The Sacral Chakra
Swadhisthana is Sanskrit for ‘sweetness’. The Sacral Chakra is the seat of pleasure, and of taste in its broadest sense – not just food, but clothes, music, design and colour. It is all about attraction and, in particular, sexuality (sexual identity and pleasure rather than the primal sexuality of the root chakra). The Sacral Chakra is also the centre for our emotions.
The Sacral Chakra is the most feminine of the seven chakras. It is profoundly connected with fertility and is ruled by the moon, which pulls not only the seas and oceans, but the water within our own bodies. A balanced Sacral Chakra is often characterized by physical fluidity and grace.
The Sacral Chakra is represented by a lotus with six orange petals surrounding a white circle – which indicates water – and a light blue crescent moon. The Sacral Chakra governs bodily fluids, emotions and sexuality. They ebb and flow, drawn like tides by the moon.
The Sacral Chakra is situated in the lower abdomen between your navel and genitals. It governs your spleen, reproductive organs (testes and ovaries), kidneys and bladder, and all your bodily fluids, including blood, saliva, seminal fluid, and lymph. Our bodies are mostly fluid – we are about 75 per cent water – and water therapies are the most effective way of balancing the Sacral Chakra.
Good sacral-chakra balance is characterized by physical grace, whereas lack of balance results in physical awkwardness or lack of co-ordination. Teenage boys, coming to terms with their emotions and sexuality, typically have unbalanced Sacral Chakras.
As well as being graceful, people with a balanced Sacral Chakra tend to be friendly, open and trusting, in touch with their
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