Lacking creativity or feeling uninspired? Do you have difficulties expressing yourself? Are you prone to addiction or other compulsive behaviors? Do you suffer from sexual dysfunction or a low (or overactive) sex drive? If one or more of these apply to you, you may have a blocked sacral chakra. While there are many ways to open, align, and balance your sacral chakra, using essential oils is one of the quickest, simplest, and most effective. We have created a comprehensive guide based on the recommendations of the world’s leading experts and aromatherapists. Learn the best essential oils for a balanced, aligned, and opened sacral chakra here!
The 5 most highly recommended essential oils to help unblock, balance and open the sacral chakra are:
- Cardamom
- Ylang Ylang
- Rose
- Sweet Orange
- Geranium
Sweet, Warming, Energizing, and Balancing Essential Oils Work Best To Balance Sacral Chakra
The sacral chakra is the second of the seven main chakras and is associated with our creativity, sexuality, and desires. It is located just below the belly button and along the lumbar spine on the lower back. It governs our overall emotional stability. When blocked, we can feel guilt, shame, and a lack of creativity. We may also suffer from sexual dysfunction and engage in damaging and self-destructive behaviors and addictions. This can include substance abuse, gambling and other compulsive behavior. On a physical level, a sacral chakra blockage can also create or exacerbate lower back pain, joint problems, anemia, hypoglycemia, spleen/kidney issues, and premenstrual syndrome.
Open and balance your sacral chakra and live vibrantly, joyfully, and freely as your authentic self with sensual and warming essential oils! Aromatherapists and other experts agree that sweet, energizing, and balancing essential oils work best. Often, these oils have aphrodisiac properties that will sensually warm you up and increase your sex drive!
How Do You Use Sacral Chakra Essential Oils?
Aromatherapists generally recommend diffusing essential oils in air or water or applying them on different parts of the body. Specifically, it is often recommended to apply these oils near the chakra you are trying to balance. Sometimes, it is recommended to diffuse essential oils in air or water rather than direct application.
Head here to learn more about how to open and balance each chakra.
The sacral chakra is strongly associated with the element water, and some experts recommend adding a drop to distilled water and misting on yourself or diffusing through the air. This is best done during or after practicing sacral chakra yoga poses!
However, there is no right or wrong way to apply essential oils. You can also to apply essential oils directly on your skin with no water or air diffusion required. As mentioned, the sacral chakra is located just below the bellow button and also on the corresponding location on the lumber spine and lower back area.
In addition to adding oils to water and diffusing, you can also simply apply recommended sacral chakra essential oils through lower back massage to help open this chakra to feel warm, sensual, and energetic today!
Combine Sacral Chakra Essential Oils With Relevant Yoga Poses
For best results, combine with relevant sacral chakra yoga poses. Apply sacral chakra essential oils right before practicing relevant yoga poses for this chakra. These poses help us reconnect with our creativity, sensuality, sexuality and are important for unblocking and opening the sacral chakra.
Since the sacral chakra is located near the lower back, tailbone, and sexual organs, it is best to focus on yoga poses that help open the hips and stretch the lower back. This is especially helpful for sexual dysfunction, and hip-opening poses will help open and balance the sacral chakra and also free the flow of energy throughout the body. The three mostly highly recommended poses are the Goddess Pose (Utkata Konasana), Cobra Pose (Tadasana), and Butterfly Pose (Bhujangasana).
Other Yoga Poses to Help Open the Sacral Chakra:
- Frog Pose
- Warrior Pose
- Bow Pose
- Reclining Bound Ankle Pose
- Camel Pose
- Garland Pose
All of these yoga poses are great for the sacral chakra and help open your hips and support your lower back. This will energize and balance your body and mind while reducing lower back pain. Massage your favorite sacral chakra essential oils on your lower back or diffuse with water and try these poses today!
Combine Recommended Sacral Chakra Essential Oils With Other Effective Techniques for Best Results
As mentioned above, yoga is a great complement to essential oils for your sacral chakra. But there are other great techniques and practices, too!
As discussed in a previous post, “Lacking Creativity? How To Open Up Your Sacral Chakra Today!,” there are many techniques to open, balance and align the sacral chakra. This post provides a complete summary of sacral chakra as well as ALL the best ways to open your second chakra. In this post, we will specifically focus on the best essential oils to open the sacral chakra. However, for best results, combine oils with some of the practices below!
In addition to essential oils, other techniques include:
- Water – Hydrate, Swim, Relax
- Yoga Poses – Open Hips To Open Sacral Chakra
- Diet – Orange Foods & More
- Affirmations – Stability, Sexuality, Creativity
- Chanting “VAM” To Open Sacral Chakra
- Stones and Crystals – Orange Calcite/Moonstone
- Singing Bowl Meditation – Note D
- Rekindle Your Creative Passions
Head here to learn more about affirmations for opening and balancing each chakra.
Cardamom
Cardamom oil has been used for thousands of years, and was first used by the Egyptians for medicinal purposes. It comes from the seeds of the cardamom plant which is native to southern India. However, today it is also widely cultivated in other parts of the world, especially Guatemala. The plant’s seeds are converted into cardamom essential oil in a process known as steam distillation. It is one of the top choices by aromatherapists to help open and balance the sacral chakra because it is both energizing and warming which will help with lack of creativity, energy, and sexual desire!
Cardamom is closely related to ginger and fragrance is spicy, warm, rich and slightly woody. This warming sensation can heighten sexual responsiveness and desire by improving blood circulation. In addition to being energizing and invigorating, it is also calming and soothing at the same time! It promotes openness, clarity, and a clear mind which also makes it an excellent choice for those struggling with a lack of creativity or ability to express themselves.
