Healing Place LLC treats a wide range of foot conditions, including bunions, sciatica, plantar fasciitis, and knee and hip pain.  Did you know that foot pain up to the lower back is associated with an energy imbalance in the first chakra or root chakra? By connecting to the client’s physical discomfort to the deeper root of what’s happening energetically. Foot pain often links to first chakra imbalances, since the feet are our foundation and literally how we stay grounded on the earth. To learn more about each client’s foot pain, I proceed to ask about their life situation so that I can evaluate how to address the underlying cause of the problem while coaching the client.

 

First Chakra Imbalance: Causes, Symptoms, and How to Restore Energy Flow

The first chakra, also known as the Root Chakra (Muladhara), is located at the base of the spine and represents your foundation in life. This energy center governs your sense of safety, stability, and connection to the physical world. When balanced, you feel grounded, supported, and confident in your ability to meet life’s challenges. When imbalanced, however, physical discomfort and emotional unease often surface.

 

What Causes a First Chakra Imbalance?

An imbalance in the root chakra often begins when there are disruptions in your sense of safety and stability. Common causes include:
  • Unresolved trauma or fear from childhood or past experiences.
  • Stress about basic needs, such as finances, housing, or job security.
  • Lack of support from family, community, or relationships.
  • Disconnection from the body due to poor self-care, unhealthy lifestyle habits, or ignoring your physical needs.
  • Emotional overwhelm that leaves you feeling anxious, restless, or unable to move forward in life.
Even physical issues like foot pain, lower back discomfort, or leg tension may be signals that the root chakra energy flow is blocked. Since the feet ground us to the earth, pain in this area can often reflect feeling “stuck” or unsupported.

 

First Chakra Negative Emotions

Energetic meaning of foot pain symbolize stability, mobility, and moving forward in life. Pain in this area can suggest someone feels “stuck,” unsupported, or insecure about their direction. It can also reflect fear of change or difficulty trusting that life will provide.

  • Survival concerns include financial worries, an unproductive workplace, housing instability, or fear of losing security.
  • Support issues: Feeling unsupported by family, children, community, or relationships.
  • Health issues: Concern about health, feeling helpless, and unable to get support.
  • Emotional issues: Feels disconnected from others and from oneself.
  • Grounding struggles: Too much time in the mind, disconnected from the body.
  • Resistance to movement: Hesitancy about taking the next step in life’s journey.

 

 

Become an Active Healer and Not Get Defensive About Your First Chakra Issue

When you ask “what’s going on in your life?”, you’re gently helping clients bring awareness to the root cause. That awareness often begins the healing. From there, reflexology, grounding techniques, mindfulness, and compassionate listening can help release the blocked energy, so their body can feel safer and supported.
 

Learn to Balance Your First Root Chakra Now

 
Balancing your root chakra is about creating a sense of safety within yourself and your environment. By listening to both your physical body and your emotional needs, you can free blocked energy and restore a natural flow that supports your overall well-being. You can restore balance to your first chakra through grounding practices and mindful self-care. A few simple ways include:
  • Grounding through the body – Walking barefoot, practicing yoga, or engaging in gentle stretching can help reconnect you to your physical foundation.
  • Nourishing foods – Eating root vegetables (such as carrots, beets, and potatoes) and warm, wholesome meals supports grounded energy.
  • Reflexology – Gentle pressure on the feet encourages circulation, releases tension, and unblocks stagnant energy tied to survival fears.
  • Mindful practices – Meditation, breathwork, and repeating affirmations like “I am safe. I am supported. I belong.” can re-center your energy.
  • Addressing life concerns – Reflect on where you feel unstable—whether it’s finances, relationships, or your environment—and take small, steady steps toward change.

 

Need Help to Balance Your Chakras?

 

Maintaining balanced chakras supports healthy energy flow throughout the body, which can improve immunity, emotional resilience, and mental clarity. When your chakras are open and aligned, you feel grounded, empowered, and in tune with your life purpose. People who incorporate chakra balancing into their wellness routine often experience increased creativity, healthier relationships, and a deeper sense of inner peace. Whether you work with a certified energy healer, practice yoga, or meditate, setting aside intentional time to assess your energy centers can have a profound impact on your overall well-being.
 

Create a Chakra Care Routine

For most people, a weekly chakra check-in is a good starting point. This can be as simple as sitting quietly, scanning your body from the root to the crown, and noting where you feel tension or heaviness. More dedicated practitioners may choose to incorporate daily chakra balancing exercises, such as visualizations, affirmations, or sound therapy, into their practice. You might also schedule a monthly session with an energy healer or reflexologist to maintain deep alignment. Commit to making chakra health a consistent part of your self-care routine, and experience firsthand how a strong, balanced energy system can support you in every area of life. Start your new chakra care routine by learning Chakra 101 – Know Your Energy

 

Chakra 101 – Know Your Energy

Everyone can activate self-healing through mindful practices. Instead of feeling consistently uplifted and happy, many people feel out of sync. Many do not understand how their energy flows nor what to do when their energy feels stagnant or blocked. All you know you aren’t feeling well or something doesn’t feel right.

Chakra 101– Know Your Energy teaches to understand energy flow and prevent burnouts. In nine lessons, you will learn how to control your energy flow and to avoid energy crashes. With mindfulness, you will learn the sign of sluggish energy and turn it around before spiraling into a negative energy cycle of depression and anxiousness.

 

 

 

Your Takeaways from Chakra 101: Know Your Energy

  1. What is energy, and how does positive energy serves you.
  2. Understand your energy flow so that you can adjust how fast or slow to move through your body.
  3. Release accumulated physical and emotional pain while better connecting to your spirit.
  4. Become aware when you begin to accumulate negative energy and stop it in its track.
  5. Shift your awareness to break your pain cycle
  6. Let go of limited and restricted beliefs.
  7. Become a magnet for life living instead of waiting for someone to give you permission to live.

 

What’s great about Chakra 101: Know Your Energy:

  • The energy medicine theories are easy to learn in a non-judgmental forum
  • Everyone is welcome (novice and advanced healers)
  • There are no prerequisites other than having an open mind.
  • Go at your pace in the privacy of your home

For more information and to enroll Chakra 101 – Know Your Energy from the privacy of your home 

 

 

helen chin luiAbout the Writer, Teacher, and Film Maker

Helen Chin Lui is a Certified Reflexologist, Certified Energy Medicine, and Reiki Practitioner. She owns the Healing Place LLC and Healing Place Energy School LLC in Medfield, MA. She specializes in helping adults and children find long-lasting relief from chronic pain and digestive issues and healing hormonal imbalances naturally.

 

 

Healing Place LLC

Healing Place LLC specializes in helping people of all ages break the pain cycles of chronic pain and chronic digestive problems and balances hormones naturally. If you would like to learn how Reflexology can support your health, please schedule a FREE consultation on the HealingPlaceMedfield.com website or call us at (508) 359-6463

 

 

Healing Place Energy School

Learn more in-depth hand and foot reflexology from the privacy of your home by going to HealingPlaceEnergySchool. We offer Reflexology, chakra, self-care, meditation, and reiki courses.

 

 

Helen Chin Lui’s Books

If you would like to learn more about personal energy flow, or Reflexology techniques, get  Helen’s Books Know Your Chakras: Introduction to Energy Medicine or Foot Reflexology to Promote Relaxation.

 

 

 

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For Helen’s free report “Proven Alternative Ways to Heal Common Chronic Digestive Problems: What Your Doctor Doesn’t Know Can Keep You From Healing” 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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