City of OM + a Journey Through the Chakras

I’m still floating from this past weekend at City of Om festival in Ottawa. Heart wide open, spirit full, and completely in awe of the love that poured through every moment.

I'm still processing the magic that unfolded. These experiences go beyond words, but what I can say is that there is something profoundly magical that happens when we gather with intention. We remember that we are not alone. We remember who we are beneath the noise. And we reconnect to the parts of ourselves that are often forgotten in the bustling day-to-day responsibilities.

In yoga and energetic healing traditions, the chakra system offers us a powerful guide to understanding ourselves not just as physical beings, but as emotional, intuitive, and spiritual ones. Each chakra, speaks to a different layer of our wholeness. When these are in harmony, we feel rooted, alive, confident, connected, expressive, intuitive, and divinely guided. Today, I wanted to share a little bit of that experience with you, along with some reflective mantras to deepen your own connection to each chakra. 

Let’s take a breath and journey through each one together…
 

❤️ Root Chakra (Muladhara)
Located at the base of the spine, the root chakra is our foundation.
It invites us to feel grounded, stable, and safe. Reminding us that our worth isn’t tied to what we do or produce. We are enough simply by being.

The simplest way to get grounded is to place your hands over your body… and breathe.

Mantra: I am grounded, centered, and safe in my body.
 

🧡 Sacral Chakra (Svadhisthana)
I love this translation; “one's own dwelling". This is the space where your deepest feelings, passions and desires reside. When open, we feel inspired, fluid, and deeply connected to the wisdom of our bodies. We reclaim our right to feel and to express.
Mantra: I allow myself to feel deeply and fully. My emotions are sacred and I honour them with love.
 

💛 Solar Plexus Chakra (Manipura)
This fiery center is our personal power, self-trust, and confidence. It’s not found in outside validation but rather lives within us. When balanced, we take action with unshakable clarity, stand in our truth, and move through life with courage and purpose. Here is a favourite quote from 

Marianne Williamson.
Mantra: I am worthy of success and abundance. I embrace my personal power with love and responsibility.
 

💚 Heart Chakra (Anahata)
Connected to your true nature, your heart is the home of your soul. Of abundant and infinite love, compassion, and connection. The heart chakra is where we soften the walls we've built and allow ourselves to feel again — to be seen, to trust, to heal. 

Mantra: I am love. I am loved. I am loving. I give and receive love with ease.

🩵 Throat Chakra (Vishuddha)
Your voice matters. The throat chakra governs self-expression and communication, it’s the energetic bridge between your heart and your mind. Speaking your truth takes courage, but when you do so with clarity and grace, you become a channel for authenticity and healing.

Mantra: I speak my truth with clarity and compassion.

💙 Third Eye Chakra (Ajna)
The seat of intuition and inner knowing. When balanced, we see beyond illusion, trust our inner guidance, and navigate life with clarity. The invitation here is to listen, beyond the loud voices there is a quiet one that is always there to guide you on your path. 
Mantra: I am guided. I trust I am exactly where I am meant to be. 
 

💜 Crown Chakra (Sahasrara)
This chakra connects us to the universal source of wisdom and love. When open, we feel supported and reminded that we are never alone.
Mantra: I am connected to divine, I am infinite, I am whole I am peace. 

The chakras offers a path home; to your body, your truth, your light. ✨