Heart Chakra

Heart Chakra (Anahata)

Element: Air

Colors: Green or Pink

Mantra: YAM

Location: On the cardiac plexus in the region of the heart

Meaning: Love, compassion, healing

Balanced State: Loving, forgiving, empathetic, harmonious relationships. By harmonizing this energy center, a person begins to feel more compassionate, caring, optimistic, friendly, and motivated.

Imbalanced State: Loneliness, jealousy, bitterness, lack of love for self/others. When the heart chakra is imbalanced, a person may deal with emotional issues like anger, lack of trust, anxiety, jealousy, fear, and moodiness.

Crystals for Heart Chakra:

• Green Aventurine – Healing, luck, emotional calm
• Rose Quartz – Unconditional love, compassion, self-love
• Malachite – Transformation, emotional release, heart healing
• Rhodonite – Emotional healing, forgiveness, helps release past wounds, encourages compassion in relationships
• Peridot – Opens the heart to joy, reduces jealousy and negative emotions, invites prosperity and renewal

This chakra is present in the middle of the chest and is believed to be a base for life between the physical and spiritual world. In general, it decides our ability to give and receive love.

How it affects the body: Anahata Chakra affects a person’s social identity and influences traits like trust, forgiveness, unconditional love, wisdom, compassion, and issues of the soul.

It deals with the functioning of the heart, rib cage, blood, circulatory system, lungs and diaphragm, thymus gland, breasts, esophagus, shoulders, arms, and hands.

An imbalance can cause issues related to the thoracic spine, upper back and shoulder problems, asthma, heart conditions, shallow breathing, and lung diseases.