Om Yoga Magazine — January 2018

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Yoga therapist Sarah Swindlehurst continues a nine-month exploration of the chakras

NAME: Svadhishthana (meaning ‘one’s

own abode’)

LOCATION: Sacral plexus

COLOUR: Orange

LOKA (Plane): Bhuvarloka (the etheric/

astral plane)

TATTVA (Element): Water-related to the

flow of life

MANDALA: Six petals, a circle within and

a crescent moon symbol within. The seed

sound symbol can be seen in the centre of

the mandala. The six petals represent the

frequency at which the chakra spins and

are said to be seen by clairvoyant vision:

each chakra spins faster the further up the

spine they are located. The circle represents

wholeness or totality and depicts the

principle of no beginning and no end (i.e.

time). The crescent moon relates to the stir

of creativity and the emotions a person has;

like the moon affects the ocean tides it also

affects a person’s mood and stability (also

due to the water content of a person being

about 80%).

EXPLANATION:

This chakra relates to a person’s sensuality,

creativity and the ability to flow and grow

with life (from a firm root foundation). It can

also house the emotions of jealousy and

envy when in a negative state. Sensuality

in many forms stimulates this chakra and

the desire for physical and mental fantasies

Chakras: an introduction

Part 3 of 9 - Svadhishthana chakra