The root chakra in utero—that’s the earliest imprint. The root begins forming as the fetus starts to feel safety through the mother’s nervous system: heartbeat, temperature, sound, rhythm. It’s where the body learns, “Am I safe to exist?”
Shadow work around the root often reaches back to those preverbal sensations—belonging, survival, nourishment, touch. Healing it isn’t about remembering specific events, but re-teaching the body that it’s safe now.
