Sanskrit Name - Anahata
Need - To love
Main Focus - Love and connection
Location - The center of the chest in the heart region
Color - Green
Element - Air
Sense - Touch
Food Type - Vegetables
Meaning -
Each of us have 7 Chakras and when balanced they work together to create an optimal life.
When most people talk about unhealthy heart chakra, they’re referring to “blocked” or deficient chakras that restrict energy flow but they can also have too much energy and become overactive. The best way to tell if you need a sacral chakra healing is to pay attention to your thoughts, feelings, actions and physical sensations.
The heart chakra colors our life with compassion, love, and beauty. Driven by the principles of transformation and integration, the fourth energy center is said to bridge earthly and spiritual aspirations. The heart chakra is the center of love, balance, and connection. This chakra is responsible for regulating the energy associated with self-acceptance, self-love, compassion, openness, and unconditional love of others.
Balanced -
When the heart chakra is balanced, you may feel being deeply connected, the harmonious exchange of energy with all that is around you, and the appreciation of beauty. When you have a clear, strong and harmonious heart chakra, you will feel open and receptive. You will feel courageous enough to open your heart to others. You’ll realize that you can only truly learn how to love others when you love yourself.
Unbalanced -
An imbalance when there’s a blockage in the heart chakra, you may experience difficulties in your relating with others, such as excessive jealousy, codependency, or being closed down, withdrawn.
Questions To Ask Yourself -
Do you feel disconnected from the people around you?
Do you try to avoid socializing?
Do you tend to be needy in your relationships?
Do you are terrified of being alone?
Do you find it hard to forgive and you hold grudges easily?
Do you feel jealous of other people?
Do you tend to have many self-critical thoughts?
Healing Our Heart Chakra
Seed Sound -
Chant “YAM”
This sound matches the vibration of the solar plexus chakra. Try drawing out the letters into sounds, such as “Yaaaaaammmmmmmmm.”
Eat Veggies -
Eat spinach, kale, green apples, pears, chard, lettuce, broccoli, peas, avocados, cabbage, peppers, zucchini, grapes, and celery.
Stones -
Use crystals as energetic totems that will help you balance your heart energy. Try meditating or carrying crystals such as jade, malachite, rose quartz, emerald, rhodonite, prehnite,ruby, green fluorite, and chrysocolla. .
Clothes -
Wear green
Essential Oils -
Use oils such as marjoram, rose, ylang ylang, lavender, neroli, and angelica.
Affirmations -
Open your heart by repeating meaningful phrases that reprogram the unconscious mind. Choose an affirmation such as, “I am open,” “I embrace who I am,” “I release all fear,” “I listen to my heart,” “I love and forgive others,” “I nurture my inner child,” “I am worthy of love,” “I open myself to love.”
Binaural beats are a form of music healing therapy which helps to activate and clear all the chakras through alternating sound waves. YouTube has a great variety of binaural beats videos. Listen with headsets.
Go forest bathing -
As green is the color of the heart chakra, going out in nature will help your heart to open. “Forest bathing” is actually a term that originated in Japan. Be one with nature and go to your local park, woodland, bushland or other areas full of greenery..
Loving meditation -
Simply sit down in a quiet spot and connect with your breath. Allow your chest area to soften as you direct loving energy towards yourself. Afterward, choose four different types of people to direct loving energy towards including a loved one, a person close to you, an acquaintance, and an enemy. Visualize loving energy and say the mantra such as “I radiate love to you” to assist with this meditation.
Establish personal boundaries
Examine where in your life you need to set boundaries. At what times do you say “yes” when you desperately want to say “no”? Which people in your life ask too much from you? Develop the habit of drawing the line and respectfully letting people know where your limits are. Practice assertiveness and take care of yourself.
Practice empathy by asking “What if?”
It can be easy to judge people and often these conclusions are harsh. The next time you find yourself judging another person, ask the question “What if?” If someone is rude to you, ask, “What if that person just lost a loved one or their job?” Remember that there is always a story behind the behavior of others.
Hug more
We are social creatures that require loving physical contact in order to remain healthy. Hugging releases oxytocin which is a chemical that calms down the entire body and is a natural antidepressant. Try to hug your loved ones more and hugging yourself as an expression of self-love.
Give yourself the permission to feel
One of the worst things we do is avoiding our emotions. Our emotions are not made to be controlled, repressed or shut out – they are expressions of our humanity that we need to embrace. Give yourself the permission to be unhappy, angry, sad, bored, jealousy, and all emotions.
Allow yourself to receive love
We tend to ignore or downplay expressions of love from other people out of self preservation. Rather denying affection or compliments, experiment with accepting them graciously. You might feel a little bit awkward at first, but this simple change in behavior can open up your heart more.
Be thankful and show gratitude
One of the best heart chakra healing practices out there is simply to acknowledge all the blessings you have. Simply sit down and look at, or think of, all the things you love about your life. Write them down and say “thank you” to each one of them.
Do a forgiveness ritual
Forgiveness starts with you. In what ways have you mistreated yourself? Write a loving letter to yourself asking for forgiveness and keep it someplace safe. If you’re holding onto resentment towards another person, forgive them. The resentment only hurts you.
Do one kind thing each day
In order to open your heart, try doing something kind each day and share with others. Offer a compliment to someone, say something encouraging or carry out a generous favor.
Laugh more
Laughter is the best medicine and it can be used to open the heart chakra. Find something to laugh about every day, even if that means watching funny cat videos on Youtube.
Find your happiness
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