Manipura "Solar Plexus" Chakra

The solar plexus chakra, or Manipura, meaning "place of jems" is represented by the color yellow and the element, fire. It is located at the navel and symbolized by the Yantra symbol, the triangle, it looks like this:

The Manipura chakra is associated with identification, anger, self-esteem, will, power and self-love. When unbalanced or blocked, one will work too much, be judgmental, jealous, and insecure. When open and balanced, one will be confident, alert, outgoing, and cheerful. Some foods to help fuel and balance your solar plexus are grains, oats, dairy and ginger. A useful pose to open your manipura is the bow pose, like this:


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http://www.lightandlovereiki.com/Chakras/chakra_solar_plexusl.html
http://healing.about.com/od/spiritualdiets/a/chakrafoods.htm
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