It is considered the most instinctual of all the chakras.
It’s like the lizard brain, or survival center.
The root chakra is what manifests the fight-or-flight response (viaSpacious Therapy).

When all your needs emotionally and physically are met, feelings of safety and centeredness surround your life.
It is the place where self-esteem and feelings of community manifest in us.
If the root chakra is left unbalanced, the world can look far more risky and unsafe.

Our life purpose shifts to be focused on regaining a sense of safety and security.
We become concerned for our jobs, homes, and health.
We live a life of fear.
If this Muladhara mayhem goes on too long, our lives can be ruled by anxiety and paranoia.
The color of the chakra is a vibrant red because it is the most dense of all the chakras.
Red is an unhurried color within our color spectrum it has the slowest moving wavelengths.
But at the same time red is a color of stimulation, it seeks to gain attention.