Solar Plexus Chakra
Confidence, willpower and personal power.
About the Solar Plexus chakra
The solar plexus chakra is your inner fire: confidence, motivation and the sense of personal agency.
Stones to balance it
Citrine
Quartz var.Warmth, focus and joyful abundance, like a pocket of sunlight.
Peridot
Olivine var.The stone of lightness, bringing renewal, warmth and release of old patterns.
Tiger Eye
Quartz var.A stone of courage, grounded confidence and clear-eyed decisions, banded gold and brown with a shifting silken glow.
Pyrite
Iron disulfideThe golden stone of abundance, drive and protection, nicknamed fool's gold for its metallic shine.
Sunstone
Aventurescent feldsparThe stone of warmth, confidence and taking up your own space.
Rhodochrosite
Mn carbonateThe stone of turning warmth back toward yourself.
A simple practice: lie down, place a cleansed stone on or near the Solar Plexus point, and breathe slowly for a few minutes. Read our cleansing guide first.
Questions about the solar plexus chakra
The solar plexus chakra, named Manipura in Sanskrit, sits in the upper belly above the navel and is associated with the colour yellow. It is traditionally tied to confidence, willpower, and a sense of personal direction.