From The Maker: "Chakra-Root-Red ::One Tie-On Waist Bead Strand Handmade:: The color Red is the color of physical energy, passion, courage, power, will, and desire. The Root Chakra is stable and grounding. Red is powerfully linked to our most primitive physical and emotional needs of survival and self preservation Red symbolizes energy, action, confidence, courage, and change. The color red brings passion and strength to your relationships, your life and your work. Waist Beads are an excellent tool for women to feel more feminine and beautiful. The tradition of wearing beads is an age-old one. As perfectly stated by a sister waist beader: “Waistbeads are a vessel and literal tool used to anchor women to themselves, each other, to their desires, to energy, to vibrations, to their beauty and to their intentions."