The Svadhishthana Chakra is also known Sacral Chakra. The Sacral Chakra is located just below the navel in the lower part of the stomach. It is related to sexuality, basic desires, partners, creativity, and self-esteem. When this Chakra is unstable, a person can become emotionally irritable, feel a lack of energy and creativity, and may suffer from sexual problems.
The symbolic image of the Sacral Chakra is a lotus with petals. These petals indicate the six manovikaron (anger), Gena, avarice, greed, desire, and pride, which the sadhak has to overcome. These also indicate the sixfold laziness, vengeance, jealousy, and anger that hinder a person’s development. The animal symbolising the Sacral Chakra is a crocodile. It symbolises laziness, bhavhinta, and danger hidden in this Chakra. The corresponding element of this Chakra is water. It is also a symbol of hidden danger. The deity of this Chakra is Brahma and Saraswati, symbols of human consciousness.
What are the Sacral chakras?
It is a little above the Muladhara Chakra. The Sacral Chakra is 3 inches below our navel, i.e., 3 inches below our navel. This sacral Chakra is located. The colour of the sacral Chakra is orange, i.e., orange colour with sacral colour. Whenever you want to imagine the Sacral Chakra, you imagine it as an orange-coloured hair or Chakra. The Beej Mantra of the sacral Chakra is ‘Vam.’ Whenever you want to awaken, balance, or activate the Sacral Chakra, your Beej Mantra is Bam. The element connected with the sacral Chakra is water. I will explain to you later its relation with the water element. Suppose you know the element of every Chakra. In that case, you can see the associated disease and learn its qualities, how to balance it, and what will happen to your body due to the deficiency of that element. So, its element is water.
What are the Characteristics of Sacral Chakra?
Colour– Orange
Element– Water
Position – It is located in the abdomen and below the belly.
The Sacral Chakra, associated with water, is a place of energy and balance. Its association with orange signifies rising consciousness, activity, purity, joy, faith, self-confidence, and balanced energy. The Sacral Chakra stores sexual energy, desires, passion, and creativity and fosters intimate relationships, promoting emotional well-being.
- Sacral Chakra determines creativity. How well you cannot think in your life, whether or not good ideas come to your mind. The Sacral Chakra determines all this.
- Whether you are happy with your relationship or not is also determined by the Sacral Chakra.
- How is your sexual life? The Sacral Chakra also determines this.
- Whether there is enthusiasm in your life or not, are you sad despite having everything? All these things depend on this.
How to know sacral chakra blockage?
- The biggest sign of this Chakra being blocked is mood swings. It has the biggest impact on our hormones. You cannot even imagine what kind of impact hormonal imbalance can have on you.
- Is there any problem in your relationship? Are you unable to love yourself and others? Do you have misunderstandings with seniors and juniors at your workplace? Do people need help understanding you? If you want to say something else, you say something else, and others understand something else. Are you facing any problems in conceiving a child? The sacral Chakra is blocked.
- Women with PCOD and PCOS have many common problems associated with hormonal imbalances. It can also be due to menstrual irregularities due to the blocking of the holy cycle.
- Your relationship is also connected to this Chakra, and many other diseases like appendix, gallbladder, fibroids, infertility, sperm count, miscarriage, urinary infection, testicular problems, menstrual cramps, spinal problems, slip disc, etc. are all connected to this Chakra
- If you have a sacral cycle block, you may be at risk of infection of the urinary tract.
5 ways to balance Root chakra
- Walking barefoot on grass or smooth earth surface, the touch between the foot and the ground can activate the energy of your Root chakra. In villages in India, people make the ground smooth; they will always be in touch with the Earth’s elements. Their energy level will be so high that they will do a good amount of physical labour, yet they will never get tired, so touching your foot on the ground, walking smoothly on the ground, is one of the most important activities we should do.
- Asanas that compress and stretch the lower spine will help release energy and relax the whole area around the Root chakra. They also remove blockages from the Root chakra. Asanas like Sukhasana, Malasana, Janu Shirshasana, and Dhanu Vakrasana should be done regularly.
- Ashwini Mudra is an excellent practice for activating your base. The exact technique to practice this Ashwini Mudra would be either you sit in Sukhasana with your spine straight and relaxed, or you lie down on your back in a Pranayama position, now first breathe in fully, exhale fully, draw your abdomen in and simultaneously tighten your anal muscles and pull your muscles upwards.
- Stay in this position for 10-15 seconds as long as you can hold your breath and then relax the muscles, and then breathe out, so do this over and over again, and you will master this technique, either sitting or lying down and you will notice activity in that area.
- Focus your mind in that area, and once the mind is focused in that area, the energy flows
How to Balance Sacral Chakra?
- Awakening the Sacrala Chakra by meditation and chanting the Mool Mantra. First, To meditate on this, spread a cloth on the ground and sit comfortably. After this, meditate in the morning and evening and chant the Mool Mantra. Just like you chant the Om Mantra, in the same way, when you chant the B Mantra of Sacrala Chakra 21 times, you will only get its result.
- The second method is to awaken the Sacrala Chakra through sound therapy. In this, different types of sounds are used to awaken each Chakra. To awaken the Sacrala Chakra, you need a sound frequency of 417 high frequency. It would be best to have Sacrala Chakra Sound Therapy, which you can listen to while meditating for 10 to 15 minutes in the morning and evening.
- Awakening the Swadhisthana Chakra through Crystal Therapy To awaken the Swadhisthana Chakra, some special types of crystals are worn in the hand or neck.
- Swadhisthana Chakra is also balanced through positive affirmations in which positive affirmations have to be spoken to oneself, such as, my emotions are balanced, and I feel peace from within, I am a creative being, I am always away from intoxicants, I am a sacred being, and I am comfortable in my body.
- Awakening the Swadhisthana Chakra through Mudra Therapy: To awaken the Swadhisthana Chakra, one sits in a special posture during meditation and chants mantras. While meditating, keep your hands in your hands and place the palm of the right hand on the palm of the left. Take special care that both the palms should face the sky. Mudra therapy can awaken your Swadhisthana Chakra.
- Awakening Swadhisthana Chakra through colour therapy The colour of the Swadhisthana Chakra is orange, so to awaken this Chakra, use orange colour as much as possible. For example, you should wear orange clothes, put water in an orange-coloured glass bottle, keep it in sunlight, and drink that water.
- Awakening Swadhisthana Chakra through food therapy. Eat as many orange fruits as possible, like oranges, cornbread, etc. When your Swadhisthana Chakra is awakened
Conclusion
Sacral Chakra is the centre of creative passion, sensuality, and desires in our bodies. To activate it, one has to practice innovative and daily activities. When this Chakra is unbalanced, it leads to a decline in relationships and creative ability. When it is balanced, it helps improve our relationships and awaken our real desires, creative ability, and passion. Blockages in this Chakra can lead to negativity and health problems.
