. Now allow grounding and unconditional love to come in to perfect balance. Nervous system supporting immune system. Survival body supporting emotional body. Love supporting life.

What does a blocked heart chakra feel like?

Follow Your Heart: How to Spot An Imbalance In Your Heart Chakra The Chakras are a key component of your yoga practice and each asana gives you a clue as to what your chakras are up to. If Camel Pose makes you want to scream, and Wild Thing has you uttering expletives not fit for the studio floor, you may need to do some work on your heart chakra.

The heart chakra (Anahata Chakra) is actually located just above the heart, and it works to balance the lower three chakras (navel, sacral and root) with the upper three chakras (throat, third eye and crown).This heart is traditionally seen as the balance between the world of the physical and the world of the spirit.

Imbalance or blockage of the heart chakra is more common than you might think – have you seen any of these telltale signs? If you have a blockage in Anahata Chakra, you may experience:

Shyness Loneliness Sadness/Depression/Anxiety Resentment or Inability to forgive Difficulty Expressing Emotions of Finding it Hard to Feel Empathy

On the other hand, if your heart chakra is overactive, you may notice:

co-dependence on others for fulfilment Jealousy high expectations of others harsh judgement of other people Inability to Set Boundaries People pleasing or needing acceptance of others

And let’s not forget the physical symptoms! A lowered immune system (colds, flus, infections), heart and lung issues (heart palpitations common), poor circulation, high/low blood pressure, and respiratory and breathing difficulties are all symptoms of anahata chakra imbalance.

Eek! I have a blocked/overactive heart chakra! What now? Sounds serious, but you don’t need to get to the GP for this one. The key to balancing out your chakras lies in food and exercise. Go green Green foods instil balance in the heart chakra, so chow down on dark green leafy veggies – think spinach, kale, broccoli, bok choi, seaweed (I’m not joking) The list goes on! If you’re finding you just can’t face a mountain of the green stuff, whack it in a smoothie and get all the good stuff with none of the fuss.

Toss in some green fruit and you’re good to go. Bonus points for eating the skin for extra fibre and adding a superfood suplement (spirulina, chlorella, wheat grass, barley grass, matcha powder, green tea or maca powder). Herbal remedies Herbs have amazing healing and medicinal properties – you only have to look at their traditional use in China and India to know that they have incredible health benefits.

If you fancy trying your hand at horticulture but the limits of London flat sizes has stopped you, try growing herbs indoors – even if you kill them within the week at least you’ll have a handful or two of lovely fresh herbs! Herbs for the heart include coriander, mint, oregano, parsley, sage, tarragon, rosemary, thyme and chives.

If you really don’t have the green thumb for growing your own herbs, invest in some tasty herbal tisanes. A mint tea in the morning instead of the double-espresso-with-a-shot-of-vanilla-and-chocolate-powder is a refreshingly calming alternative. Sophie Higgins is our in-house nutritional expert.

Why is my solar plexus so tight?

Anxiety – Anxiety is a common cause of solar plexus pain. The solar plexus is tied to the adrenal glands and the lungs. The fight-or-flight response to stress can result in poor breathing. This can lead to pain or other gastric symptoms like nausea or vomiting during episodes of anxiety. Other symptoms of anxiety can include:

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Why is my solar plexus overactive?

Balancing Manipura Chakra – Manipura chakra is the solar plexus, our seat of personal power. This fiery energy wheel is an explosion of confidence radiating from the space between your ribs and belly button. It’s really one of the best feelings in the world, right? Confidence.

When we’re confident we’re not worrying about what we lack, rather, we focus on what we know because we feel secure in that. We can move forward with clarity since confidence and doubt can’t live in the same space. We’re disciplined and independent, taking responsibility for our own life and ownership of the direction it will go.

When a chakra is imbalanced it could be either overactive or blocked. An overactive solar plexus manifests as insecurity, feelings of lack, and even low self-esteem. A blocked Manipura causes us to feel overly critical, stubborn, or controlling, suppressing the confidence and sense of purpose we feel when the chakra is balanced.

What causes spasms in the solar plexus?

Winded (Solar Plexus Syndrome) – Symptoms, Causes and Treatment Solar plexus syndrome (being winded) refers to what happens when you are subjected to a sudden forceful impact, on the abdomen. It is very common in contact sports like rugby and causes breathing difficulties.

Abdominal pain is the main symptom. It is often described as having the wind knocked out of you. Difficulty breathing. Anxiety or panicking. The symptoms usually pass in 10-15 minutes as your diaphragm relaxes and recovers from the blow.

Being winded is caused by a sudden blow or impact to the stomach or sometimes by a fall onto your back. If you have been winded, you will have difficulty breathing deeply and possibly difficulty breathing at all. You may be anxious or feel panicked about not being able to breathe properly. Specifically, a blow to this area which results in a winding causes compression of the nerves behind the stomach – the solar plexus. This causes the diaphragm to contract and go into spasms. Being winded is most common in contact sports such as Rugby and may also happen in ball sports such as soccer or where the athlete falls to the floor such as in martial arts. When we inhale the intercostal muscles (between the ribs) and diaphragm contract to expand the chest cavity. The diaphragm flattens and moves downwards and the intercostal muscles move the rib cage upwards and out.

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This increase in size decreases the internal air pressure and so air from the outside (at a now higher pressure than inside the thorax) rushes into the lungs to equalize the pressures. More on the If you get winded then it should pass naturally on its own.

However, there are some things you can do to reduce your pain and discomfort. Sit in a crouched position – If you are Winded, sit in a crouched position as this helps the muscles to relax. Stay calm – Try to stay calm and take slow deep breaths. The condition should improve within 10-15 minutes. If not, seek medical attention in case of further injury such as a or,

: Winded (Solar Plexus Syndrome) – Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

What trauma is stored in the solar plexus?

The solar plexus is affected by physical trauma and is sensitive to abdominal conditions. The most common solar plexus injury is blunt force trauma to the abdomen, which results in a momentary paralysis of the diaphragm, causing difficulty breathing and a sensation of feeling winded.