Aromatherapy and Chakras:

Aromatherapy is deeply connected to chakra healing and can be enormously beneficial in aligning the chakras to create balance and harmony. There are many different methods to balance the chakras and one of the most effective ways is through the use of essential oils. Essential oils can be thought of as the earth’s “medicine”. All essential oils come from plants, and what you’re sensing when you inhale the aroma is the essence of the the plant. Using steam distillation or other methods whereby the oils are carefully extracted from the plants into pure concentrated oils.

More Options for Our Chakra Oils:

In addition to our Chakra Kit which contains all 7 of our Exclusive Chakra Oils, pure & undiluted,  in 5ml bottles, you may purchase each Chakra oil individually:

• Root Chakra – 1st Chakra
• Sacral Chakra – 2nd Chakra
• Solar Plexus Chakra – 3rd Chakra
• Heart Chakra – 4th Chakra
• Throat Chakra – 5th Chakra
• Third Eye Chakra – 6th Chakra
• Crown Chakra – 7th Chakra
• Chakra Roll On Kit – all 7 of our individual Chakra blends in rollerball bottles (diluted for skin application)

Chakras & Their Qualities:

1st, Root Chakra (Muladhara)

The first chakra is the center of physical energy – a connection with the earth.
Location: Base of the spine
Associated Color: Red
Associated Element: Earth
Uses: To become more rooted in the earth, apply these essential oils (diluted, of course) to the soles of the feet
Awakening Poses: Balancing poses like tree and airplane & seated poses like lotus
Balanced: If the root chakra is balanced, you’ll feel grounded, at-ease, healthy, happy, affectionate and whole
Excessive: Greedy, attached to materialistic things, indiscriminate, nervous and egotistical,
Deficient: Feeling anxiety, unloved, weak, abandoned and uninterested
Physical: Responsible for muscular and skeletal system
Psychological: It is the center for self-preservation and self-survival instincts. Also determines how grounded one is
Spiritual: It is the center and home of Kundalini
Malfunction: When under, the person tends to procrastinate and has difficulty following through. When over and the active person suffers from insomnia and restlessness
Use Artisan Aromatics Chakra Oil to balance. Use in your bath or diffuser or massage oil

The Essential Oils in Root Chakra Oil:

• Frankincense
• Myrrh
• Vetiver
• Palo Santo
• Cardamom

2nd, Sacral Chakra (Svadisthana) 

The second chakra is the Sacral in which one’s creativity and ability to emotionally relate to others is developed.
Location: Pubic Region
Associated Color: Orange
Associated Element: Water
Uses: Governed by water. For yoga, you’ll want to add a drop to distilled water and mist on yourself before practice or diffuse in the air during practice.  Use Artisan Aromatics Sacral Chakra Essential Oil as needed to connect with your 2^nd Chakra.  Close your eyes, bring your awareness to your Sacral Chakra and simply take a deep inhalation followed by a full exhale releasing any unnecessary tension, fears and anxiety.
Awakening Poses: Bridge, triangle, chair, wheel, shoulder stand
Balanced: Friendly, optimistic, intuitive, humorous & imaginative
Excessive: Manipulative, overly ambitious, self-serving, overtly sexual
Deficient: Shy & timid, overly sensitive, resentful, distrustful and perhaps clingy
Physical: Reproductive organs, bladder & bowels
Psychological: Creativity, sensual emotions & enjoyment of life
Spiritual: Oneness
Chakra is weak: Urinary problems & sexual ailments, lowered  life energy, lower backache
Use Artisan Aromatics Sacral Chakra Oil to balance. Use in your bath or diffuser or massage oil.

The Essential Oils in Sacral Chakra Oil:

• Bergamot
• Blood Orange
• Magnolia flower oil
• Tangerine
• Ylang Ylang Extra
• Vanilla absolute

3rd, Solar Plexus Chakra (Manipura)

The third chakra is the Solar Plexus governed by personal power where one has found their purpose
Location: Hollow area between the ribs
Associated Color: Yellow
Associated Element: Fire
Uses:  Apply the oil (diluted, of course) to pulse points: neck, chest and wrists. the more heat you create during your practice, the greater the aroma
Awakening Poses: Cobra, bow, cat, cow & fish
Balanced: Outgoing, happy, relaxed, self-respecting, confident, spontaneous, expressive, enjoyment of life, people, food & activity
Excessive: Workaholic, perfectionist, judgmental, trouble relaxing, demanding, whining
Deficient: Depressed, confused, poor digestion, insecure, distrustful and even jealous
Physical: Gastrointestinal system, stomach, liver and gall bladder, spleen and adrenal gland
Psychological: Seat of emotions, both positive and negative emotions and assertiveness
Spiritual: Intuition
Malfunction: Lowers Immune system, migraine headaches, respiratory ailments & heart ailments, ulcer, high cholesterol & hypertension
Use Artisan Aromatics Solar Plexus Chakra Oil to balance. Use in your bath or diffuser or massage oil

