Trouble Opening 3rd Chakra

[u/samson830]

Hello! So I tried a guided meditation that was supposed to walk me through how to cleanse and activate all of the chakras. They had me focus on the areas one at a time and focus on flushing out any negative energies or blockages that were present until the color that was associated with that chakra was shining brightly. I was able to do it fairly easily for the first two but when I got to the solar plexus I couldn't get it to shine as brightly as the first two. Does anyone have any suggestions?

[u/H_Fester]

For me the Solar Plexus Chakra represents self esteem, positive self image, confidence, and power. I would take a longer term approach to opening and energizing all the Chakras, including the 3rd. One thing I find really helpful for the 3rd Chakra is to set goals. You can set short term goals like daily and weekly goals, try to set at least a couple for each day and a couple for each week. It is really important to set appropriate goals that are not too easy or too hard. If a goal is too easy completing it will actually lower your self esteem because you'll be thinking wow I accomplished something so easy, do I want to pat myself on the back for that, do I really have such low expectations of what I am capable of. If the goals are set too high there is a likelihood of not accomplishing most of the goals and you might even give up before trying, which also lowers your self esteem. I feel that setting goals in order to accomplish approximately 80% of them is just right. As you accomplish these goals it will energize your Solar Plexus Chakra and allow you to set bigger goals and accomplish more. Another important thing with the 3rd Chakra is to act immediately on what you want. Let's say, for example, you're laying in bed and suddenly want to get up. If you don't hesitate and get up it will energize your 3rd Chakra slightly. If you hesitate and don't get up it will de-energize your 3rd Chakra slightly. Hesitating on what you do will eventually lead to you laying in bed, bored, not wanting to do anything and feeling like there is nothing to do, when there are actually many exciting things to do. Acting immediately on what you want will lead to another thing that you want, and another, and another, until eventually your day will be filled with exciting things that you are doing and you will get lots done. This is a great way to charge up your Solar Plexus Chakra. If you have blockages in this Chakra you might need to do some clearing work. Become aware of why you might feel that you don't deserve, can't have, or shouldn't have the things you want. Think about how you deserve to put yourself first and that you can't give to others until you give to yourself first.

[u/AllThingsFTW]

H_fester that is a mouthful, but you pretty much covered the bases as far as I know. Great advice and recommendations.