Sacral Chakra
Creativity, pleasure and emotional flow.
About the Sacral chakra
The sacral chakra is the seat of creativity, sensuality and emotional fluidity, the capacity to feel and to create.
Stones to balance it
Carnelian
Chalcedony var.A bold stone of courage, vitality and creative fire.
Opal
Hydrated silicaAn iridescent stone of imagination, emotion and amplified intention.
Tiger Eye
Quartz var.A stone of courage, grounded confidence and clear-eyed decisions, banded gold and brown with a shifting silken glow.
Sunstone
Aventurescent feldsparThe stone of warmth, confidence and taking up your own space.
Chrysoprase
Chalcedony (SiO2, nickel-bearing)Chrysoprase is traditionally worked with as a heart stone for self-forgiveness, hope and quiet renewal. It is the gentlest of the green heart stones, and it suits people who are generous with everyone else and merciless with themselves.
Dalmatian Jasper
Dalmatian stone (feldspar and quartz igneous rock with arfvedsonite spots)Grounding with a light heart. Traditionally held for play, loyalty, letting go of resentment and steady footing without heaviness.
Mookaite
Steadiness in the middle of change, practical courage and an open, curious spirit. Traditionally the stone of the ageless spirit.
A simple practice: lie down, place a cleansed stone on or near the Sacral point, and breathe slowly for a few minutes. Read our cleansing guide first.
Questions about the sacral chakra
The sacral chakra, called Svadhisthana in Sanskrit, lies just below the navel and is associated with the colour orange. It is traditionally connected to creativity, pleasure, and the flow of emotion.