“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”
-Jon Kabot Zin, Author & Professor, Full Catastrophe Living
Welcome to day two of Chakra Week. If you missed day one, check out yesterday’s post: Shark Week.
Water is the element of the sacral chakra, so it’s time to channel your inner surfer—or your inner shark—you decide!
TUESDAY
Pleasure · Change · Creativity
Today’s inspiration: Sacral Chakra
www.meditativemind.org
How to use it: The sacral chakra is located below your belly button and above your hip bones. It is associated with the color orange, and is the center of your pleasure and creativity. Tapping into your sacral chakra allows you to welcome and create change.
Example: Look out the window and imagine the sun filling your lower abdomen. Repeat: “I give myself permission to enjoy. I give myself permission to enjoy. I give myself permission to enjoy.” Throughout the day, find little ways to add pleasure. Kiss your spouse. Read the comics. Savor your coffee. Pet your dog. Eat something delicious.
The challenge: Seek pleasure in the chaos and uncertainty. If you find yourself scrolling through Instagram or grabbing a snack because you don’t know what to work on, or you feel overwhelmed, STOP. Feel the discomfort—it is there to guide you. Picture discomfort as orange liquid flowing through your body, making room for change. Surf the orange sea, or plow through it like a shark, or imagine being the liquid itself. I like to picture myself as Ghandi surfing an orange wave on top of a shark—“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
Relax. You’ve got this!
Check out Shark Week for an overview of the chakra system.
Listen to @brettlarkin sacral chakra meditation. (I highly recommend all of Brett Larkin’s chakra material, meditations, and yoga!)
More on the sacral chakra…awaken your creativity.
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