Chakra Foods
Root chakra
Sacral chakra
Solar plexus chakra
Heart chakra
Throat Chakra
Third eye chakra
Crown Chakra
I think you will agree with me when I say that food plays a central role in the lives of all living things on our planet.
You are probably aware that your food choices have a significant impact on the quality of your physical and spiritual health.
In fact, food directly influences your physical and astral body (linga sharira).
The good news is that you can connect your body and soul through the quality of the food you eat and your emotional approach to eating.
Most of us have strong emotional opinions about what to eat and how to eat because many external belief systems have been imposed on us by culture, media, and our close friends.
So what is the relationship between the chakras and the foods you eat?
The chakras are important elements on your spiritual path and understanding them will allow you to better integrate your mind, body and soul.
The chakras, just like the foods you eat every day, are at the very heart of your existence.
The chakras are your internal energy centers, and food gives you the energy to maintain a healthy flow of energy through your seven "wheels of life."
The vibration of food interacts with your intrinsic vibration, and an energy exchange takes place:
- Food particles carry a unique vibration,
- This vibration nourishes your chakras,
- Your chakras are activated.
Nourishing the energetic layers of the chakras will lead you to a new level of higher energy and vibrant health.
Healthy chakras can give you the fuel and power to live.
So I hope you are ready to develop a much deeper food-mind connection!
Let's go!
What are the 7 chakras in our body?
Before we delve deeper into the connection between food and chakra, let's take a quick look at the location and characteristics of each energy center in our body:
Chakra 1 - Root Chakra | Muladhara – Located at the base of the spine. It is associated with energy, survival, stability, comfort and security. Its element is earth.
Chakra 2 - Sacral Chakra | Svadhishthana – Located in the lower abdomen. It is associated with sensuality, sexuality, pleasure, sociability and emotions. Its element is water.
Chakra 3 - Solar Plexus Chakra | Manipura – Located in the navel region. It is associated with strength, personality, power, determination and self-esteem. His element is fire.
Chakra 4 - Heart Chakra | Anahata – Located in the middle of the chest, above the sternum. It is associated with love, acceptance, compassion and sincerity. Its element is air.
Chakra 5 - Throat Chakra | Vishuddha – Located in the gorge region. It is associated with communication, expression, creativity and inspiration. Its element is ether/sound.
Chakra 6 - Third Eye Chakra | Ajna – Located in the middle of the forehead. It is associated with intuition, lucidity, meditation and confidence. Its element is light.
Chakra 7 - Crown Chakra | Sahasrara – Located at the top of the head. It is associated with knowledge, consciousness, fulfillment and spirituality. Its element is thought.
Do you want to know the best part about chakra colors and their relationship with food?
The colors of the seven chakras correspond to the seven colors of the rainbow, and adopting a "rainbow diet" is one of my most important tips on the path to health. your chakras!
Chakra Food Chart
Now, let's take a look at this complete chart of chakra foods. There are two most important things to remember from the table below
Most foods in the lower chakras (root, sacrum and solar plexus) have the same color as the corresponding chakra.
Foods have a more abstract meaning as we progress into the higher chakra world. However, we will talk about some foods that can benefit these chakras later in this article.
1. Root Chakra | Muladhara
The root chakra (Muladhara) is the first chakra in your body, located at the base of the spine. It provides the foundation on which we build a life and it represents security, stability, comfort and safety.
The best foods for grounding and protecting our root chakra are:
Red colored foods: strawberries, cherries, tomatoes, red peppers, pomegranate, watermelon.L
Root vegetables: beets, carrots, celery, ginger, garlic, onion, potatoes, leeks, radishes, turnips, parsnips, shallots, yams.
Foods whose origin is physical: beef, chicken, pork, fish.
Animal foods are probably the most physique-focused foods you can eat.
They are excellent sources of protein and iron, necessary for the formation of healthy red blood cells.
However, if you are vegetarian or vegan, it is not necessary to eat meat to be ground.
Foods such as root vegetables, dark leafy vegetables, beans, chickpeas, tofu, nuts and eggs are excellent sources of protein and essential minerals.
