Orange Chakra

The orange chakra is located a few inches below the navel at the level of the "lumbosacral" junction of the spine, at the top of the female uterus (the fundus). Its functional domain includes all of the organs and structures of this region including aspects of the small and large intestines and kidneys, the female ovaries and uterus, the male prostate, the bladder, the spleen, the legs, all bones of the skeletal system as well as the immune system. This is obviously quite a lot as this center is very important and has its own names in hindu and chinese ("hara" and "lower dantian" respectively). The orange center relates to all aspects of the self and identity, which includes personal boundaries. These boundaries need to be strong and healthy in order to be truly creative as creativity is another key aspect of the orange. Developmentally, orange develops between 1 and 3 years old, around the age of "the terrible twos" when we start developing our own autonomy.

Perhaps one of the most important aspects of the orange center is the ability to "open space" or "create sacred space". This is more naturally a female or yin function as the male or yang counterpart is to "fill up" or "occupy space". Since we all have both aspects of male and female within us to varying degree, this is something that men can also do, but women are "wired" to do it naturally as it relates to the uterus (whether you have one or not). Have you ever walked into a home or office where the energy just feels really good and it feels good to be in that space? This is a key function of orange, choosing who or what to allow in and who or what not to allow in your space.