The heart chakra, is located in the center of the chest, at heart level. It is the center of your deep bonds with other beings, your sense of caring and compassion, your feelings of self-love, altruism, generosity, kindness, and respect. The "way of the heart" or the "path of the heart" is living your life from this energy center of love. It means living your life with loving kindness and compassion towards others. It means that your heart is open to others and you inspire kindness and compassion in others. You create safe and supportive environment. This chakra holds out connection to both the physical and the spiritual aspects of ourselves. It is how we get in touch with our Higher Self in relation to the rest of the world and the Universe.
When the heart chakra is out of harmony
We are disconnected from ourselves, have difficulty loving ourselves or giving love from a genuine place, do not feel deserving of love and have difficulty receiving love, develop depression from a lack of connection to self.
When the heart chakra is in harmony
We are fully connected to ourselves, cultivate joy easily, love and accept ourselves and others, give and receive love genuinely, cultivate compassion for self and others
Location - At the center of the chest
Physical body parts - Heart, circulatory system, lungs, shoulders, arms, ribs, breasts, diaphragm
Life lesson - to experience compassion and connection with oneself and others
Physical dysfunction - Congestive heart failure, heart attack, heart disease, asthma, allergies, lung cancer, pneumonia, lung disease, breast cancer, high blood pressure
Mental/ emotional issues - Love and hatred, resentment, grief, self-centeredness, loneliness, forgiveness, compassion, hope, trust
Possible causes of energy blocks - Repressed heartache or grief
Crystals - Rose quartz, emerald, green tourmaline, jade, green calcite, green kyanite, peridot
Essential oils - Rose, geranium, bergamot, lavender, lemon balm, ylang ylang
