How Understanding Chakras Can Help You Heal

When you understand how and why each energy center functions, everything else in life begins to make more sense.

Throughout our lives, we experience many situations that we naturally categorize into positive and negative experiences. Typically, those negative experiences are fueled by loss, neglect, abandonment, hurt, sadness, or anxiety—often leaving us feeling deeply angry.

When we don't work on resolving these experiences, they grow heavier and heavier. Resolving them does not mean forgetting; it means transforming that negative event into positive energy by looking for the lessons or simply finding acceptance. Without that release, we often find ourselves repeating patterns because the underlying lesson hasn't been learned yet, triggering internal alarms that the body sends to let us know it feels in danger.

​Listening to the Alarms

We become aware of our triggers by listening to our bodies. However, because life often feels like a non-stop race, we tend to just shut those alarms off. For some people, the warnings get so incredibly loud that everything else starts to fall apart. This is exactly where learning how to stop and listen to our minds and bodies helps the most.

The more you suppress an emotion, the more your body consumes it. The longer you sit and feel it without actively resolving it, the more that weight builds. In other words, whatever you do not process emotionally, the body keeps the score. It will eventually turn that stuck energy into a physical ailment, depending entirely on where that energy is trapped.

For instance, chronic knee pain or stiffness often points straight to a blocked Root Chakra. Because the Root Chakra governs our feelings of safety, security, and survival, unresolved issues around financial stress, ancestral burdens, or a fear of moving forward in life can manifest as physical pain in our foundations—our legs, feet, and knees.

​My Journey: Connecting Therapy and Energy

When I first started learning about the chakras, I was in my mid-twenties and earning my master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. Personally, I was navigating several deeply stressful life events, dealing with loss, sadness, and anxiety. I was in the thick of my own healing journey while simultaneously training to become a therapist.

Because I had loved meditating since I was 18 years old, holistic approaches always called to me. As I began to transform and heal my own energetic blocks, I was introduced to the concepts of the chakras. I had always collected crystals, so I began gathering books to learn more about each energy center.

However, it wasn't until I applied this knowledge to my own healing process that I was able to truly make sense of the "weird" physical symptoms I had experienced my entire life—like the chronic pain in my knees that I finally realized was tied to a blocked root chakra from early childhood trauma. It showed me exactly what else needed to be addressed in therapy and healed so I could finally feel balanced.

From there, I started paying attention to the areas that needed the most healing, leaning into practices like Reiki, sound healing, massage, and acupuncture. As time passed, my passion grew. I became a Reiki Master Teacher, as well as a breathwork and sound healing facilitator, which allowed me to actively channel healing energy directly into those stuck areas.

​Returning to Balance

Nevertheless, life happens. Even with all of my training and clinical experience, I still have to do the work. Reading about the chakras and incorporating multiple healing practices is what continuously helps me bring myself back into alignment. Life never truly stops, but you can always choose to pause, recharge, align, and flow a little lighter.

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