page_title: Svadhishthana
section_title: Association with the body
hierarchical_section_title: Svadhishthana / Association with the body
context_page_description: 'Svadhisthana or the sacral chakra, is the second primary chakra according to Hindu Tantrism. This chakra is said to be blocked by fear, especially the fear of death.
  Opening this chakra can boost creativity, manifested desire and confidence.
context_section_description: Svadhisthana is located two finger-widths above the Muladhara chakra (Sanskrit: मूलाधार, IAST: Mūlādhāra, English: "root support") or root chakra which is located in the coccyx (tailbone). Its corresponding kshetram, or, “place,” in front of the body is barely below the belly button.
  It is connected with the sense of taste, (the tongue) and with reproduction (the genitals).
  It is often associated with the testes and ovaries. They produce the hormones testosterone or estrogen, which influence sexual behaviors. They are stored in areas where genetic information lies dormant, in the same way that samskaras lie dormant within Svadhisthana.
caption: Svadhisthana chakra with the ocean of samskara, the moon of bindu chakra, the sky from anahata and the stars.