🌞 The Solar Plexus Chakra: Manipura

The Solar Plexus Chakra, or Manipura, is the third chakra, located in the upper abdomen between the navel and the sternum. It is associated with personal power, self-esteem, willpower, and digestion. When balanced, this chakra helps us feel confident, motivated, and in control of our lives. When imbalanced, we may notice low self-worth, indecisiveness, or physical issues like digestive upset.

✨ Solar Plexus Chakra at a Glance

• Location: Upper abdomen, between navel and sternum

• Color: Yellow

• Element: Fire

• Sanskrit Name: Manipura, meaning “lustrous gem”

• Purpose: Personal power, self-esteem, confidence, transformation

🌿 When Balanced, You May Feel:

• Confident in yourself and your decisions

• In control of your personal power

• Able to handle challenges with ease

• Balanced self-esteem and autonomy

• Playful, spontaneous, and humorous

🌑 When Imbalanced, You May Notice:

Physical: Digestive issues, ulcers, hypoglycaemia, diabetes, muscular tension, hypertension

Emotional: Low self-esteem, passivity, fearfulness, blaming others, victim mentality

Mental: Indecisiveness, lack of follow-through, scattered thoughts

Excessive Energy: Dominating, controlling, aggressive, manipulative, hyperactive, overly competitive, need to be right, temper outbursts

Deficient Energy: Weak will, easily manipulated, lethargic, passive, cold emotionally or physically, attraction to stimulants

🌸 Practices to Nurture Your Solar Plexus Chakra

Visualization: Imagine a bright yellow sun radiating from your solar plexus, filling you with confidence and warmth.

Affirmations:

• I honour the power within me.

• I accomplish tasks easily and effortlessly.

• The fire within me burns through all blocks and fears.

  
  

Movement: Yoga poses that engage and strengthen the core, twists, side bends, and other abdominal-focused exercises.

Sun & Color Therapy: Spend time in the sun and surround yourself with the color yellow.

Exercise & Grounding: Vigorous exercise, martial arts, sit-ups, grounding, deep relaxation, and psychotherapy to strengthen ego, release anger, and process shame.

💭 Bloom & Grow Prompt: When do I feel most confident and in control of my personal power? What practices help me reconnect to this energy when I feel weak or uncertain?

💭 My Bloom & Grow Reflections:

I feel most confident and in control of my personal power when I am consistent. Consistent in the work I do for myself, in showing up for my soul creation (MBC), in therapy, and in actively integrating what I learn. Challenges have become the main source of my confidence: when I’m put in uncomfortable or tight situations, I sit beside them and remind myself, this is a perfect opportunity to show that I can do hard things. It may not feel good, but I followed my values, used my skills, and learned something. Even if it was a bit clumsy, I did it. Physically, I feel this power in my trunk. Strong abs, back muscles, and a sense of radiating internal glow. I stand tall, head held high, almost proud, though the exact feeling is subtle and hard to describe. Practices that help me reconnect to this energy now aren’t just physical. They are consistency, courage, and consciously stepping into discomfort, showing up fully even when it’s hard.