Heal Anxiety with Chakras and Nervous System Calm
Does your mind sometimes feel like a chaotic storm that just won't settle down? The endless “what ifs,” the racing thoughts, the panic when something goes wrong—it’s exhausting. Anxiety has a way of making simple tasks feel overwhelming and scary.
Have you ever found yourself tossing and turning at night? Replaying conversations over and over, wondering if you might have upset someone? Or maybe your body feels on edge all the time, like you’re waiting for something to go wrong. If this sounds familiar, I want you to know that you’re not alone. I’ve been there too.
For years, anxiety controlled my life. My thoughts ran wild, my chest felt like it was caving in, and I tried to people-please my way into feeling safe. But no matter what I did, the anxiety was always right there to stop me living my life. Then, I discovered something that changed everything.
The real key to beating anxiety isn’t therapy or medication (although these things can help.) It’s balancing your energy and calming your nervous system and as simple as that sounds, it's an absolute game changer. Through small, powerful, daily steps you can finally live your life with out the restrictions of anxiety.
Let’s dive in.
Feeling Grounded or All Over the Place? The Root Chakra and Anxiety
First up is the Root Chakra, which is located at the base of your spine. This chakra is all about safety, stability, and feeling grounded.
When everything's in balance, you feel secure—both in your body and in your emotions. But, when it’s blocked or out of whack? Well, that’s when anxiety, restlessness, and fear can creep in.
Imagine your Root Chakra as the foundation of a house. If that foundation isn’t solid, the whole house could feel like it's falling apart. It’s no wonder people who struggle with anxiety often feel like they’re on shaky ground all the time.
Signs Your Root Chakra Might Be Off:
- Constantly worrying about money, health, or relationships
- Feeling out of touch with your body or the world around you
- Physical signs like tension in your lower back or legs
A Tip to Heal: Try grounding yourself by walking barefoot on grass, doing some yoga poses like Tree Pose, or just do some deep breathing while repeating affirmations like “I am safe and supported.”
And remember this: “When your Root Chakra is balanced, your fears just melt away, and a deep sense of calm fills the space.”
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The Sacral Chakra: Guilt and Emotional Overload
Next is the Sacral Chakra, which is located on the spine, below your belly button. This one’s all about emotions, creativity, and relationships. Anxiety often ties directly to unprocessed guilt or feeling overwhelmed emotionally—both of which can be linked to this chakra.
When the Sacral Chakra gets blocked, you might find yourself feeling guilty about things that you really have no control over, or you could struggle to deal with your emotions in a healthy manner. This buildup can seriously ramp up anxiety and make relaxation feel impossible.
The Sacral Chakra is closely tied to your emotions so if you often feel emotionally overwhelmed or emotionally numb, you may have a blockage in this chakra.
Signs Your Sacral Chakra Might Be Off:
- Feeling guilt that’s way out of proportion, even for little things
- Experiencing emotional ups and downs or just feeling really detached
- Physical issues like pain in your lower abdomen, tightness in your hips or problems with the kidneys, bladder and reproductive organs
A Tip to Heal: Try journaling about any guilt or emotions you’re holding onto, engage in creative activities like painting or dancing, and meditate while envisioning orange colors.
And keep this in mind: “Letting go of guilt from the Sacral Chakra opens the door to emotional peace.”
The Solar Plexus Chakra: Anxiety’s Connection to Confidence
Okay, so let’s talk about the Solar Plexus Chakra. It’s located in the upper abdomen, and it’s all about your self-worth, confidence, and personal power.
When this chakra is out of balance, it’s pretty common to have low self-worth which leads to more feelings of anxiety. You may also feel out of control of your own life leading to more anxiety
When your Solar Plexus Chakra isn’t balanced, you might start questioning your choices and abilities, which just fuels that anxiety that comes from not feeling confident. However, when it’s aligned and working well, you feel strong, capable, and totally ready to tackle whatever comes your way.
Signs Your Solar Plexus Chakra Might Be out of Balance:
- You’re scared of failing, worry what others might think and don’t often feel good about yourself.
- You feel either powerless or, on the flip side, like you need to control everything.
- You might have digestive issues or just a tightness in your stomach.
Tip to heal: Give your Solar Plexus a boost with some deep belly breathing. Say affirmations like “I am confident and capable,” and try to include some yellow foods in your meals—think bananas and corn!
