ORANGE
orange is red brought nearer to humanity by yellow…
Orange is a bold color, more temperate than red but still full of life and energy. Shades of orange are seen in both the rising and setting of the burning sun - carrying connotations of emergence, heat and growth. It is a color of adventure and social communication as it inspires activity and fills us with a sense of vitality. You cannot ignore it’s relationship to fertility and succulence (think now of a round, juicy, sweet orange) as well as the idea of things coming to fruition, or maturation (as in the fallen leaves of autumn). Orange encourages us to learn new things and explore new ideas.
Orange is exciting and uninhibited. In our subtle body, it relates to our sensuality, creativity and sense of freedom.
SUBTLE BODY
Sacral Chakra (Svadhishthana)
The second of the Chakras, the sacral chakra is located in the lower abdomen just below the navel. From the Sanskrit words Swa, meaning “self” and Adhishthana, meaning “established,” the sacral chakra is the seat of pleasure, relationships and creativity. This chakra is said to be blocked by fear and guilt.
Location: In the lower abdomen, a few inches below the navel.
Key Concepts: pleasure, relationships, creativity, sexuality, needs, emotions, passion + inspiration
Energy: In the Flow. Creative.
Actions + Mantras: I FEEL.
I FEEL CREATIVITY FLOWING THROUGH ME.
I AM ABUNDANT. I HONOR MY SENSUAL EXPRESSION.
I AM FLEXIBLE.
I AM AN EMPOWERED SEXUAL BEING.
I AM OPEN TO THE FLOW.
I AM SAFE TO EXPRESS MYSELF.
Sense: Taste
Sensory Organ: Tongue
Aromatherapy: ADORAtherapy Chakra 2: click here to purchase (using our code SUBTLE_ARTS_CC for a 10% discount)
SOUND
Musical Key: D
Svādhiṣṭhāna by Osel (Medicine Buddha Mantra album, Track 4). Purchase here. Stream here.
Adoratherapy, A Playlist of Songs for your Sacral Chakra. Listen here on Spotify.
Meditative Mind SACRAL CHAKRA Sound Bath: bathe in this sound here.
Corresponding Mantra Sound: VAM - listen to the sound here.
NATURE + MOVEMENT
Physical Element: Water
Crystal: Moonstone
Foods: sweet potatoes, salmon, carrots, apricots, peaches, oranges
Activity to balance your Sacral Chakra: Dance! Twerk, belly dance, hula hoop, create circles with your hips, or simply go with the flow of your own primal movements. Explore the ways in which your body desires to move and release the stuck, stagnant energy you may be housing, especially in your sacral area.
Yoga Postures: Utkata Konasana (goddess pose), Virabhadrasana (Warrior II), Prasarita Sequence (standing wide-leg forward folds), Bhekasana (frog), Supta Baddha Konasana (reclined butterfly)
Yoga Sequence (via Yoga Journal) - practice to spark creativity here.
Chris Schoonover
POEM — Sunset by Tanushka
Orange, the color of youth
Neither too bright nor too dark
Like a mix between a rose and a sunflower
Young and joyful, sharp as a spark.
When the sun’s going down
And I look at the waves among the sea
The yellow glow mixes with the red sky
And it all looks orange to me.
The horizon, so colorful and creative
It tells me they’ll be another chance
I sit on the beach, the water brushing my feet
And watch the color dance.
It fills me with a hope
I’ll try out tomorrow again
And I’ll wash away all my problems
Not let them leave any stain.
It’s orange, enthusiasm is its forte
It gives us all a wish to shine
I want to create something as pretty as a sunset now
And tomorrow’s going to be called mine.