You can massage cardamom essential oil onto your lower back directly to best open and balance your sacral chakra. However, you can also mix with coconut oil as a base if you have sensitive skin. You can also diffuse cardamom essential oil to cleanse the air, improve lung health, and create a better mood. Finally, another option is to add 1-2 drops on food as a spice!
Ylang Ylang
Ylang Ylang essential oil is derived from the flowers of a tropical tree called the cananga tree. The cananga tree is native to India and also the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and other parts of Southeast Asia. The flower is converted into essential oil through steam distillation. Aromatherapists highly recommend ylang ylang essential oil for a balanced sacral chakra for its romantic and sensual properties that increase sexual desire.
Ylang Ylang essential oil has a deep, rich, and heavy fragrance with notes of custard and rubber but also hints of jasmine and neroli which also make it slightly floral, sweet, and bright. In addition to helping increase sexual desire, ylang ylang essential oil improves creativity and self expression and is often used for memory, focus, and concentration.
Massage ylang ylang essential oil onto your lower back directly to best open and balance your sacral chakra. Always dilute it first! Ylang ylang is a very strong and pungent essential oil and some may experience skin irritation if not diluted properly. Similarly, you can also mix with water and diffuse throughout your home.
Sweet Orange
Sweet orange essential oil comes from the rind of the sweet orange, Citrus sinensis. Using strong pressure, manufacturers extract the oil using the cold-press method. Sweet oranges and all citrus fruits are native to India and China. However, today you can find them grown in warm and tropical climates all over the world. Sweet orange essential oil has many uses and benefits, such as anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, pain relief, and reducing stress and anxiety.
You can also combine this essential oil with the use of pranayama exercises for anxiety.
Due to its warming, uplifting, and sensual fragrance and properties, it is among the top choices of essential oils for a balanced sacral chakra. These energizing properties can inspire creativity, imagination, and self-expression for those struggling with inspiration. The warming properties of sweet orange essential oil also increase sexual drive and desire. Additionally, orange is the color of the sacral chakra!
Similar to other sacral chakra essential oils, we highly recommend massaging sweet orange essential oil directly on your lower back. Dilute it in a carrier oil such as jojoba or coconut oil by only using about 3% of sweet orange oil – or about 20 drops for every ounce. If prefer not to use it topically, simply diffuse with water in your home for an uplifting, warm, and pleasant citric fragrance!
Rose
Rose essential oil comes from the petals of various types of roses. Manufacturers extract the oil through steam distillation or solvent extraction. The two main species used for rose oil are Rosa damascena (the damask rose) and Rosa centifolia (the cabbage rose). These roses grow in many parts of the Mediterranean, Middle East, Asia, and Europe. Bulgaria is one the largest and most prominent producers of rose essential oil.
For centuries, roses have been synonymous with romance, love, and relationships. It should come as no surprise that rose essential oil is strongly recommended for the sacral chakra, especially for those suffering from sexual dysfunction!
Although still limited, there is science to back these claims! In one study containing participants on anti-depressants, researchers have even found it can reverse some of the drug’s side affects and increase sexual drive and satisfaction through the release of dopamine. Rose essential oil also reduces stress and anxiety while promoting relaxation. This calming effect can lower blood pressure, heart rate, cortisol levels, and breathing rates which can also improve sexual function, desire, and overall health.
Apply rose essential oil by massage on your lower back, through a diffuser for your home, or add it to your bath. In all cases, dilute it with a carrier oil like jojoba oil or coconut oil as it can irritate your skin if directly applied. Another reason for dilution? It’s REALLY expensive!
Geranium
Geranium essential oil comes from steam distilled leaves of Pelargonium graveolens, which is native to South Africa. It has many medicinal benefits and contains antibacterial, antimicrobial, antiseptic, and anti-inflammatory properties. Geranium essential oil helps treat acne, dermatitis, infections, shingles, edema and other inflammatory skin conditions.
Additionally, geranium essential oil supports women’s health and sexual organs and reduces negative symptoms associated with menopause and reduced estrogen. Since the sacral chakra governs our sexual organs, geranium essential oil is a top choice to balance this chakra and promote healthy sexual and hormonal functioning.
Geranium is one of the best oils for balance, and it reduces stress and anxiety and helps calm the body and mind without making you feel sluggish or tired. It has a very uplifting floral scent with herbaceous notes. Overall, this helps balance our hormones and nervous system. Use it by massaging this oil on your lower back after diluting it heavily with a carrier oil. You can also diffuse with water or even add to towels and place around your home or even under your pillow!
Conclusion
Essential oils have many health benefits for the body, mind, and spirit. They are one of the simplest, quickest, and safest ways to open and balance your chakras!
According to aromatherapists and experts, cardamom, ylang ylang, sweet orange rose, geranium are the 5 best essential oils to balance your sacral chakra. They contain warming, sensual, energizing, and uplifting properties that will promote a healthy sex drive and also foster creativity, expression, and inspiration.
We highly recommend combining these oils with many of the other techniques listed above, such as other sacral chakra yoga poses like the Goddess Pose (Utkata Konasana), Cobra Pose (Tadasana), and Butterfly Pose (Bhujangasana).
Although there are many ways to use these oils such as through the air with a diffuser or adding to your bath water, we recommend massaging them around the lower back near the location of the sacral chakra for best results.
If you are suffering from a lack of creativity, inspiration, or suffer from sexual dysfunction -try these essential oils to open and balance your sacral chakra today!
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Cardamom Oil Uses and Benefits
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