Some of the best red foods that resonate with your root chakra include:
| Fruits | Vegetables |
Animal products
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| Cranberries | Beets |
Red meat (e.g. beef)
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| Cherries | Radish | |
| Strawberries | Red peppers | |
| Raspberries | Red cabbage | |
| Grenade |
Red Swiss chard
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| Watermelon |
Red jalapeno pepper
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| Red currants | Red onion | |
| Red grapes | Tomatoes | |
| Red plums |
Red leaf lettuce
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| Guava | Hot peppers |
2. Sacral Chakra | Svadhishthana
The sacral chakra (Svadhishthana) is the second chakra in your body, located around the navel region. The sacral chakra is responsible for the healthy flow of your feelings, and it deals with your emotional relationship with food.
A healthy sacral chakra vibrates at a frequency similar to that of the color orange, so eating orange-colored foods like oranges, carrots, mangoes, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, apricots, and cantaloupe will help restore balance. balance in your second chakra.
The second group of foods that can help you work on your blocked sacral chakra are foods with a high water content – the primary element of the sacral chakra is water.
Make sure your diet is rich in fresh, organic fruits and vegetables.
Another good tip for working with your sacral chakra is to get creative when preparing your meals and aim for an enjoyable experience with a variety of flavors when eating your favorite foods.
Some of the best orange foods that resonate with your sacral chakra include:
| Fruits | Vegetables |
Animal products
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| Oranges | Carrots | Salmon |
| Mangoes | Pumpkin | |
| Peaches | Acorn squash | |
| Nectarines | Orange peppers | |
| Mandarins | Sweet potatoes | |
| Papayas |
Butternut squash
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| Apricots | Orange tomatoes | |
| Cantaloupe | ||
| Persimmons | ||
| Mandarin |
3. Solar Plexus Chakra – Manipura
The Solar Plexus Chakra (Manipura) is the third chakra in your body, located in the stomach region. You can imagine the third chakra as a radiant yellow sun, which radiates through the center of your body and governs all aspects of your personal power.
Your solar plexus chakra is the center of food digestion, absorption, and it transforms the energy from the food you eat into energy you can use in life.
One of the most important things for solar plexus chakra health is to eat until you are 80% full.
If you eat too much, you will lose your sense of power, overload your digestive system and feel tired.
Solar plexus chakra health vibrates at a frequency similar to the color yellow, so eat yellow colored foods like bananas, pineapples, pears, grapefruit, mangoes, ginger, yellow beans, split peas Yolks, lentils and quinoa will help you restore balance in your third chakra.
Your solar plexus chakra's favorite food group is good quality carbohydrates:
- The root chakra builds the foundation of your body with protein,
- The sacral chakra favors fat
- The solar plexus chakra seeks energy from simple (bananas) and complex (brown rice, sweet potatoes) carbohydrates.
Some of the best yellow foods that resonate with your solar plexus chakra are:
| Fruits | Vegetables | Legumes | Cereals |
| Bananas | Ginger | Lenses | Brown rice |
| Pineapple | Yellow peppers | Yellow split peas | Quinoa |
| Peaches | Yellow squash | Garbanzo Beans | Millet |
| Pears | But | Amaranth | |
| Lemons | Yellow tomatoes | ||
| Grapefruits |
Yellow cauliflower
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| Mangoes |
Golden beets
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4. Heart Chakra – Anahata
The heart chakra (Anahata) is the fourth chakra in your body, located in the chest region. It represents love, acceptance and compassion.
When we enter the higher chakra realm, food has a more symbolic meaning. The heart chakra is about looking at food and eating with an open heart and infusing every meal with love.
Our lower three chakras serve the following aspects of our body:
- The root chakra looks at food from a survival perspective.
- The sacral chakra is interested in the pleasure of eating
- The solar plexus chakra deals with the transformation of food into energy
The heart chakra acts as a bridge between the body (represented by the lower three chakras) and the mind (represented by the 5th, 6th and 7th chakras).
