While the Earth Star was about where you stand (your environment), the Root Chakra is about your RIGHT to stand there. It's located at the base of the spine, and it governs survival, physical safety, family/tribe, routine, and our basic needs. Addiction hijacks the brain's survival mechanisms, making the substance or behavior feel as necessary as food or water; it shatters the Root because it threatens survival and disconnects us from our "tribe." Our goal is to move the nervous system out of "fight or flight" and into "rest and digest" where things are more predictable. You cannot heal if your body feels unsafe. I listened to everyone's feedback, and I realize I was giving everyone too much too fast. So we're cutting back a little this week. I only have three activities for the entire week. First one's coming right up!