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sacral

sacral

9.3
Relating to the lower belly area and feelings, creativity, and sexuality in some spiritual practices
  • adjective
  • /ˈseɪkrəl/
  • Jargon
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  • Bodywork often targets the sacral chakra to release emotions and promote a sense of pleasure and creativity.

The next one up is the sacral center, and that's the one where you've got sex and erotic love as opposed to romantic love, which is higher up.

Examples

  • And today, I'm going to show you ladies how to reach your optimal, sacral chakra.

  • Birdie's room is the sacral chakra, which is the one blocked by guilt.

  • In fact, my daughter, she, when we, we had her do cranial sacral therapy, I've had it done.

  • Open your sacral chakra.

  • Open your sacral chakra.

  • That means men are more root chakra based for masculinity and women are more sacral chakras.

  • And we've talked about the finite entrepreneur, that real sacral area where life begins, right, that neural tube.

  • Practicing yoga can help you balance your sacral chakra, which enhances creativity and emotional well-being.

  • Meditation techniques focus on awakening the sacral chakra to foster deeper connections with your emotions.

Compounds

sacral nerve
  • Specialized
1 5.2

A nerve in the lower back that sends messages to the pelvis and legs

sacral plexus
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A group of nerves near the lower back that send messages to the hips and legs

sacral vein
  • Specialized
6.6

A blood vessel in the lower back at the base of the spine

sacral vertebra
  • Specialized
7.5

One of five lower back bones that join together in adults to make a strong base for the spine

Surface Forms

sacral positive

Morphology

sacral = sacrum (semi-transparent) = sacrum + al

The form is still built from 'sacrum' + '-al', but the chakra-specific spiritual sense is specialized and not fully predictable from the anatomical base alone.

Etymology

Sacral is also used for the sacral chakra because the chakra sits near the sacrum bone and the Latin root sacer 'sacred' gives the idea of an important centre. So sacral in yoga and energy work points to feelings, creativity, and sexuality around the lower belly and pelvis.