Root chakra is located at the bottom on the torso, in the crux of the tailbone and points downward, towards the Earth.

The Root Chakra experience is about your connection to your tribe/family. I would like to add that, due to globalization and ease of communication, this is being refined to include those people that you think of as family, even though they might not be blood related.

The experience of the Root Chakra is that you work within the tribe to support the overall survival needs of the tribe, even if that requires sacrificing your own happiness. It is the immediate response to the demands of the tribe, and depending on how these demands are presented; it could means over your own personal needs too.

When the tribe is in peril or difficult times all the members suffer equally, and, when the tribe is flourishing, all the members flourish equally.

When it comes to the issues of the Root Chakra, it is helpful to know and understand the family conditions at the time of your birth.