Remember this: “Confidence begins in the Solar Plexus—align it, and watch your anxiety fade away.”
The Heart Chakra: Navigating Anxiety and Emotional Healing
Now, let’s dive into the Heart Chakra, which is right in the center of your chest. It’s kind of like the bridge connecting your physical self to your spiritual side.
This chakra is all about love, compassion, and keeping your emotions in balance. But when it gets out of sync, anxiety can show up as feelings of loneliness, heartache, or that fear of being vulnerable.
There’s a strong link between anxiety and the Heart Chakra because unresolved emotional ‘stuff’ can block this energy center.
When you work on healing your Heart Chakra, you can start to face life with more openness and connection—helping to ease those feelings of isolation and anxiety.
Signs Your Heart Chakra Might be Off:
- You struggle to trust others or share your feelings.
- You feel disconnected from the people you care about.
- You might experience physical signs like tightness in your chest or shoulders.
Tip for healing: try practicing gratitude each day. Spend quality time with family and friends, and use affirmations like “I am open to giving and receiving love.” Oh, and don’t forget—green foods and some time in nature can work wonders too!
Keep this in mind: “A balanced Heart Chakra lets love in and keeps anxiety out.”
The Nervous System & Anxiety
The Chakras are also closely linked with your nervous system which is also linked to how you’re feeling emotionally.
Let me explain what I mean by that…
Your nervous system plays a massive part in how your mind and body functions. If your nervous system is frozen or stuck, your mind and body cannot work correctly and you suffer physical and mental health problems. You will also struggle to keep your Chakras open and balanced.
When your Chakras are all open and balanced, it allows the nervous system to begin to regulate. On the flip side, when your nervous system is regulated, it helps to keep your chakars open and balanced, therefore they impact each other.
A dysregulated nervous system and blocked chakras will make you feel highly anxious. However when the nervous system is regulated and your chakras are open, anxiety has no choice but to fade into a distant memory.
People who suffer from chronic anxiety most likely have a nervous system that is crying out for help.
You feel on edge all the time and it only takes one little thing to go wrong for you to feel like your whole life is falling apart. Trust me, ive been there many times and I completely understand.
Along with taking steps each day to open and balance my chakras, healing my nervous system has been an absolute game changer.
When your nervous system is overloaded, its like all the warning lights and sirens are going off all at once, you can’t understand any of it, its loud and lonely and let’s face it, it feels awful.
On the flip side a calmed nervous system allows your whole body to function as it should, you can think clearly, you can respond to life’s difficulties without feeling completely overwhelmed and your life just gets better and better.
If you’ve read this far, you’re more than likely someone who’s lived most of their life with their nervous system on high alert and like me, maybe you didn’t even realize it because its been going on for so long, it almost feels normal.
But calming your nervous system will absolutely reduce your anxiety and allow you to cope with anything life throws at you. Sometimes I shock myself with how little my body reacts to things now I’ve calmed my nervous system and you can do it too.
Practical Steps to Heal Your Chakras, Calm your Nervous System and Ease Anxiety
Here are some practical steps you can take to calm your nervous system, open your chakras and start living a life free from anxiety.
- Breathwork: Deep breathing really helps calm your nervous system and supports chakra alignment. Do 5 mins of slow deep breathing, several times a day for a few weeks and notice the difference in how you feel.
- Daily Meditation: Dedicate 5-10 minutes to focus on each chakra. Visualize its color and imagine the energy flowing freely through each chakra.
- Grounding Techniques: Try walking barefoot in nature; it’s a great way to strengthen your Root Chakra. To take it a step further, imagine the powerful energy from the earth flowing up into your feet and filling your whole body with positive energy
- Journaling: Get all your feelings out onto paper, this may sound simple but writing out all your feelings allows them to start processing and stops them getting stuck in your body. This is also fantastic for the sacral chakra.
- Self Love & Gratitude – Fantastic for the heart chakra and overall mental health. Every day write down 5-10 things that you are grateful for and make sure you include things you love about yourself. As you practice this, you’ll notice you’ll be able to list more and more things and your confidence will sky rocket. Also, give yourself a damn hug and mean it like your hugging the love of your life! This is another powerful daily practice.
Final Thoughts
Anxiety can sometimes feel like it’s taking over your life, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
By getting a grasp on your chakras and nervous system, you can find that mental calm, emotional balance, and a newfound sense of empowerment. Well done, your whole life is about to change! 😊