Have you ever wanted to get crystal clear on the things you wanted to manifest in your life? Do you know deep down that you are a creative soul, but you aren’t really sure about the vision you’re looking to bring to life? Gain clarity around your creativity by learning more about the sacral chakra!

by Marisa Lavalette

Photograph of Robyn Cohen by Emilie Behrs

Where is the sacral chakra?

The second chakra is associated with the pelvic bowl, the sacrum, the reproductive organs, and the abdominals below the belly button.

What is the sacral chakra called in Sanskrit?

In Sanskrit, the second chakra is known as svadhisthana. Svadhisthana can be translated as “sacred abode”—your creative visions and your reproductive endeavors are your sacred birth right!

What color is the sacral chakra?

The second chakra is associated with the color orange and all things dark, moist, and juicy—think of the inside of a womb-like pumpkin. Yep! That’s your sacral chakra.

Balance and unblock your sacral chakra with a vision board.

Make a vision board so that you can see your inner creative vision manifest itself right before your very eyes! It’s easier to work towards a creative vision on a daily basis when you have a visual representation of it. Leave it on your meditation altar space so that it’s the first thing you see every morning when you’re breathing, journaling, and doing your spiritual reading.

What yoga poses support the sacral chakra?

Incorporate seated postures like baddha konasana (bound angle pose) and sukhasana (cross- legged seat / contented space pose) into your daily practice to balance the energy at the second chakra.

What foods nourish the sacral chakra?

Orange, moist, gooey foods such as pumpkins and gourds are soothing, nourishing, and balancing to the sacral chakra.

Gluten-free (Vegan-izable) Pumpkin Spice Bread

50 minutes (10 mins prep, 40 mins cook); serves 6

Ingredients:

2 ripe bananas*
7.5 oz organic pumpkin puree (half of a 15 oz can)
2 pasture raised eggs (see note below for vegan recipe)
3/4 cup maple syrup (adjust to your desired level of sweetness)
3/4 cup walnuts
3/4 cup almond flour
3/4 cup cassava flour
1/2 cup coconut oil + 1 tbsp to grease your baking dish
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
pinch sea salt

Optional for a last step:

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate baking chips- Guittard is my fave!

1/2 cup pecan pieces

*A whole apple, core removed, works great if you ever run out of banana!

Instructions and serving:

Preheat oven to 425 F.
Grease baking dish (I used Pyrex) with 1 tbsp coconut oil.
Combine all ingredients (except chocolate chips and pecan pieces) in food processor.
Pour blended batter into baking dish and bake for 35-40 mins. If you are using chocolate chips and pecans, add them to the top layer of your loaf about halfway through baking.
Remove loaf from oven when top of loaf is golden. Allow loaf to cool COMPLETELY before slicing.

VEGANS:

Make this loaf without the two eggs! Instead, whisk 2 tbsp flax seed meal with 4 tbsp water. This is your magical binding agent. Enjoy!

Looking to Take a Deeper Dive into the Chakras?

Want to go deeper into understanding the seven chakras and your relationship to them? Then join Marisa LaValette on 3/19 at San Rafael Studio for Attune + Align Chakra Immersion. She can’t wait to guide you on your journey through your chakra system in this holistic half-day workshop. Learn more here.

About Marisa LaValette

Marisa is a Bay Area based vinyasa yoga teacher who teaches awareness of the subtle energy body through the innate roadmap of the chakra system. Her classes are fun, fiery, flowy, and challenging. Her class begins with a sacred moment for breath and intention setting. Learn philosophy, mythology, and astrology through Marisa's passionate storytelling all while you sweat. Wind down with savasana, mantra, and affirmations, and walk away with real time actionable tools to live out your dharma, your highest purpose, off your mat.

Take class with Marisa

Monday and Wednesday 6-7pm Vinyasa Flow at Metta Yoga San Rafael. Book HERE.

Clarify Creative Vision: Balance and Unblock your Sacral Chakra