The Essential Oils in Solar Plexus Chakra Oil:

• Clary Sage
• Goldenrod
• Juniper Berry
• Lemon
• Lemon Myrtle
• Yuzu

4th, Heart Chakra (Anahata)

The fourth chakra is the heart chakra, the center of compassion for ourselves & others
Location: center of the chest
Associated Color: Green
Associated Element: Air
Uses: The air is your life force. Diffuse during your practice or mix with water and mist your practice space before practice
Awakening Poses: Camel, locust, cobra & wheel
Balanced: Compassionate, empathetic, nurturing and in-touch with emotions
Excessive: Possessive, un-compassionate, emotionally manipulative
Deficient: Indecisive, feelings of being unworthy of love, insecure
Physical: Heart, lungs, thymus & circulatory system
Psychological: Peace & serenity
Spiritual: Unconditional and divine love, compassion and forgiveness.
Malfunction: Selfish, ruthless, heart & lung problems, asthma, irregular heartbeat & hysteria
Use Artisan Aromatics Heart Chakra Oil to balance. Use in your bath or diffuser or massage oil.

The Essential Oils in Our Heart Chakra Oil:

• Fir needle, silver/white
• Palmarosa
• Rose Otto
• Ylang Ylang Complete

5th, Throat Chakra (Vishuddha)

The fifth chakra is the Throat Chakra, the center of truthful and compassionate communication
Location: center of the throat
Associated Color: Blue
Associated Element: Ether / Sound
Uses: The throat chakra rules your voice and airways. Apply this blend to the throat & chest area (as always, diluted)
Awakening Poses: Shoulder stand, wheel, camel & mantra chanting
Balanced: Good speaker, musically inclined, centered &  content
Excessive: Arrogant, overly talkative
Deficient: Timid, anxious, quite, unreliable & devious
Physical: Throat, thyroid & parathyroid glands, airways and lymphatic system
Psychological: Communication & self-expression.
Spiritual: Spiritual bridge to a higher plain
Malfunction: sore throat, asthma, hyper- & hypo- thyroid, weak communication skills, not speaking the truth
Use Artisan Aromatics Throat Chakra Oil to balance. Use in your bath or diffuser or massage oil.

The Essential Oils Contained in Our Throat Chakra Oil:

• Bergamot
• Blue Tansy
• Eucalyptus smithii
• Juniper Berry
• Peppermint

6th, Third Eye Chakra (Ajna)

The sixth chakra is the Third Eye; the center of higher intelligence, intuition & guidance
Location: Between the eyebrows
Associated Color: Indigo
Associated Element: Light / Spiritual Energy
Uses: Apply (diluted) to temples, forehead or bottoms of feet before or during practice
Awakening Poses: Meditation, raise prayerful hands to center of forehead & touch thumbs to forehead just above eyebrows
Balanced: Non-materialistic, empathetic, & telepathic and seeker of knowledge
Excessive: Overly proud &  egotistical
Deficient: Non-assertive, undisciplined & oversensitive
Physical: Pituitary & endocrine glands, spinal cord, ears, eyes & nose
Psychological: Intelligence, thoughtfulness and understanding
Spiritual: Higher mental functioning, wisdom & insight
Malfunction: Ear infections, stuffy nose, sinusitis, inability to concentrate, materialistic
Use Artisan Aromatics Third Eye Chakra Oil to balance. Use in your bath or diffuser or massage oil.

The Essential Oils in Our Third Eye Chakra Oil:

• Lavender, high alpine
• Spruce
• Marjoram, sweet

7th, Crown Chakra (Sahasrara)

The seventh chakra is the Crown where ego and attachment is released and the highest self is achieved
Location: Top of the head
Associated Color: Violet
Associated Element: The Cosmos
Uses: Diffuse during practice or apply diluted oil to the top of the head. Close your eyes, bring your awareness into yourself.
Awakening Poses: Meditation, lotus
Balanced: Open to divine & gain access to conscious and unconscious
Excessive: Frustration, psychosis, depression, frequent migraines, destructive behavior
Physical: Pineal gland, cerebral cortex and nervous system
Psychological: Intuition, perception & psychic abilities
Spiritual: Cosmic consciousness & self-realization
Malfunction: Disfunction of the pineal gland and brain presented as physical or psychological illness.
Use Artisan Aromatics Crown Chakra Oil to balance. Use in your bath or diffuser or massage oil.

The Essential Oils in Our Crown Chakra Blend:

• Cypress
• Ho Wood
• Yellow Mandarin
• White Grapefruit