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A Life Journey of Colours Manipura – The Third Chakra

The Third chakra

  • Name: Manipura, manipurak, nabhi
  • Meaning: City of Jewels/gems
  • Location: The part of the vertebral column that corresponds to the navel region
  • Colour: Gold
  • Element: Fire (red/rising sun)
  • Food: carbohydrates, starch
  • Body Associations: Feet and legs, digestive system, liver, muscles
  • Predominant sense & Organ: Sight & Eyes
  • Ruling Planet: Sun (masculine)
  • Mental: self-worth
  • Behavioural pattern: Like a snake
  • Sound: Ram
  • Plane: The Celestial Plane

The solar plexus/Manipura chakra is the third chakra, energy centre of the body, it is found four finger breaths above the navel area, where it meets the lower and upper triangles.     The Manipura chakra is the seat of self-confidence and power, it gives energy, dynamism, and achievement.  The energy of Manipura chakra is pride, ego and the ability to control.

The chakra is centre of gravity for transformation and healing. It has 72,000 nadis (channels of energy that release vital energy to all...

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A Journey through Chakras

A Journey of Chakras

Chakra One - Muladhara

Colours make our life and connect close to our emotions.  How do you see colours:

  • Are they integral part of your life
  • Does your wardrobe contain
    • clothes of all the colours
    • Black and white
    • Pastel colours
    • Muted colours
  • Do you rely on moods to help you decide what colour to wear?
  • Does colour inform your day
  • How do you feel when you wear certain colours?
  • Do you see colour connected to your emotions
  • Do you get challenged emotionally and intellectually when you see an array of colours

Lots of questions, I know… But it’s when you reflect and ask these questions that you begin to understand yourself and the power of colour.

In my personal life, I went from wearing bright colours for years to wearing just black, white and grey.  This transition was unconscious responding to my work in the banking environment.  My mood became sombre and subdued.  When I become ill due to stress and took some time off to...

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