21 Questions To Help You Connect With Your Chakras Before The New Year

It should come as no surprise that New Year's Eve is a big day for intention setting. The promise of new beginnings causes us to focus our energies on the goals we wish for ourselves.

But before we set our personal and professional objectives for the year, it makes sense to scan where we are today. Here's a chakra check-in that you can use to assess your energetic state. These questions have no right answers — they are simply meant to help you increase your self-awareness as you set your intentions for 2016.

The root chakra is the foundation of your vitality. You can check into it by considering some practical questions about your physical and financial well-being.

The 2nd chakra is where your passion lives. The projects, experiences, and people that stimulate you creatively (or sexually) feed its energy.

The 3rd chakra drives your action and your purpose. This is the power you bring forth into the world.

The heart chakra relates to universal love, compassion, and gratitude. This love is directed both inward and outward, with no strings attached.

The throat chakra governs your communication and expression. The ideas and messages you release into the world vibrate stronger when it is healthy.

The 3rd eye is a universal symbol of wisdom and insight. The more developed it becomes, the closer you get to understanding the world around you.

The crown chakra is what connects you to something more — whether you call it consciousness, bliss, the universe, or another word. It is engaged when you are at your calmest and most peaceful.

Looking for some more practical tips to help you make 2016 your best year yet? Check out our New Year, Do You reboot.