Your Energy Centers
Chakra is a Sanskrit word meaning disc or wheel. It is believed to have originated in India and is first referenced in ancient Vedic texts linked to both yoga and Ayurveda. Your Chakras are spinning wheels of energy, and the Chakra system is the energy system of your body, responsible for your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being. They can be found in your spiritual body, sharing space and aligning with your physical body.
Balanced energy centers ensure that you are running at peak possible performance. Imbalances can manifest in your physical and emotional body in predictable ways.
Correspondence and Function
Each energy center corresponds with an element that relates to its function. The energy center in your lower abdomen is known as your sacral energy center or Swadhistana in Sanskrit, corresponds with the element of water and relates to creativity.
A balanced sacral energy center stimulates creative flow in every area of your life.
Glandular Alignment
Your 7 main energy centers exist in your spiritual body and are aligned with the endocrine centers in your physical body.
Your sacral energy aligns with your gonads, testes in males and ovaries in females. In addition to producing eggs (ova) and sperm, they also release estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. These hormones influence sexual development, reproductive function, bone and muscle health and metabolism.
Physical Areas Influenced
Your sacral energy center governs your reproductive (creation) and circulatory (water) systems and your urinary (water) tract. It is located in the area of your lower abdomen and influences the parts of your body from here through to your lower back, including the spinal nerves T9-T12.
It is important to note that energy centers are not clearly defined areas and their energy and influence blends with other energy centers, both large and small.
Energy centers effect and are effected by physical function.
Signs of Balance
A person with a balanced energy center at their lower abdomen would be relatable and creative with healthy circulatory, urinary, and reproductive systems.
A balanced sacral energy center supports healthy relationships.
Signs of Imbalance:
Physical signs of an energetic imbalance at your lower abdomen include:
- Low back issues
- Reproductive issues
- Sexual disfunction
- Urinary tract issues
Emotional signs of an energetic imbalance at your lower abdomen include:
- Dependence
- Fear of intimacy
- Lack of interest (in food, sex, life)
- Sexual obsession
Bringing Balance
Your energy system is influenced by exposure to the world around you from other living beings to a variety of other things including your food, drink, and even your thoughts. This exposure has a direct effect on how each individual Chakra functions. Because it is a system, the function of each energy center has an impact on the whole system.
Information about tools for bringing and maintaining balance is not medical advice, nor should it be used in place of seeing a medical professional if and when you experience issues. Holistic tools should be considered a complement to any allopathic treatment that you may need.
Also, not everyone reacts in the same way to natural ingredients and allergies are common. Do not use anything that you have reacted to in the past, or if you suspect a sensitivity exists. Contact a medical professional with personal safety questions.
There are many tools that can support your balanced energy system. In this post we will look at the following:
- color
- gemstones, crystals, and minerals
- scent
- fuel or food
- herbs
Color
Color is controversial regarding balancing energy centers. I have personally found that it influences my mood and balance. There is also a great deal of information available on the psychology of color. Even if it is just a placebo effect, the purpose of this information is not to diagnose or prescribe. If using color to bring balance speaks to you, do it. If not, maybe another tool will resonate.
Orange brings balance to your sacral energy center. Orange is considered optimistic and uplifting. It can boost your mood and stimulate your creativity.
Use orange in areas where this type of energy is desired.
Gemstone, Crystals, and Minerals
Gemstones, crystals, and minerals support balanced energy centers through a process called entrainment. Both energy centers and crystals vibrate at specific frequencies. If you have an unbalanced energy center, bring a stone that vibrates at a frequency near or equal to it near your energy center. The vibration of the stone will entrain the energy of the Chakra, returning it to balance.
One stone that supports balance at your sacral energy center is carnelian. This orange crystal is a form of chalcedony.
You can rest it near your sacral energy center or wear it on your left wrist to call in the balancing energy of carnelian.
Your sacral energy center and carnelian both correspond with the element of water. Create a crystal elixir and use it in a bath to support this connection.
Scent
Scent can trigger memories, mentally transport you through time and space, and bring balance to your energy centers.
Gardenia corresponds to both the water element and to your sacral energy center. The scent is considered an aphrodisiac.
Fuel or Food
Each energy center responds to a specific fuel. This ranges from fasting to indulging in what we consider comfort food.
In the case of your sacral energy center, liquids are the fuel that bring it balance. While all liquids are beneficial, pure water is the most supportive.
Herbs
Herbs are popular not only as complementary wellness practice but in allopathic medicine as well. They are flexible in usage and many herbs have a wide range of benefits.
Hibiscus brings unique support to your sacral energy center. Hibiscus has mild diuretic tendencies. It is used as a kidney tonic in some parts of the world.
It is best used in a tea blend.
Summary
Your sacral energy center supports creativity.
A balanced sacral energy center supports healthy relationships, good circulation, and a creative nature.
Sacral imbalances can manifest as apathy, low back issues, and reproductive challenges,
Your sacral energy center can respond positively to a variety of balancing tools. Explore your options and work with the tools that feel most supportive, and you are comfortable using.
My posts are researched and written without the use of AI.
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The information included in this post should not be used as medical advice. Seek immediate assistance from a licensed professional in the case of a medical emergency. Consult with your physician regarding medical questions.
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