If you want to transform the energies of the first chakra, work at the third chakra—the navel center. The instincts associated with the first chakra (root center) are so powerful and unconscious that we have little success in working with them unless we can access the understanding, vitality, and desire needed to transform them. We tap into these qualities by focusing on the navel center, our pranic hub. It is easier to access, and it gives us the strength and enthusiasm needed to tackle the first-chakra currents that tend to toss us around.