BRACHIAL chakra: primary major chakra which links
all other major chakras; center for animal-human bonding
Imbalance: reluctance
to be touched (other than for obvious medical reasons such as arthritis, inflammed skin, etc); reluctance or refusal to "connect"
Associations: chest, neck, forelimbs, head
CROWN chakra: connects to Spirit / God
Imbalance:
depresion, withdrawn, lethargic
Associations: brain, pituitary gland, skin,
spine, central and autonomic nervous system, craniosacral system
THIRD-EYE / BROW chakra: self-acceptance
Imbalance:
headaches, eye problems, distant / distracted
Association: head in general,
pineal gland, natural body rhythms, higher mental self
THROAT
chakra: communication
Imbalance: uncommunicative or excessively
noisy, doesn't respond to commands / obedience training
Associations: throat,
mouth, teeth, jaws (albeit often caused from Root-based fear, animals which chew excessively can often benefit from having
energy balanced here)
HEART chakra:
herd / pack hierarchy, relationships
Imbalance: sad (recent emotional grief/loss?), overly possessive,
unwilling to interact with other animals, jealous, nervous around other animals for no known reason
Associations: heart, lungs, immune system, thymus gland
SOLAR PLEXUS: personal power / sense of self - often depleted in domesticated
animals
Imbalance: dejected, withdrawn, agressive, dominating, lack of enthusiasm
Associations: digestive tract, stomach, liver
SACRAL chakra: sexuality, emotion (emotional loss of animal partner, home, offspring, etc can often
be stored here)
Imbalance: animal in shock (from injury other), over-emotional
(excessive whinning for no apparent reason), boundary issues (for work animals: has difficulty establishing difference between
work time and play/off lead time)
Associations: kidneys, adrenal glands,
spleen, reproductive system, lymphatic system
ROOT/
BASE chakra: survival, grounding (this chakra can be especially under- or over-developed in animals lower down
the prey system)
Imbalance: excessively fearful / strong flight reaction
(common in animals with history of abuse and neglect), greedy, sluggish, underweight, restless
Associations: intestines, gut, hips, hind legs, musculoskeletal system as a whole