The second chakra is located just below the navel center. It is associated with the lower back, hips, pelvis, and sexual organs.
Its color is orange, and the sound is vam.
It is associated with the element water.
The second chakra is associated with emotions and relationships. We can balance our second chakra by letting emotions run through us and out of us, instead of repressing them. When we repress our emotions they become "stuck" inside of us and block our ability to feel fluidity and joy in our days. We might feel anxiety or depression as a result of held/repressed emotions.
We practice having relationships with healthy boundaries as a way to balance second chakra energy.
Meditation helps to balance all the chakras.
A second chakra that is out of balance might result in overly controlling our environment, or the fear of loss of control. We might be afraid of being controlled by another, through events such as addiction or abandonment.
Physically, a imbalance in the second chakra might result in chonic low back or hip pain, sciatica, or fertility issues.
Sources:
Anatomy of the Spirit, by Caroline Myss
The Sevenfold Journey, by Anodea Judith
http://www.multidimensions.com/Unconscious/uncon_emotions_2chakra.html
