Sanskrit Name: Manipura	Colour: Yellow
Elements: Fire / Power	Lotus Petals: 10
Body Parts: Stomach, Liver, Gall Bladder, Pancreas, Spleen, Small Intestine, Digestive and Nervous Systems	Malfunction: Ulcers, Diabetes, Eating disorders
Function: Willpower, Compassion Food: Starches, Yellow Fruit & Vegetables	Negative: Over-emphasis on power.
Crystals associated with the Solar Plexus Chakra:: Malachite, Japser, Tigers Eye, Citrine, Yellow Tourmaline, Golden Beryl and Rhodochrosite.
More about this chakra: The Third chakra is located at your Solar Plexus , between your Sternum and Navel (just below your lower ribs) and is associted with the Pancreas and assists in the control and manipulation of incoming energies. This is the chakra that deals with feelings and anxiety. Healing of this chakra helps us to break old patterns and also aids in digestion. When this chakra is balanced the person has a strong sense of identity. Strong will, and self esteem. If there is an inbalance in the Solar Plexus this could result in feeling separate from others and having a need to dominate those around you. Being aggressive, defensive, weak-wlled, fearful and sluggish may result. Also a feeling of butterflies in the stomach and anger turned inwards. If you do experience a block in this chakra then you could visualise the colour Yellow and imagine that this chakra is opening up like a lotus flower, inside the flower visualise a wheel spinning and becoming brighter and brighter yellow, all dark areas within the flower are slowly taken over by the colour yellow and you see it become more and more intense. When this is done imagine that the lotus flower petals slowly close up over the chakra and ask in your mind that this chakra be cleansed, closed and protected.