Emotions come from your heart, not from your mind.  Your heart knows everything.  Our heart charka is green in color to represent healing, growth and finding balance within yourself.

At our heart charka, we are able to transform and integrate into our spiritual self.  We learn to become more loving and compassionate towards others.  As we become more balanced, we experience calmness and serenity.  In Sanskrit, anahata means “unhurt, unstruck, and unbeaten”.

What is the role of the 4th charka?

• Develop the capacity to love
• Learn to integrate or bridge between earthly and spiritual aspirations
• Transcending personal identity and limitations of the ego
• We experience unconditional love and connection with all
• Heart-centered discernment
• Appreciation of beauty in all things
• Teaches us deep and meaningful relationships

 In the fourth charka we learn to connect and relate better with people.  When our heart charka is balanced and open we learn to go beyond our ego, we are able to discern and  have more compassion for others. 

 What happens when your heart charka is unbalanced?

• One becomes overly defensive
• Feeling closed down
• We display jealousy; fear of intimacy
• Codependency, relying on other’s approval and attention, trying to please at all cost
• Having the Nightingale mentality of putting oneself in the role of the savior or the rescuer; or on the contrary, falling into victimization
• Excessive isolation, being recluse, antisocial
• Holding grudges, not being to forgive

At the physical level, it can manifest as:

• Respiratory ailments, such as lung infection, bronchitis
• Circulatory and heart-related issues

To balance your heart charka: 

• Work with your breath to balance your energy, practice breathing techniques
• Cultivate your appreciation for beauty
• Practice self-care and love your body
• Cultivate self-compassion and acceptance, especially with regards to your emotions and body
• Engage in activities that nourish your heart
• Focus on giving and receiving 
• Practice forgiveness deep within your heart
• Express your gratitude for everything and everyone in your life

This energy center connects the lower charkas and the higher charkas.  As the energies from the lower charkas and higher charkas are harmonized, you will find a sense of peace and balance.

Remember, always listen to your heart, it won’t let you down.