The significance of
the chakras: Heart (Anahata)
Position: 4th
over the thymus and heart Colour: green/pink
Organs
and glands associated: heart, lung and thymus
Crystals and stones:
emerald, jade adventurine, rose quartz, malachite
Planets: Venus Chakra
mantra: Yam
Direction of spin:
clockwise Element: Air
Affirmations: ‘I am able to
give and receive love easily’, ‘I deserve to be loved and cared for’, ‘I am
deeply connected to the universe and all beings’, ‘I am compassionate and
loving to all living things’
Governing attributes:
compassionate, loving, connected, able to give love as well as receive it,
forgiveness, understanding, relationships
The fourth Chakra is known as the Heart or Anahata in
Sanskrit and is a feminine chakra which is the centre for all the other chakras
connecting us not only to ourselves but to others also. If we have suffered a
heart break the chakra closes and our posture may change from walking with an
open and expanded chest to retreating and hunching our shoulders inwards in an
effort to protect ourselves. As painful as heart break is it can also be a
blessing as it teaches us that we are often stronger then we think and it
encourages us to increase the level of self-love we feel for ourselves so we
can heal from the trauma caused by others who are often not fully conscious of
the consequences of their actions if they are not awakened themselves.
So why is there two colours associated with the heart chakra?
This teaches us the ability to feel love not only for others (green) facing outwards
but also for ourselves which is equally if not more important (pink) and
receiving from the back. How do you react towards others, do you still carry
resentment from the past into the present day from past wounds even if that
pain was not in any way connected to your current relationship or situation or
do you do the necessary work within to heal your past hurts so you can go onto
then live a happier and more productive and fulfilling life? People who cause deliberate
hurt and devastation in others people’s lives are often mirroring what is
happening within their own life. If you are deeply connected within then you
have no desire to cause pain but only show love and to be connected to others
first of all you need to be connected within yourself.
Balanced and healthy heart chakra: You have the
ability to give and receive love equally expecting nothing in return, you have
close relationships with partners, friends and family and can communicate
easily with them, and you have a desire for equality for all and put your focus
into creating positive life experiences for yourself and others with kindness, compassion
and acceptance. You can forgive easily if necessary and do not bear grudges
towards others.
Blocked and closed heart chakra:
overly critical of yourself and others, a lack of self-esteem, depressed
and unhappy with your life, struggle to find happiness, carry resentment from
the past, find it difficult to create loving connections, unable to receive
gestures of love such as physical affection of a compliment,
Overly open/active chakra:
You give constantly to others without caring for your own needs so you constantly
deplete your own energy sources because you are overly focused on making
others happy, you look for validation
and a sense of worth through other people, find it difficult to maintain boundaries.
How to re balance the heart chakra:
Do a kind act for some else every day
it will not only make a big difference to them but to raise you own value and
sense of worth and purpose, practice gratitude perhaps try writing down your
thoughts and emotions in a diary and then looking at ways you can yourself
improve your life experiences whilst healing trauma from the past, practice
unconditional love and acceptance for others with no judgement. Nobody is
perfect so try not to expect it from others, having flaws makes us human.
Practice meditation daily for 20 minutes to connect with the planet and within
ourselves.
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