1. Sanskrit name of the second chakra related to the sexual center and located at the genitals . Associated with higher forms of love and the deeper emotions such as compassion, faith, loyalty, and devotion. Also linked with friendship, partnerships, meditation, spirituality, healing wounds, restoring growth, childbirth and children, the home, receptivity, family, ancestors, medicine, hospitals, compassion, doctors and nursing, and clairvoyance.
2. Sanskrit, "One's own place." Primarily known as the Sacral Chakra, Svadhisthana (or Swadhisthana—spellings differ) is the second psychic center above Muladhara, the way water is cradled by earth. Physically indicated by the adrenal glands and the hypogastric plexus. Sometimes called Chandra (Moon) chakra, as Swadhisthana is the control center for the fluid tides of the body.
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