Here are some of the most important lessons from your heart chakra when it comes to food:
- Infuse love into your meals by using only the highest quality ingredients (organic, locally grown and otherwise sourced).
- Express gratitude for a meal, especially one prepared with love.
- Share your meals with other people.
- Eat more plant foods and raw fruits and vegetables (for example, green leafy vegetables).
Here are some of the best green foods that resonate with your heart chakra:
| Fruits | Vegetables | Legumes |
| Lawyers | Dark leafy green vegetables (kale, spinach, arugula) | Green beans |
| Green grapes | Broccoli | Green peas |
| Kiwis | Celery | Edamame |
| Pears | Bok choy | |
| Green apples | Lettuce | |
| Melons |
Green cabbage leaves
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| Limes | Cucumbers | |
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Brussels sprouts
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5. Throat Chakra | Vishuddha
The Throat Chakra (Vishuddha) is the 5th chakra in your body, located in the center of our neck, and it represents your ability to speak clearly and communicate effectively.
The throat chakra is vital to your connection to food. To a large extent, you experience each meal through the throat chakra, with your senses of smell and taste.
The saliva in your mouth allows you to break down various nutrients, making them available to your stomach.
The throat chakra governs your ability to choose the right foods for your highest good.
Here are some of the most important lessons from your throat chakra when it comes to food:
- Exchange communications with others during your meals
- Try eating more slowly and chewing your food.
- Pay attention to your senses while eating (for example, avoid talking while chewing your food).
- Express gratitude for a meal
- Choose only high-quality ingredients for your meals (organic, locally grown and from other sources).
The main element of the throat chakra being ether, the best foods to consume are those which make the link between the different elements:
- Marine Plants (Water-Land) – plants such as kelp, dulse or nori are great choices for your thyroid health.
- Soups (Earth-Water)
- Cold pressed fruit juice (Eau-Terre)
- A variety of ethnic foods
6. Third Eye Chakra – Ajna
The Third Eye Chakra (Ajna) is the sixth chakra in your body, located in the center of the forehead, between the eyebrows.
The third eye chakra is your spiritual center of consciousness and intuition, and its element is light, which has a vibration faster than sound.
The third eye chakra gives you the ability to open your awareness and tap into your culinary intuition.
Here are some of the most important lessons from your third eye chakra when it comes to diet:
- Follow your intuition when you have cravings for certain types of foods. Try to ask your body what it really needs
- Don't overthink your food choices. A balanced third eye chakra will allow you to easily choose an item from a restaurant menu.
- Recognize your food addictions and their connection to your subconscious.
- Avoid drinking poor quality water
- Avoid excessive consumption of caffeine (and other stimulants).
- Avoid excessive alcohol and drug use
- Eat foods proven to improve your brain performance, such as nuts, Brazil nuts, spices, blueberries, avocado, broccoli, leafy green vegetables, fish, and dark chocolate .
Some of the best purple foods that resonate with your third eye chakra include:
| Fruits | Vegetables |
| Blueberries | Purple cabbage |
| Blackberries |
Purple-fleshed potatoes
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| Elderberries |
Purple carrots
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| Boysenberries |
Purple asparagus
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| Black currants | Purple cabbage |
| Purple grapes |
Purple peppers
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| Figs | Purple kohlrabi |
| Plums | Eggplant |
7. Crown Chakra – Sahasrara
The crown chakra (Sahasrara) is the 7th chakra in your body, located at the crown of the head.
The crown chakra is the seat of universal consciousness and divine connection, so there are no specific foods that can resonate with its frequency.
Some of the best "foods" for your crown chakra are:
- The sunlight
- pure water
- Fresh air and nature activities
The crown chakra has some important lessons to learn when it comes to food and diet:
- Recognize food as a gift. You can include your own prayer (spiritual practice) before your meals.
- Release your attachment to food and purify your body through fasting.
- Understand that the quality of the food you eat is much more important than the quantity.
References :
Most of the resources in this article come from Deanna M. Minich, Ph.D., CN's book 'Chakra Foods for Optimum Health'.
