The second chakra is known by many names, including the sacral chakra, navel chakra, Adhishthan, and Shaddala. However, its most common name is Svadhisthana which means “where the self is established.”
The navel chakra is associated with your creative energies as well as your unconscious desires, particularly sexual desires, and emotions.
Symbol
The sacral chakra is symbolized by a white lotus with six vermilions petals. Inside the lotus is a crescent moon which represents water. The symbol represents the close link between the different phases of the moon and the rise and ebb of the water and emotions.
Additionally, the symbol also refers to the female menstruation cycle that takes 28 days to complete (the same time as the lunar cycle) and links the second chakra to the sexual organs and reproduction.
Location
The navel chakra, as its name indicates, is found in the center of the lower belly about three inches below the navel. From the back, it is located at the lumbar vertebrae. It is also associated with the bladder, uterus, pelvis, kidneys, circulatory system and the lymphatic system.
Because of its close proximity to the reproductive organs, the sacral chakra is the center of pleasure, both sexual and non-sexual. When this chakra is open, you can access strong intuition and imagination.
Color
The sacral chakra is represented by orange color. However, since it is also linked to water, it can take a translucent and pale blue hue.
The color orange is linked with emotions like joy, happiness, creativity, passion, and compassion.
Element
The second chakra is represented by water and hence is marked by flexibility and flow. It is characterized by personal expansion and development of one’s identity through interactions with others and the world. As such, relaxing near open water bodies, like lakes, rivers, and streams, or even taking a shower or drinking water can bring the Svadhisthana into harmony and can soothe emotions.
Represented Food
Orange-colored food can help balance the navel chakra. These include oranges, melons, carrots, mangoes, apricots, and sweet potatoes. Coconut and cinnamon are also beneficial. Omega-3 rich food like salmon, almonds, flaxseeds, walnuts, sesame, and other nuts also help to bring harmony to the sacral chakra by reducing inflammation and improving the heart.
Since the second chakra’s element is water, staying hydrated can help keep the emotions in balance.
Crystals
The crystals and stones that you can use to balance the sacral chakra include tiger’s eyes, orange calcite, coral, goldstone, amber, orange fire agate, and clear quartz.
Behavioral Characteristics of the Sacral Chakra
The sacral chakra is related to emotions, feelings, and sensations. Driven by pleasure, the Svadhisthana is motivated by the joys of life, whether they are visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, or olfactory.
People with a balanced and open sacral chakra are:
- Creative and imaginative
- Artistic
- Passionate
- Sensual
- Emotionally Stable
- Connected to their feelings
- Trusting
- Happy
- Feeling the outer and inner worlds
Negative Impacts of a Blocked Sacral Chakra
If your sacral chakra flow is disrupted or blocked, it will cause an imbalance in your emotions. This can result in physical and mental distress.
People who suffer from overactive sacral chakra experience:
- Muscular tensions and cramps
- Emotional overreactions
- Excessive neediness in relationships
- Insatiable desires
- Excessive daydreaming and fantasizing
- Codependency
- Excessive indulgence
- Addictions
People who suffer from a blocked sacral chakra experience:
- Fear of pleasure or happiness
- Feeling numb and disconnected to the world
- Self-destruction
- Low sexual desires
- Negative emotions like pessimism, anxiety and depression
- Irregular menstrual cycles, bladder or urinary infections, ovarian cysts, endometriosis, and irritable bowel symptoms
Healing a Blocked Sacral Chakra
You can try healing your sacral chakra in the following ways:
Try meditating and visualizing the color orange. Sitting by flowing water can also bring your emotions in balance. Certain yoga exercises, like the sun salutation, early in the morning can help your chakra regain balance.
Other methods like acupuncture, massage, and doing things you like, including dancing, singing or shopping, can all help to unblock your sacral chakra.
Above all, learn to let go of unhealthy emotions and negativity so that you can move on towards positivity.
If you need help understanding the various chakras and the role their flow plays in your body, contact us at Ignite Energy Group . We will help you bring your chakras back into balance.