Hi Aschleigh,

We open chakras basically by using them.
To understand this you have to work from the basic platform that all 7 chakras relate to specific aspects of human life
Base chakra = is exactly that. The very basics of life. Air, food, sleep, shelter & protection from harm - in modern day life this can also extend to your job - because for most people their job is the pivotal source that keeps them in a house & fed...if you travel to work you might include your car & it's condition as something that directly relates to your root chakra.

Although some people might argue this point, sex isn't essential to your survival. Of course it can be of great benefit to your overall health & well being so you could say it's related but trying to use sex as a way of opening up your root chakra, probably isn't the best way to go about it.

To put it simply if you want to stimulate your base chakra more, Just make sure you've got food in the fridge, tomorrows lunch sorted, your house, body & emotions are relatively clear & in order, be well rested & ensure to look after the job & car that you have even if they're not the one's you want - they are what you need to survive well in everyday life...all of these actions combined help to keep you well balanced & "grounded" which in turn helps to protect you against all the harmful things ranging from such things as negative depressive thoughts to attracting some seriously full on bad luck

Sex falls under the realm of the second chakra - or the sacral chakra which is to do with all of our relationships, communication ..after all sex is very much a physical form of communication which is why sex itself can take on so many different meanings to different people - we all communicate & interperet things differently.

As a further note: Instead of thinking of chakras as being either open or closed, you might like to consider them as always being active but just to varying degrees.

For example it is quite common for some one who's base chakra is under active to have their 3rd eye or brow chakra over active at the same time.

A real life example of this would be some one who's interest in the future of what their life might be like or their focus on things like the book they're reading or watching TV, far outweighs the time & effort they put into daily activities like cleaning the house & doing their laundry or performing well at work...

I hope this helps you come a little closer to understanding how our chakras relate very simply & directly to our everyday life.