7. Practice emotional release (deficiency) or containment (excess)
The sacral chakra houses the energy of emotional expression. Emotions are important signals that are there to tell you when things are either going well or poorly. Your emotions do not exist to control you or be problematic. However, when the sacral chakra becomes unbalanced your emotions can feel like they are in control. With an excess imbalance, emotions tend to be overexpressed with little to no control, while a deficient imbalance usually means that emotions are repressed and expressed very little, if at all. In order for the body to be healthy, it needs to be able to express its emotions at appropriate times in ways that are beneficial. To balance issues with emotional expression, it can be helpful to practice emotional release if you are struggling with a deficiency or containment if you suffer from an excess.
Emotional release – If you feel the need to cry or yell, or any other type of strong emotion, work on trying to let it out. You have the right to express what you are feeling and it is necessary for healthy balance and connection. Don’t be discouraged if you can’t achieve this right away, emotions that have been repressed for years can take a while of working on them to get them to come to the surface.
Emotional containment – If you feel like you are always crying or yelling, or otherwise letting your strong emotions get the best of you, work on trying to contain them. If you run into a problem that would normally leave you in tears, focus on trying to calm yourself instead of giving in to the emotion trying to be expressed. Don’t be discouraged if you can’t do it right away, you are retraining your brain on how to react which takes time.
8. Work on setting boundaries
The sacral chakra is connected to our need for relationships. When there is an imbalance in this area it can mean that you struggle with boundaries that are either too loose or too rigid. A boundary is the space between you and another person that marks where you end and the other person begins. They give you a sense of control over your space, body, and feelings, and allow you to communicate your limits.
If your boundaries are loose you may struggle with saying “no” to requests, oversharing personal information, getting overinvolved with others’ problems, or being a people pleaser out of fear of rejection.
If your boundaries are rigid you may come across as detached in your relationships, keep people at a distance, or avoid sharing personal information with others.
Healthy boundaries look like understanding your wants and needs and how to communicate them, sharing personal information appropriately, valuing your own opinions without reassurance from someone else, and being able to say “no” and accepting with others tell you “no”.
Examining your boundaries, what you are and aren’t ok with, and how you communicate and enforce those boundaries can be an important step in healing the sacral chakra.
9. Address addiction issues
Addictions can be widespread, from substances and food, to gambling, sex, and even listening to music can become an addiction. Anything that is used on a regular basis to avoid feeling pain and stress can be considered an addiction. Addictions are used as a way to attempt to regulate the nervous system when things feel out of control. Unfortunately, the body cannot heal if its pain is being constantly avoided/dulled by outside sources. In order to find balance in the sacral chakra, it is necessary to examine any habits of avoidance and work on replacing them with healthier ones so that your body can fully feel what is happening and begin to work towards healing.
This can mean looking at how you handle stress, how you view yourself, how you spend your free time and who you spend it with. The key here is to be gentle with yourself and go at a pace that feels right to you. You may not be able to give up drinking or smoking marijuana overnight, but it may be possible to lessen the amounts while slowly replacing them with healthier habits that are also able to help your nervous system feel regulated and good.
10. Explore your sexuality
Sexual energy comes from the sacral chakra. Sexuality is an important part of life and is an expression that binds together many of the issues experienced by this chakra such as emotions, pleasure, sensation, and movement. It is the ultimate relationship connection. Unfortunately, sexuality has been incredibly misunderstood and rejected by our culture as something to feel guilty for, hindering our ability to find balance within the sacral chakra. However, we all have a right to feel good and to experience healthy sexuality without feeling ashamed for it.
Because of this, it is important to address your feelings and beliefs surrounding sex in order to find balance. Is it a subject you are comfortable with or not? How do you feel about your own sexuality? If you have a partner, you can try exploring new sexual positions or any fetishes you both find enjoyable. If you aren’t in a relationship, you can try experimenting with different forms of self-pleasure. If doing so brings up any feelings of guilt or shame think about them and question why that may be.
Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy works by using the sense of smell with certain aromas to build a focused connection with certain areas of the body.
Some scents that work great for the sacral chakra include Myrrh, Orange, Sandalwood, Tangerine, Vanilla, and Ylang Ylang.
Color Therapy
Color therapy uses the different wavelengths of light found in color to establish a connection to specific areas of the body.
The color orange vibrates at the same range of frequency as the sacral chakra. Because of this wearing the color orange or bringing it into your surroundings can help balance the energy of the sacral chakra.