April 27th, 2022 | 4 min. read
Yoga isn't just about poses. What you do with your arms or legs is only one part of the experience - your breath, mind, and spirit play an equally important role. Let's explore how yoga and chakra work can be a powerful connection to your fertility.
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The Focus of Fertile Yoga
When we practice fertile yoga, we move though each pose focused on our breath, opening ourselves to the realm of energy. It is there that we discover chakras.
Chakras are energy centers, sometimes referred to as energy wheels (the literal translation of 'chakra' means wheel). Similar to their counterparts in Chinese medicine (meridians), these energy centers are undetectable with any scientific testing method that exists today. And yet, chakra work is powerful.
Combined with mudras, chakra work can open the doors to concepts of healing and gratitude, leaving you feeling more complete, spiritually nourished, and content.
What is a mudra?
The simplest description of mudra is "Yoga, done with your hands." Hand gestures and versions of sign language have been present in various cultures for thousands of years.
You can think of it as a mantra for the hands; a way of connecting to specific organs or systems (similar to reflexology, where each area in your foot corresponds to a system or set of organs).
The Fertility Chakra
Your second chakra, "Svadhisthana" in Sanskrit, exists in your lower abdomen, about two inches below your navel.
It is related to your emotions and desires, but also to reproduction, as it is associated with specific glands, your gonads. (Gonads are a general term for your 'sex glands' - your ovaries, uterus, or testes.)
Orange is the color of the second chakra. Interestingly enough, orange is also the color associated with fertility and infertility awareness. This orange chakra, Svadhisthana, is also referred to as the sacral chakra.
What does the sacral chakra do?
According to one description of the sacral chakra, it is related to "Self respect; having the ability to give ourselves the freedom to be ourselves, bringing joy to our workday and strengthening our appetite for life!" In essence, it connects us to our senses and helps to remove inhibitions, allowing us to be more independent and social.
When this chakra isn’t functioning with a clear energy, according to chakra theory, one physical manifestation of dysfunction can be infertility. Thus, replenishing our second chakra could promote greater capability in our reproductive organs.
The spleen (known as the 'venting' organ) is also affected by this chakra, which allows us to express emotion.
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Is your fertility chakra in balance?
The movement of a chakra is that of a wheel, spinning or rotating. How slowly or quickly is that wheel turning? Does it feel balanced or out of control?
This energy is also key to understanding the balance established between people in the physical and emotional realms. While we sometimes feel at odds with one another because of different focuses, we can still acknowledge the strength and power that we give each other.
The goal of balancing our second chakra, Svadisthana, is to let it spin more quietly and smoothly, allowing the orange to glow more sweetly. Forgiveness and love, which begin with self-compassion, are then able to surface from deep within us.
How to Activate Your Fertility Chakra
So, how do we find that balance and allow a sense of self-compassion to emerge?
There are specific mudras connected to our second chakra. One favorite mudra to recharge actually combines three chakras, a colorful trio of red, orange, and violet.
According to Sabrina Mesko, author of Healing Mudras - Yoga for Your Hands, "This mudra builds up energy throughout your system and gives you a greater capacity for dealing with life’s challenges and tasks. The hands in this mudra activate and recharge the main energy channel in your spine, filling it with new, vibrant force."
To learn the specifics of doing this mudra, check out this short video and follow along with me as we activate the fertility chakra. It will take only a few minutes of your time and could give you a tool that will serve you well on your fertility journey.
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