Overview

Manipura chakra in Sanskrit, means city of jewels/gems. It is located in the stomach area of the body. Manipura is associated with fire and the power of transformation; governing both digestion and metabolism, as well the internal fire of perseverance and determination to see through one’s desires and ambitions. 

• Element: Fire
• Purpose: Energy, strength, will, mastery
• Petals: Ten
• Seed Sound: Ram
• Deficient: Weak, passive, tired
• Excessive: Controlling, dominating and constantly active
• Balanced: Mastery

Yoga Asana

• Poses which stimulate the solar plexus, aid the digestive fire and stabilize the core.
• Dynamic Poses: Warrior III (Virabhadrasana III), Upward Abdominal Lock (Uddiyana Bandha), Revolved Triangle (Parivrtta Trikonasana)
• Relaxing Poses: Reclined Twist (Supta Matsyendrasana), Reclining Side Flexion (Bananasana), Corpse Pose (Savasana)

Use Citrine With Healing from our Chakra Crystal Set

Citrine energises every level of life! It cleanses the chakras and opens the intuition; that gut feeling we often ignore and go with our intellect instead? Well, the intuition which resides in the solar plexus chakra is a different kind of intellect to the brain and must not be ignored. Citrine raises self-esteem and self-confidence and promotes motivation, activates creativity and encourages self-expression.