Imagine an orange sphere glowing in your lower abdomen. The sacral chakra, svādhiṣṭhāna ("where your being is established"), is your energetic center of creativity, passion, and sexuality. It governs the emotions and pleasure. The vibrant orange color represents consciousness rising. Basic needs have been met, we're no longer governed by survival mode. The emotional body has entered the chat. Its element is water.
When This Chakra is Balanced
You feel at ease and emotionally balanced. Set backs and challenges are easier to overcome. Got a flat tire during rush hour on the side of the highway? You got this. You can roll with the punches, go with the flow with ease. Your intuition is strong and reliable. Healthy relationships are your normal. You have the bandwidth to shape your desires.
When the Sacral Chakra is Stagnant or Blocked
You may feel like you are drowning in your emotions or controlled by them. Emotions are exaggerated, like being on a roller coaster of ups and downs. You don't feel comfortable with yourself and therefore have trouble connecting with others authentically. Creative inspiration is lacking and there's an overall dullness.
Activating and Balancing the Sacral Chakra
Awaken the power of creation within you! Shed negative belief systems and cultivate post traumatic growth. With a balanced sacral chakra, you will step into your confidence with ease, make empowered choices, and radiate self-assurance, allowing you to move forward in life with clarity and purpose. Walk through this life as if your were invited because you were invited.
Malas to support sacral chakra work:
Add the yoga postures below to your practice to activate and balance your sacral chakra!
1. Garland
Facing the top of your mat, stand with your feet wider than your hips at the outer edges of the mat. Bend your knees, drawing your sit bones toward the floor into a deep squat. Bring your arms to the inside of your knees, bend the elbows, and bring the palms together in front of your heart. Press the arms outward as your legs squeeze inward creating resistance. Keep the chest lifting. Feel your spine long and flat. Feel your shoulders drawing downward, away from your ears. If Crow is part of your practice, you can make that transition next, or bring your fingertips to the floor, extend your legs and bring your sit bones to the floor.
2. Happy Baby
Once on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor hip width apart, press the forearms, fingerpads, and edges of the palms downward. As you inhale lift the knees inward toward your chest. Exhale as your knees fall outward, wider than your hips. Reach for the outer edges of your feet with your arms inside the legs. Feel your shoulders and hips drawing downward, flattening your spine. Feel the heels pressing upward and the hands pulling downward. You can stay in this neutral position, or slowly and gently rock side to side to massage your back. When you're ready to come out, release the tension between the hands and feet. Release your arms back down along your sides and bring your feet back to the floor.
3. Reclined Butterfly
On an inhale, extend both arms out wide. Bring the soles of the feet together. Allow your knees to fall outward. Stack your hands on the low belly with the left hand on top, or bring the right hand to the low belly and the left hand to your heart. Feel where you are connected and supported by the floor underneath you. Breathe. Notice the rise and fall of your abdomen.
