| 2nd Chakra: |
Sacral. Svadhisthana (One’s Own Place) |
| Location: |
Sacral area |
| Body: |
Hips, sacrum, low back, abdomen, genitals, bladder, kidneys, urinary tract, reproductive system, womb, overies, testicles, genitals |
| System: |
reproductive |
| Gland: |
Ovaries, Testes |
| Element: |
Water. In Feng Shui water represents release and renewal. |
| Color: |
Orange |
| Sense: |
Taste |
| Bija (Seed) Sound: |
VAM |
| Identity: |
Emotional Identity |
| Purpose: |
Movement. Self-gratification. Evolution. |
| Issues: |
emotions, sexuality, desire, pleasure, intimacy, relationships, creativity, sociability |
| Right: |
Right to feel |
| Demon: |
guilt |
| Develops: |
6-24 months |
| Years Most Influential: |
8-14, 57-63 |
| Cosmic Principle: |
Polarity |
| Balanced Characteristics: |
graceful movements, ability to embrace change, emotional intelligence, nurturing of self and others, maintain healthy boundaries, ability to enjoy pleasure, passion |
| Excessive Characteristics: |
sexual addictions, obsessive attachments, addiction to stimulants, excessive mood swings, excessively sensitive, poor boundaries, invasion of others, emotional dependency, instability. Rulled by feelings. |
| Deficient Characteristics: |
rigidity in your body, beliefs, or behavior, emotional numbness or insensitivity, fear of change (recall that resistance to change was a quality of an excessive 1st chakra. The energy gets caught or blocked and can’t ascend to the higher chakras), lack of desire, passion, or excitement. Avoidance of pleasure, fear of sexuality, poor social skills, excessive boundaries, boredom. Ignore your feelings. |
| Other Conditions: |
low back pain. urinary tract, bladder, menstrual, reproductive, sexual, or elimination issues. general muscle stiffness or rigidity, gout, eating disorders, obesity, alcoholism, allergies, appendicitis, candida, chronic fatigue, drug use (even as in caffeine and alcohol). |
| To Calm: |
Bring in the element of still water represented by aquariums, birdbaths, pools, ponds, vases, bowl, shapes like ovals, circles. Emerald to calm emotions (recall this grounded an excessive root chakra). |
| To Activate: |
Drink more water. Moving water like fountains or representations by blue and wavy lines (Feng Shui), glass and white (Vastu), flowing drapes and downward sloping furniture. Practice yoga, dance. Fire opal and carnelian (recall this balanced root chakra). Orange Calcite (cleansing, balancing emotions), Yellow topaz. |
| To Balance: |
yoga, stretching, dance, pelvic movements, hip openers. Moonstone, Aquamarine (cleanses kidneys). Clear quartz balances all chakras. Eat orange colored foods. |
| Doterra Essential Oil: |
Citrus Bliss Blend (lemon, wild orange, grapefruit, mandarin, bergamot, tangerine, clementine, vanilla) |
| Sources: |
The Chakra Bible by Patricia Mercier and Chakra Balancing by Anodea Judith |
