🌊 Awakening the Waters Within: A Story of the Sacral Chakra (Svadhisthana)

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Symbolic representation of the Sacral Chakra, also known as Svadhisthana, is depicted with an orange lotus and a central Sanskrit symbol, embodying creativity and emotional balance.

There was a time I didn’t realize I had closed off a vital part of myself.

Not on purpose. Life simply… happened.

I got busy being what the world expected—capable, efficient, grounded. Emotions became inconvenient. Sensuality felt like indulgence. Creativity? Only if it was productive. Joy? Something to be scheduled after everything else was done.

But the body remembers. The energy whispers… until it needs to shout.

🔍 A Moment of Clarity

After a hypnotherapy session, I felt movement in my lower belly—the sacral area.It felt warm, almost buzzing.

I asked, “What’s wrong with that area?”

And my inner wisdom answered:

“You’ve shut this part down. You only open it when you're working on others… but rarely for yourself.”

That landed hard and true. It was the Sacral Chakra speaking.

🔸 What is the Sacral Chakra?

In Sanskrit, the sacral chakra is called Svadhisthana, which means “one’s own place.”It’s located just below the navel and is associated with the element water and the color orange.

This chakra governs:

• Emotions and how we express them

• Sensuality and sexuality

• Creativity and inspiration

• Healthy emotional boundaries

• Joy, pleasure, and flow

When balanced, it helps us feel fully alive.When blocked, we might feel numb, creatively stuck, or disconnected from intimacy and joy.

🌱 My Path Back to Flow

Healing this chakra wasn’t about fixing—it was about feeling.

• Letting emotions rise without judgment

• Moving my hips freely, through dance or yoga

• Creating with no goal other than joy

• Resting without guilt

• Allowing myself to receive, not just give

As a healer, I realized something:I can’t just open this space for others. I have to open it for myself, too.

💡 How to Support Your Sacral Chakra

At Sage of the Light, we work with the sacral chakra regularly through massage, Reiki, CranioSacral therapy, and intuitive coaching.

Here are a few ways you can nurture this center at home:

🧡 Wear or use the Color orange clothing, crystals (like carnelian), or candles

🌊 Connect with Water Take a bath, walk by a river, or simply hydrate with intention

💃 Move Your Hips Dance, stretch, or try hip-opening yoga

🎨 Create Something for the Joy of it No pressure to be good—just make something

🤲 Receive Safe, Healing Touch Energy work or massage can help unlock flow

🧘‍♂️ Try These Mantras:

“I allow myself to feel.”“Pleasure is sacred.”“I trust the flow of life.”

✨ Final Reflections

The Sacral Chakra invites us to come back to the river within. To soften. To feel. To open.

It doesn’t demand perfection—it wants presence.It wants you to trust that your joy, sensuality, and emotions are not a burden—they’re sacred guides.

If you’ve been feeling disconnected or emotionally stuck, maybe this is the part of you asking to be seen again.

Let it move. Let it breathe. Let it flow.

In healing and movement, Gregory Phillips Massage Therapist • Energy Worker • Co-Founder🌿 Sage of the Light – Where Healing Meets Soul

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