Various life traumas can upset our chakras, causing them to become blocked or damaged. When this happens, it can affect our lives in adverse ways.

Knowing what our chakras are trying to tell us, and following their guidance can help us overcome all kinds of obstacles in life.

For example, if you are experiencing a lack of stability in your life, you will know your root chakra needs help and you'll know that you can benefit from more red in your life. The color stimulates proper movement of corresponding chakra, allowing it to process your life information way it was meant to.

Using color is only one way of balancing your chakras. There are also foods you can eat, stones you can wear, essential aromas you can use, even planets you can learn from!

Here is a little quick-reference guide to chakras and some of their correspondences:

1. Root Chakra - Muladhara (Root Support Center) Color - Red Location - Base of spine Gland - Adrenals Body part - Legs, feet Food - Protein Aromas - Cinnamon, myrrh Stones - Garnet, hematite Planet - Saturn Qualities - Stability, self-mastery

2. Sacral Chakra - Svadhisthana (Sweetness) Color - Orange Location - Sacrum/spleen Gland - Gonads Body part - Ovaries, testes Food - Liquid Aromas - Sandalwood, Rose Stimulating Stone - Carnelian Planet - Moon Qualities - Motivation, sexuality

You may have heard stories of dogs that know when a person is about to have an epileptic seizure. We are all connected - to one another, and to earth. If you are empathic, it's likely that you are receiving psychic signals in your body.

If a certain physical sensation gets your attention, or seems particularly annoying, it could be that your body is "trying to tell you something." The body has its wisdom.

You may experience one or more of following:

* A heaviness in pit of your stomach * Chills or tingling * A lump in your throat * Trouble sleeping * Twitches or tics * Ringing in ears * Positive sensations, like a warmth or a vibration * Unexplained pain

Many people who chart their empathic body signals find that they have patterns. They often discover that a certain twitch or a ringing in ears is consistently followed by some particular personal or global event.

You can chart your own empathic body signals too. Just follow these simple steps:

1. Purchase a calendar with enough space on each day to write at least a paragraph or two. If you can't find a calendar with enough space, you can make one in a notebook.