{"id":23740,"date":"2020-10-31T17:07:20","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T17:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sayloveyoga.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/31\/how-to-balance-your-swadhistanana-or-sacral-chakra-and-release-your-anger\/"},"modified":"2020-10-31T17:07:20","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T17:07:20","slug":"how-to-balance-your-swadhistanana-or-sacral-chakra-and-release-your-anger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sayloveyoga.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/31\/how-to-balance-your-swadhistanana-or-sacral-chakra-and-release-your-anger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Balance Your Swadhistanana or Sacral Chakra and Release Your Anger"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/b3af5e_555224d3c0ab49909cc2225099a53445~mv2.png\/v1\/fit\/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80\/file.png\"><\/figure>\n<p>Becoming more present is needed more now than ever.  In this blog post, we will cover what the Swadhistanana or Sacral Chakra represents and how to balance it to become calmer from day to day.<\/p>\n<h2>What are Chakras?<\/h2>\n<p>The Chakras are a set of seven wheels or energy vortex of energies in our bodies that carry your urges, emotions, and habits, as well as the energy for experiences that happen to us. <\/p>\n<p>You may have heard of terms such as Chi, Prana, Charge, and others that refer to the same type of energies.<\/p>\n<p>The seven chakras are <em>Root, Sacral, Solar Plexus, Heart, Throat, Brow, and Crown.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Now that you have a little background on what chakras are, let us focus on the Sacral Chakra.<\/p>\n<h2>Sacral Chakra<\/h2>\n<p>The Sacral chakra or Swadhisthana is located <em>below your navel, at the center of your lower belly<\/em>,<em> and in the <\/em>lumbar<em> spine<\/em>.  The color of this chakra is represented by the color orange. It is responsible for your flight or fight response. <\/p>\n<h3>When this chakra is out of balance you may feel:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Anger<\/li>\n<li>Hate<\/li>\n<li>Rage<\/li>\n<li>Jealousy<\/li>\n<li>Revenge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>When you have too much energy going into this region of your body you may experience:<\/h3>\n<figure><img src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/nsplsh_6e73733265527a51776777~mv2_d_3126_2084_s_2.jpg\/v1\/fit\/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80\/file.png\" alt=\"overspending because too much energy in Sacral chakra\"><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Obsessive Addictions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Addictions to Stimulation<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Excessive Mood swings<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Poor Boundaries<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Instability<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>When you do not have enough energy going into this region of your body you may experience:<\/h3>\n<figure><img src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/11062b_e6d3f7edd5ec4991a50fb7482ef0f9e7~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fit\/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80\/file.png\" alt=\"Feeling fear or anxiety due to low Sacral chakra energy\"><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Insensitivity or emotionally numb<\/li>\n<li>Fear of change<\/li>\n<li>Lack of desire and\/passion<\/li>\n<li>Boredom<\/li>\n<li>Rigid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Common Aliments that you may experience when your chakra is out of balance:<\/h3>\n<figure><img src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/9bfd3fcbab1b403a95efc271a7004f56.jpg\/v1\/fit\/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80\/file.png\"><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Lower back pain<\/li>\n<li>Urinary tract infections<\/li>\n<li>Bladder troubles<\/li>\n<li>Stiffness<\/li>\n<li>Menstrual difficulties and more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Now we will go over what you may feel when your Sacral Chakra is Balanced<\/h2>\n<h3>When this Chakra is Balanced you may experience feeling:<\/h3>\n<figure><img src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/11062b_faaf73e9c951421395dd3d9a914c5037~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fit\/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80\/file.png\" alt=\"Feeling healthy when your chakra is balanced\"><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Graceful movements<\/li>\n<li>Ability to embrace change<\/li>\n<li>Healthy boundaries<\/li>\n<li>Ability to enjoy all sorts of pleasure<\/li>\n<li>Passionate<\/li>\n<li>Deattachment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>You now may be wondering how can you balance this chakra<\/h2>\n<h3>To balance this chakra you would need to:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Use Affirmations<\/li>\n<li>Practice Key Yoga Poses <\/li>\n<li>Be more mindful of your emotions and actions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Affirmations to use to help balance this Chakra<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><em>I am comfortable in my body &amp; treat it with care<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>I let go of my anger so I can see clearly<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>It&#8217;s just a temporary feeling, I accept what is, and I let go<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>I forgive (myself\/<\/em>others<em>) and let go easily<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>I am a creative being<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>My emotions are <\/em>free-flowing<em> &amp; balanced<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><em>Key yoga postures that you can do to help you balance this Chakra<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/b3af5e_dfdb94a93be34f0cb72f3fbdd1ec030a~mv2.png\/v1\/fit\/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80\/file.png\" title=\"Poses for Sacral Chakra\" alt=\"Poses to balance Sacral Chakra\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Additional steps to take to balance your Sacral Chakra<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Practicing deep breathing for 5-10 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Practicing Journaling and log your thoughts and emotions<\/li>\n<li>Watch or listen to something that brings you joy or laughter<\/li>\n<li>For every negative thought think of 2 positive thoughts<\/li>\n<li>Recognize your critical inner voice and change it<\/li>\n<li><strong>Allow yourself to be less than perfect<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Listen to the full podcast <\/strong><strong>episode<\/strong><strong> to learn more on this Sacral Chakra and how to Balance it<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can catch up on the podcast episodes by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplyfitandcurvyyoga.com\/www.simplyfitandcurvyyoga.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>clicking here<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplyfitandcurvyyoga.com\/www.simplyfitandcurvyyoga.com\/membership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Become a Member<\/u><\/a> today and get a free 30 day Yoga journal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/video.wixstatic.com\/video\/b3af5e_2c973e9799814a989f15771505f240ed\/1080p\/mp4\/file.mp4\">https:\/\/video.wixstatic.com\/video\/b3af5e_2c973e9799814a989f15771505f240ed\/1080p\/mp4\/file.mp4<\/a>Becoming more present is needed more now than ever.  In this blog post, we will cover what the Swadhistanana or Sacral Chakra represents &#8230;<img src=\"http:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/b3af5e_555224d3c0ab49909cc2225099a53445~mv2.png\/v1\/fit\/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80\/file.png\" title=\"How to Balance Your Swadhistanana or Sacral Chakra and Release Your Anger\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplyfitandcurvyyoga.com\/post\/how-to-balance-your-swadhistanana-or-sacral-chakra-and-release-your-anger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Becoming more present is needed more now than ever. In this blog post, we will cover what the Swadhistanana or Sacral Chakra represents and how to balance it to become calmer from day to day. What are Chakras? The Chakras are a set of seven wheels or energy vortex of energies in our bodies that carry your urges, emotions, and habits, as well as the energy for experiences that happen to us. You may have heard of terms such as Chi, Prana, Charge, and others that refer to the same type of energies. The seven chakras are Root, Sacral, Solar Plexus, Heart, Throat, Brow, and Crown. Now that you have a little background on what chakras are, let us focus on the Sacral Chakra. Sacral Chakra The Sacral chakra or Swadhisthana is located below your navel, at the center of your lower belly, and in the lumbar spine. The color of this chakra is represented by the color orange. It is responsible for your flight or fight response. When this chakra is out of balance you may feel: Anger Hate Rage Jealousy Revenge When you have too much energy going into this region of your body you may experience: Obsessive&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[91],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sayloveyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23740"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sayloveyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sayloveyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sayloveyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sayloveyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/sayloveyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23740\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sayloveyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sayloveyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sayloveyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sayloveyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}