The Ultimate Crown Chakra Guide

Sahasrara

This is the seventh energy center of your body and considered the most sacred. Sitting above your head, the Crown Chakra is considered the seat of cosmic consciousness, enlightenment, and awareness. Emanating from this energy center is the Violet Ray of compassionate and protective light.

crown chakra location on body — *Sahasrara*

Color: Violet or white

Symbol:

Location: Above your head

Mantra: OM (I am)

Element: Pure consciousness

This energy center both gives and receives eternal consciousness as well as being responsible for thought, awareness, and our connection to Divine powers.

With our Crown Chakra being the seat of divine awareness, it is the meeting point between the finite and the infinite.

If you are experiencing depression, a sense of alienation from life, spiritual disconnection, greed, materialism, mental fog, loneliness, chronic fatigue, and a lack of empathy, you are displaying indications of an unbalanced Crown Chakra.

If you feel connected to your higher self, have access to inner wisdom, feel a sense of wholeness and peace, and feel connected to all other people you contain indications of a balanced Crown Chakra.

What Causes a Crown Chakra Blockage?

A blocked Crown Chakra is most likely the effect of living in a stressful environment or a fast-paced lifestyle. This is where the feeling of disconnectedness can root. Unbalanced energy in this chakra can also stem from deep limiting beliefs you may not know existed.

A block in the Crown Chakra develops when you identify yourself as in individual being that is separate from God/Source/Creator energy and defined by ego. In order to connect with your soul, this is a great chakra to focus on healing.

Balancing and Healing Sahasrara

Opening and cleansing your Crown Chakra is a must if you feel you are displaying symptoms of an unbalanced chakra. This can be done by eating certain foods, listening to certain sounds, utilizing certain smells and other holistic remedies. Below are remedies recommended for opening your Crown Chakra.

Crown Chakra Foods

Since the Crown Chakra is highly associated with God/Source/Creator energy, food will do not good in the healing process. The Crown Chakra is responsible for Spiritual nourishment, therefore feeding your body with love and light will do its justice.

Simply focus on giving yourself love and positive affirmations to boost your self-esteem.

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Crown Chakra Herbs

Gotu Kola: Deepens your perception by opening the mind and expanding awareness (used in Shamanic practices)

Pink Lotus: Brings transformation and enlightenment

St.-John’s Wort: Aids in depression and anxious feelings

Crown Chakra Essential Oils

Lavender: Brings about calm, peace, and a sense of well being

Frangipani: Attracts universal love, helps you see the love that flows to you

Palo Santo: Contain anti-microbial and anti-bacterial properties, able to fight illness

Spikenard: Calms central nervous system, balances hormones, aligns all chakras

To use Crown Chakra oils, put a few drops on your hands and smooth the oil on your wrists and neck.

I always stick with Young Living essential oils when purchasing any healing oils, as I have personally received the most benefit through them. This has been the only brand where I can physically feel the oil healing my skin it comes in contact with. Not to mention the aroma is not too strong but not mild enough where it fades after 30 minutes.

Purchasing a cheap six-dollar essential oil from a drug store will do you more harm than good, trust me based on experience. Oils like these are most likely just fragrance and will bring you no healing properties. All they will do is deliver harsh chemicals on your skin.

Below are a few trusted essential oils if you are on a tight budget but looking for something safe and beneficial.

Meditation

“Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering the quiet that is already there.”
Deepak Chopra

One of the most simple ways to balance your chakras is through meditation.

It is scientifically proven that focusing on a certain energy center activates it and allows for energy to flow to and from there.

Meditation connects you to a higher spiritual realm. Connecting to your conscious and higher self through meditation is essential in activating your chakra.

While meditating, imagine a violet/white glowing essence forming above your head. Next, imagine it radiating upwards to God/Source/Creator. Allow your body to become relaxed and light. Find stillness and peace within your mind. You can repeat mantras to yourself reaffirming things that will make you feel safe and grounded such as:

I am connected
I am divine
I am light
I am enlightened
I am trusted
I am at ease
I am insightful

Below are a few Crown Chakra sounds you can listen to in order to enhance your meditation through isochronic tones. (You can learn more about these tones and the healing properties on the mind in my post here).

During meditation, you can incorporate Crown Chakra healing stones and oils to allow your chakra to become open and balanced.

Mudra for Crown Chakra Meditation

Crown Chakra Yoga Poses

In order to allow energy to flow freely to your Crown Chakra, you can utilize the following yoga poses to clear yourself of negative energy.

Lotus Pose
Tree Pose
Standing Prayer Backbend
Supported Headstand
Corpse Pose

Healing Crystals and Gemstones

Carrying and meditating with crystals can aid in Crown Chakra cleansing and opening.

Mindfulness is Key

Above all, when trying to balance any chakra, mindfulness will always be key. Take time to slow down and analyze how your mind and body feel. Being mindful and implementing holistic remedies will allow your Crown Chakra to become restored with balance.