How to open your root chakra begins with understanding what the root chakra represents. This is the chakra most related to grounding, earth, balance and our deep need for personal power and human relationships. The Root Chakra is also the chakra most attached to our primal instincts and instinct for survival. Learning to open your Root Chakra comes with a host of benefits but also opens doors to issues that we currently have with our own power and personal relationships.