💚 The Heart Chakra: Anahata

The Heart Chakra, or Anahata, is located in the centre of the chest, near the heart and lungs. It is the bridge between the lower, earthly chakras and the upper, spiritual ones, guiding our ability to give and receive love.When balanced, this chakra fosters compassion, self-acceptance, and harmonious relationships. When imbalanced, we may notice feelings of isolation, jealousy, or difficulty connecting with others.

✨ Heart Chakra at a Glance

Location: Center of the chest

Color: Green

Element: Air

Sanskrit Name: Anahata, meaning “unstruck”

Purpose: Love, compassion, balance, connection

🌿 When Balanced, You May Feel:

• Compassionate and loving toward yourself and others

• Open and accepting in relationships

• Peaceful, balanced, and emotionally resilient

• Physically supported with good heart, lung, and immune health

  
  

🌑 When Imbalanced, You May Notice:

Physical: Disorders of the heart, lungs, thymus, or upper body; shortness of breath; circulation issues; tension between shoulder blades

Emotional: Codependency, jealousy, fear of intimacy, isolation, bitterness, grief

Mental: Critical, judgmental, self-doubt, difficulty trusting

🌸 Practices to Nurture Your Heart Chakra

Visualization: Imagine a green light glowing at the centre of your chest, expanding with each breath, filling you with love and balance.

Affirmations:

• I am worthy of love.

• I am loving to myself and others.

There is an infinite supply of love.

Movement: Heart-opening yoga poses (Camel, Cobra, Bridge) and gentle stretches for shoulders and chest

Emotional Work: Journaling, self-compassion exercises, and processing grief or past relational trauma

Therapeutic Support: Psychotherapy, inner child work, and codependency healing

💭 Bloom & Grow Prompt: When do I feel most connected to myself and others? What practices help me open my heart and nurture loving relationships? What sensations come up in the body when I practice having an open heart?

💭 My Bloom & Grow Reflection:

I feel my heart chakra strongest when people trust me enough to be their authentic selves, and when presence is abundant. The practices that help me cultivate an open heart and nurture loving relationships all come down to the heartful ways of being that let love and awareness bloom. (Non-judging, patience, gratitude, acceptance, trust.)

Physically, when my heart chakra is balanced, my shoulders are dropped and back, my chin is slightly lifted, and my chest is open to the cosmos. Warmth expands outward with each exaggerated, active breath. I feel the movement weaving through my lungs and rib cage. In those moments, I feel connected and grounded.

I love going into nature, especially green spaces, and simply sitting on the grass, being present with the life around me. It’s so simple, yet it feels marvellous. Afterwards, I notice myself peaceful, open, and fully present.