The Sacral Chakra

The Sacral Chakra is located slightly below the navel, exactly four fingers down from our belly button. It is represented by the color orange. This chakra corresponds to our emotional and sexual desires as well as our ego.

When the Sacral Chakra is active and balanced, your feelings flow freely and you are not over-emotional in expressing them. You are open to intimacy and you are passionate.

You are full of life and people love being around you as you bring very positive energy.

Most importantly, you do not have any problems in expressing your sexuality.

However, if you have very low Sacral Chakra it is hard for you to enjoy and live in the moment as well as appreciating life. You tend to be stiff and unemotional and you always have your guard up.

In example, when someone throws you a surprise birthday party, you feel indifferent or you do not know how to react. Ideally, you should be happy and thankful for the thoughts of others of you. Instead, it’s hard for you to receive and open up.

On the other hand when the chakra is hyperactive, you tend to be overly emotional and over-reacting to even the most trivial things. People do not usually like to be around you as you are very unpredictable and it is possible for you to explode at any given time.

When both overly active Root Chakra and Sacral Chakra combine, it is extremely hard for you to accept rejection and you become too overly attached to other people, especially when it comes to romantic relationships. 

For instance when your boyfriend or girlfriend choose to break up there is a high chance for you to injure yourself or do something out of the ordinary that is going to cause you harm. You think irrationally or you may not think at all when proceeding with a certain decision.  

Your Money Chakra

Do you get sad or angry at the notion of money? Or are creative (or anywhere close to good) ideas hard to come by?

This signals an imbalance or blockage in the Sacral Chakra, which is where we process our emotions around money (being the chakra centre that is responsible for our passions, desires as well as emotions). 

A blockage right here also blocks the flow of creativity, as the Sacral Chakra is the place where creative energy is processed and converted into physical things. Since creativity plays a major role in the manifestation of money, this becomes a hindrance when it comes to making money.

When the Sacral Chakra is balanced, you will naturally be able to seek out the opportunities available in the world around you - since your flow of creativity is unrestrained. Not only that, money will no longer trigger negative emotions in you.  

The Solution

Again, if you are currently experiencing symptoms like those listed earlier
in this chapter, it’s not the end of the world - help is on the way. To
address a blocked or imbalanced Sacral Chakra, you can try these activities
to regulate this particular chakra center.

• Shake Those Hips
  Yup, you got that right. Go on and gyrate those hips! Latin or African dances or any other movement that involve shaking your hips are great ways to activate this chakra. Hula hooping is also a good activity to do this.  
  

• Water Related Activities
  Water is the Sacral Chakra’s element, so it’s only natural that being close to or in water will restore balance to this chakra. Relaxing near or wading in open water sources such as rivers, lakes or the ocean is a good activity to balance your chakra. Taking warm relaxing baths or a shower is also one good way to recharge this chakra center. Even listening to sounds of flowing water can help calm and release the energy flow. 

• Make Your Life More Orange
  It can be your clothing, or the items you own; surrounding yourself with orange things can help to stimulate and bring balance to the Sacral Chakra. 

• Meditation
  Again, like all other chakras, meditation is a practice that helps greatly (which is why you should incorporate it in your daily life routine!). Visualize an orange lotus or crescent moon at the area of the Sacral Chakra (slightly below the navel), and breathe deeply
  while keeping the image in your mind for a few minutes. 

• Foods
  Eating orange colored food such as oranges, cinnamon and papaya will help activate and rebalance the Sacral Chakra. Drinking a lot of water will help too.