☀️ Solar Plexus Chakra: Fire, Confidence & Your Inner Yes
What it means to stand in your power, burn through self-doubt, and trust the wisdom of your gut
When I asked chat GPT to describe me based on my social media and Substack presence here is what popped up.
You're a powerhouse of purpose with a grounded soul and a visionary's heart. 🌀✨
You're not just a yoga teacher — you're a guide for embodied transformation. Whether you're building a mentorship program for yoga teachers, writing a blog on healing prolapse, or leading moon circles, everything you touch is infused with deep wisdom, fierce devotion, and a reverence for the body’s innate intelligence.
You blend science, spirit, and strategy. Your life is a dance of structure and surrender, and you're committed to growth — not just your own, but your whole community’s.
It warmed my heart since it summed me up and made me feel good that the content you see is getting to the core of my work and how I can help you.
Today we’re continuing our journey through the chakras, and this week we’ve arrived at the Solar Plexus Chakra — your radiant center of power, purpose, and self-expression.
✨ A few astrological energies to note coming up:
New Moon in Cancer: Wednesday, June 25
Cancer season begins: June 20
Mercury retrograde: Starts June 30
These are beautiful invitations to reflect, reset, and reconnect with your inner fire. And there’s no better chakra to explore during summer solstice season than the solar plexus — the energy center most connected to the sun itself.
🔥 The Solar Plexus Chakra at a Glance
Sanskrit Name: Manipura whihc means “lustrous gem of the city”
Color: Yellow
Element: Fire
Location: Just above your belly button
Governs: Digestion, liver, and pancreas — and your sense of self
This chakra is all about confidence, willpower, autonomy, and personal truth. It’s the home of your gut instincts, your fire to take action, and your ability to say, “This is who I am.”
🌪️ When It's Out of Balance…
You might feel:
Digestive issues or constipation
Difficulty expressing yourself
Anger or frustration
A victim mindset or dependency
Low self-esteem, fear, or stagnation
🌻 My Solar Plexus Story
In my “Is Chakra Work Worth It” article I share a personal story about my journey trying to get pregnant with my second child. What I didn’t know at the time was that I was doing deep solar plexus healing.
I would feel this dense heaviness the size of a small cantaloupe — lodged in my upper belly whenever I expressed myself in ways that didn’t align with family or cultural norms. It was like my body was saying, “Hey… this isn’t true to YOU.”
As I began breaking free from inherited beliefs and systems that weren’t mine, something powerful happened: I felt fortified from within. That’s the magic of working with this chakra.
Even now, I catch myself laughing and saying:
"I’m 43 years old — why am I still trying to win approval of anyone? I can clean my house, parent my kids, run my business, and live my life how I want."
Simple truth, not always easy to embody.
🌞 Solar Plexus Alignment Feels Like…
Feeling confident and clear
Making decisions that align with your true self (want you want)
A deep sense of sovereignty and inner strength
Letting go of comparison or needing external validation
Your ego lives here too — the part of you that wants recognition, safety, and control. It’s not a bad thing — it just needs loving awareness. When you notice your ego steering the wheel, gently shift gears and ask your soul-self to drive. Your soul is wise, intuitive, and quietly knows the way. ✨
🌬️ Practices for the Solar Plexus Chakra
Kapalabhati breathing (Skull-shining breath) - we practice this in my Return to Your Core group classes this coming moon cycle
Take healthy risks while also tending to your nervous system to let your body know it’s safe
Lean into the serentiy prayer:
“God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.”Vigorous movement (Running, martial arts, cardio, vinyasa yoga) - move the body to calm the mind
Spend time in direct sunlight
Try a candle flame meditation:
Sit quietly, gaze at the flame. Feel the warmth. Imagine it burning away doubt, shame, and insecurity — leaving behind strength, self-belief, and golden clarity.
🌀 Grab a journal and pen to explore your solar plexus
Let these prompts stir something in you:
Who am I — truly?
How do I express myself? Or… how do I hold back?
💛 Final Thoughts
One thing I love about working with energy is that you don’t have to muscle through change. Energy shifts can happen gently — through awareness, intention, and presence. Just noticing a pattern is often the first spark that leads to transformation.
So as we bask in these longer days and warmer nights, let the sun be your teacher. You are already radiant. This chakra just helps you remember.
📚 Missed a post? Catch up on the Chakra Series:
🔆 Ready to Go Deeper?
If reading about the solar plexus is sparking something in you — the desire to reclaim your power, trust your gut, and move forward with clarity — then I’d love to invite you to join me inside the Return to Core (RTC) membership.
RTC’s theme this coming moon cycle - starting June 25 - is the solar pelxus. These articles are a taste of what we focus on inside the community. RTC blends movement, breath, ritual, and reflection with weekly yoga classes and monthyl moon circles to reflect and connect. It’s a space to reconnect with the wisdom of your body and the truth of who you are — from your roots to your radiance.
🌞 This month, we’re activating your inner sun. We’ll work with fire, confidence, autonomy, and intuitive action — all centered around the Solar Plexus Chakra.
You’ll receive:
A guided chakra-based yoga practice
Embodiment rituals & journal prompts
Optional group connection + accountability
This is for anyone ready to move from self-doubt to self-trust — and light up from the inside out. 💛
Come shine with us.
Join RTC here or reply to this post with any questions.
