The Root Chakra symbolizes your powerbase and sense of security. It is the foundation for expansion in your life, and the basis of your ability to pull in energy and money.

The Root Chakra is associated with feelings of safety, grounding, and calmness. Giving you a sense of confidence to supply nourishment to your well-being and survival.

An out of balance root chakra is associated with inflammation in the body and can be responsible for issues with the reproductive glands, kidneys, spine, colon, bladder, lower back, legs, and feet.

When your root chakra is underactive you feel insecure, ungrounded, and stressed. It can seem like you are living in "survival" mode. You can get annoyed easily and develop an attitude that is negative or cynical.

An overactive root chakra can make it difficult to accept change or let go of perceived wrongs. And it not just situations and emotions, and overactive root chakra can cause you to be too attached to material things and fear their loss or overly suffer when they are lost. You could develop obsessions that lead to eating disorders, paranoia, and greed.