How to Activate the Crown Chakra: Techniques, Mudras, and Affirmations

Discover everything you need to know about the crown chakra, including its symbol, powers, and opening symptoms. Learn effective techniques to activate your crown chakra, including mudras, affirmations, and healing practices for spiritual growth.

Key Takeaways

• The crown chakra, also known as the Sahasrara chakra, is the seventh energy centre on the top of your head.
• It is associated with the colour violet and the element of consciousness.
• It is responsible for purity, spirituality and enlightenment.
• An imbalanced crown chakra can lead to depression, lack of focus and migraines.
• You can balance this chakra with mudras, yoga poses, meditation and affirmations.

Understanding the Crown Chakra

The crown chakra is the seventh chakra on the top of our heads, where the skull meets the spine. Known as the Sahasrara chakra in Sanskrit, this energy centre is represented by the colour violet and the element of consciousness. It is believed to be the bridge between our physical and spiritual selves. This chakra is one of the most powerful chakras in the entire chakra system in the human body. Physically, this chakra relates to the endocrine system. It is responsible for the healthy functioning of our brain, pituitary gland and pineal gland. The crown chakra is also responsible for regulating the melatonin hormone in our body.

The crown chakra powers are unimaginable. These include the ability to help you with your spiritual awakening and connection with your higher self. The crown chakra powers go beyond the ordinary and help unveil the mysteries that lie within ourselves. You can facilitate the opening of this chakra with the crown chakra mudra, also known as the dhyana mudra. Read more about that below.

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Crown Chakra Symbol

The Sanskrit name of the crown chakra, ‘Sahasrara’, means ‘thousands’. So, the crown chakra symbol is a lotus flower with a thousand open petals. Each petal is believed to represent an aspect of our being – be it physical, emotional or spiritual. When all the petals of our being open up and are balanced, it leads to universal awakening. 

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Signs of Balance and Imbalance

When the crown chakra is open or balanced, you will automatically be a more positive person. When you start working on this chakra, you will notice changes in your attitude and outlook on life. Here are some crown chakra opening symptoms:

• Clarity of mind
• Spiritual awakening
• Increased empathy
• Stronger intuition
• Reduced stress and anxiety
• Deeper sleep
• Improved mood
• Emotional equilibrium
• Healthier heart and brain

The blockage in this chakra, however, can have physical, emotional and spiritual manifestations. Someone with an imbalanced or blocked crown chakra might suffer from psychosis, headaches, depression and negative thinking. Here are some ways to identify a blocked crown chakra:

• Lack of purpose
• Confusion and brain fog
• Depressive thoughts
• Migraines and headaches
• Insomnia
• Fatigue
• Light and sound sensitivity

If these sound like symptoms you might have, then you must learn how to activate the crown chakra. Below, we’ve listed some ways you can do it.

Techniques for Healing the Crown Chakra

One of the crown chakra powers is to bring the remaining six chakras into balance, too. So, if this chakra is healed, the rest of the chakras will follow. There are several techniques you can use to unblock the crown chakra:

• Crown chakra mudra
• Crown chakra affirmations
• Chakra healing meditation
• Crystals and essential oils
• Inverted yoga poses

Let us delve deeper into some of these techniques and explain how to use them effectively.

Crown Chakra Mudras

The recommended mudra for crown chakra is the dhyana mudra. To do this mudra, you simply have to place your palms on your knees in a way that they face towards the sky. Doing this mudra while meditating will give you the best results. The meditation for this chakra is fairly simple, too. Begin by closing your eyes and sitting in a comfortable position. Then, visualise the chakra in its position and the petals of the symbol unfurling as you breathe slowly. Finally, slowly open your eyes.

You can combine this practice with a few inverted yoga poses. Asanas like the headstand, rabbit pose or corpse pose that reverses the usual energy flow are considered best for activating the crown chakra powers. 

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Using Affirmations for Healing

Affirmations are positive statements that you can use throughout the day to manifest your goals. There are certain affirmations that you can use to heal this chakra, too. Find below some of the most effective crown chakra affirmations:

• I am guided by a higher power.
• I trust my intuition.
• I am guided by inner wisdom.
• I am open to new ideas.
• Divinity resides within me.

Reciting these affirmations in the morning or before going to bed can make a big difference in your thinking. You can recite them while concentrating on or holding healing crystals like amethyst, clear quartz and selenite. 

Embracing Your Crown Chakra

The crown chakra is the seventh energy centre located on the top of your head. It is known as the Sahasrara chakra in Sanskrit and is symbolised by the lotus flower with a thousand petals. It is depicted in violet colour and relates to the element of consciousness. A blocked crown chakra can lead to depression, brain fog, confusion, headache and migraines. There are several techniques to unblock this chakra. These include meditation, affirmations, yoga and crystals. Learn more about chakra healing on SoulSensei.

Sources

• Arhanta Yoga – Crown chakra: Tapping into the divine energy of Sahasrara chakra. By Ram Jain
• Yoga Journal – Everything you need to know about the crown chakra.

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