Solar Plexus Chakra - Manipura Chakra: Color, Gland & Role

Welcome to this blog post, where I dive deeper into the chakra and her connection to your body, emotions, and overall well-being. Here, you’ll find detailed information about the Solar Plexus Chakra's relationship with major endocrine gland, specific body parts, and her emotional influence. You’ll also discover practical steps you can take to heal and restore balance to areas where you feel hurt or blocked.

This guide covers the following for each chakra:

• Major Endocrine Gland

• Location

• Emotional Influence

• Imbalance Symptom

• Physical Association

• Color

Explore this journey through the chakra to uncover insights, practical tips, and deeper awareness for healing and growth.

Manipura Chakra - Willpower - Pancreas

Solar Plexus Chakra in Depth

Major Endocrine Gland: Pancreas

Location: Around the belly button

Emotional Influence: Willpower, self-esteem, and digestion

Imbalance Symptoms: Anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, digestion, addictions, anger, worry.

Physical: lower back, abdomen

Color: Yellow

Manipura Chakra: The Fire Within

The Manipura Chakra, also known as the Solar Plexus Chakra, is often spoken of as being located under the ribcage. However, my experience since childhood has been different. I’ve always felt energy rushing around my belly button, especially as a child, where it seemed like a powerful, fiery energy swirling in this area. Even now, as I write this, I can feel this space as my inner fire.

Years later, when I practiced Kundalini Yoga, I learned that some traditions also consider the Manipura Chakra to be located around the belly button. A documentary I watched on Gaia further supported this idea, showing measurements of chakra energy aligning with the navel area. I don’t seek to debate where this chakra is located—if you feel or believe it’s elsewhere, that’s perfectly fine. My understanding comes from my lifelong connection to where I’ve physically and energetically felt it.

The Solar Plexus Chakra is connected to the pancreas, its major endocrine gland. This energy center also influences the liver, gallbladder, spleen, intestines, lower back, and abdomen.

Triggers and Symptoms of Imbalance

An unbalanced Manipura Chakra can result from worry, anxiety, depression, addiction, low self-esteem, anger, or weak willpower. Often, people might not recognize the presence of anxiety in their lives, perhaps because it feels overwhelming or they choose to ignore it, hoping it will pass. However, healing requires acknowledgment. Without facing what is happening, the energy of this chakra remains disrupted, and physical problems, particularly with the pancreas, may eventually arise.

When I perform abdominal massages or feel the energy in the abdomen, those suffering from severe anxiety often have a string-like tension extending from the pancreas to the belly button. It feels almost like a guitar string and is often overly painful for many. This is a clear sign that unresolved anxiety or worry has taken root.

The Emotional Roots of Anxiety

Anxiety often stems from worry—a repetitive thought cycle that occupies the mind day in and day out. When worry takes hold, it’s a signal that healing is needed. By acknowledging the worry instead of suppressing it, one can begin to release the energy that traps the mind and body.

Fear is at the root of worry, and worry in turn evolves into anxiety when left unaddressed. Depression, on the other hand, is a mix of grief for what was and fear of what will be. These emotions must be faced and understood to restore balance to the Manipura Chakra and, by extension, to one’s overall well-being.

Thank you for reading. If you have any questions about this topic, feel free to reach out—I’m here for you.

With Metta,

David Stojanović