Sanskrit Name: Svadhisthana

Color: Orange

Element: Water

Location: Lower abdomen, a few inches below the navel

Physical Correspondence: Reproductive organs, bladder, lower intestines, and urinary system.

Role: The center of emotions, sexuality, sensation, pleasure and desires. The Sacral Chakra stimulates creative energy and is connected to issues of control, blame, and guilt.

Signs of Imbalance:

• Repressed creativity and/or sexuality
• Lack of awareness surrounding your emotions, feeling disconnected from your emotions, or simply feeling numb
• Reproductive health issues
• Feelings of shame or guilt surrounding the expression of your emotions, desires, and/or sexuality
• Fear of change or inability to surrender of to the flow of life
• Addictions that are a means of numbing oneself
• Chronic pain, inflammation and stiffness in the low back and/or hips  
• Overly emotional, always on an emotional rollercoaster, ruled by your emotions, prone to emotional outbursts
• Over indulgence, obsession with pleasure seeking (food, partying, entertainment, shopping, sex, etc.)
• Denying oneself of pleasure or reward
• Lack of passion
• Using sensuality and sexuality as a means of manipulation and control 

When in Balance:

• Your creativity flows naturally and abundantly
• You are sensitively attuned to the ebb and flow of all your emotions.  You embrace the full spectrum of your emotions as a means of achieving greater self-awareness
• You are playful and fun loving
• You have a healthy relationship to sexuality and your intimate relationships are fulfilling
• You have clear boundaries that you're able to maintain with grace and ease