WHAT IS THE SACRAL CHAKRA?

• The second of the seven chakras is the Sacral Chakra.
• The Color representing this chakra is orange. 
• It is located in the pelvic bowl, between your pelvic bone and belly button.
• Referred to by some as the “sex chakra.”
• Sacral chakra governs the womb, genitals, kidney, bladder. 
• The sound of the sacral chakra is “VA.” 
  • Can be used for toning and sound healing
• The Sanskrit name for the sacral chakra is Svadhisthana, meaning “where your being is established.”

Basic Principal-  Stimulate movement and bring pleasure into our lives

• where we find bliss
• enjoyment of physical pleasures
• healthy appetite
• healthy sexuality
• vitality

The Sacral Chakra is associated with several characteristics including pleasure, sexuality, creativity and joy.

    These include:

• sensuality
• sexual intimacy
• giving and receiving pleasure
• creativity
• unstructured expression
• healthy emotions
• the inner child
• the divine feminine
• synchronicity

Balanced Qualities: 

     Someone with a balanced sacral chakra radiates warmth, confidence, and generosity. 

• Free to explore and live in Personal power & opinion.
• Uses logic, firm direction, joy, leadership
• Takes action using authority, integrity, radiance
• Displays courage, self worth, refinement 

Unbalanced Qualities: 

When the sacral chakra is out of balance, it can lead to feelings of fear, overwhelm, depression, emotional instability (highs and lows), loss of creativity, and addictive behaviors. You may also feel stuck or unmotivated. Imbalance can show up in many ways over ones lifetime, in various degrees. 

• Emotional Imbalance
  • Unable to experience life through feelings and sensations.

• Mental Imbalance
  • disconnected from our bodies, our feelings due to conditioning.
    

• Mental / Emotional imbalance symptoms may show up as:
  • Low energy
  • Loneliness
  • Lack of creativity
  • Detachment
  • Anxiety
  • Emotional instability
  • Problems with intimacy
  • Feeling overwhelmed

• Spiritual imbalance- not connected to one’s core self, soul, or spirit.
  • May be connected to over-thinking/ anxiety

• Examples of Physical symptoms that may hint to an imbalance:
  • Lower back pain
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Spleen & Kidney issues
  • Joint problems
  • Anemia
  • Low energy
  • PMS
  • ALWAYS consult your doctor when experiencing any health concerns. Do not always assume it’s energy related!

Overactive Qualities:

• Anger, pettiness, rage, hatred
• Ego issues, abuse of power 
• Feeling superior- “my way or the highway”
• Perfectionism, rigidity, violence, feeling weak
• Having no expression of personal choice

Underactive Qualities: 

• depression
• detachment
• indulgent 
• aggressive
• over sensitive
• fear, anxiety 
• poor boundaries.

Sacral Chakra Affirmations

• I love and enjoy my body.
• I have healthy boundaries.
• I am open to experiencing the present moment through my senses.
• I am passionate.
• I feel pleasure and abundance with every breath I take.
• I nourish my body with healthy food and clean water.
• I know how to take care of my needs.
• I value and respect my body.
• I am open to touch and closeness.
• I allow myself to experience pleasure.
• My sexuality is sacred.
• Emotions are the language of my soul.
• I take good care of my physical body.
• I am at peace.

Essential Oils for support

FACT:  Essential oils embody the frequencies and healing properties of plants. They work on the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual levels.

Sandalwood

• Sandalwood is considered a sacred oil and on a spiritual level, it helps to reunite the spirit with the senses. This soft, woody, and earthy oil is sensual, yet deeply tranquil.
• Sandalwood is associated with the Empress, one of the Tarot symbols, which symbolizes the universal mother womb, where all gestation begins.
• On a physical level of the second chakra, this oil may help easy menstrual problems.

Ylang Ylang

• This sweet and tropical oil is known for its aphrodisiac qualities. It stimulates sexual energy and enhances relationships.
• It is both a stimulating and calming essential oil which reunites emotional aspects and sensual aspects of our being.
• The oil also has a calming action on the heart, brings back feelings of self-love, confidence, and joy in simple pleasures.

Clary Sage

• This warm, musky, and slightly spicy oil has been used during the Middle Ages for female complaints and kidney disorders.
• Clary Sage is both strengthening and relaxing. Known for its emotionally uplifting effect, this oil can bring on euphoria.
• As the name implies, Clary Sage promotes clarity and is especially useful during times of emotional confusion.

Jasmine

• Warm, with an exquisite floral scent and comforting sweetness, Jasmine has been known for its aphrodisiac qualities.
• Jasmine harmonizes sensual and emotional aspects of our being. It helps to reawaken passion and restore capacity for creativity.
• On the physical level, Jasmine has been used during labour, easing painful and prolonged deliveries.
• The emotional effects of Jasmine are profound as it opens the deepest layers of the soul, allowing us to get in touch with our emotions.

Orange

• Orange is frequently thought of as and oil of abundance. Allowing one to open the sensual part of the being and accept all the simple gifts of life. Orange oil symbolizes innocence and fertility.
• Due to its liver stimulating properties, this uplifting oil has also the ability to free up stagnant life energy.
• Orange oil can bring emotional ease, optimism, creativity, and adaptability.

Bergamot

• This sweet, lively, and citrusy oil will enliven your senses and encourage the release of repressed emotions.
• Bergamot is uplifting as well as gently relaxing. It helps to disperse stangant energy, releasing stress and tension.

Rosewood

• This sweet, woody, floral oil is known for its aphrodisiac qualities as well as for promoting hormone secretion.
• On an emotional level Rosewood relaxes the body, calms the mind and relieves stress, allowing one to be in touch with their emotions and senses.

Neroli

• Neroli, also called Orange Blossom, with its sweet, delicate, citrusy aroma, has powerful emotional effects.
• It calms and relaxes the body and spirit. Its frequency vibrates at the second chakra and encourages sensuality, peace, courage, and joy.
• A natural tranquilizer, Neroli is often used for anxiety and shock from trauma.

Black Pepper

• Black Pepper is mostly know for its culinary purposes, but it has many uses in healing. The oil of black pepper increases cellular oxygenation, therefore leading to more energy and stamina.
• Black Pepper has been used for thousands of years to treat a variety of digestive ailments as well as nervous system disorders.
• The oil of Black Pepper is spicy, peppery, and warm and combines very well with Fennel.

Fennel

• Like Black Pepper, Fennel is used in cooking. Fennel is added to many dishes to help the digestive process. Along with Black Pepper, Fennel is excellent for flatulence and sluggish digestion.
• The oil of Fennel is stimulating and purifying. It stimulates digestion and affects the hormonal system. Used during menopause and perimenopause the ease the symptoms of hormonal transition.

Lavender as Sacral Chakra Essential Oil

• The essential oil of Lavender is universal for all seven chakras. It works to calm strong emotions, release pent up energy, and allow for the life force to flow through the body.

• As a sacral chakra essential oil, Lavender aids calmness and peace to arise during meditation or sleep, allowing one to connect with the Divine and with Spirit.

How to Support Chakras with Essential Oils

1. Directly from bottle
2. Aromatherapy techniques- diffuser
3. Apply to body over chakra area (use caution- proper dilution is necessary)
4. Cleanse Body Filters
5. Apply to the bottoms of feet
6. Ingest (use caution- all oils are not to be ingested, make sure its high quality too)
7. Add to your bathwater