**ROOT chakra**
Element: Earth
Physical location: Base of the spine
The first chakra is associated with the following functions or behavioral characteristics:
 
Security, safety
Survival
Basic needs (food, sleep, shelter, self-preservation, etc.)
Physicality, physical identity and aspects of self
Grounding
Support and foundation for living our lives

It’s at the base of the chakra system and lays the foundation for expansion in your life.

A root chakra imbalance would express itself as:
Excessive negativity, cynicism Eating disorders Greed, avarice Illusion Excessive feeling of insecurity, living on survival mode constantly