Our Heart Chakras are our centre of love, compassion, and emotional balance, located at the chest. It connects the physical and spiritual, grounding relationships in empathy and forgiveness.

Associated with the colour: green, the heart chakra’s element is Air, and the Seed Mantra: YAM

Listen to the vibration of the Heart Chakra as you continue to read and study it

Metaphysical Properties of the Heart Chakra

Location: Center of the chest (not the physical heart, but the energetic center)

Element: Air

Color: Green (sometimes pink)

Seed Mantra: YAM

Associated Glands/Organs: Thymus gland, heart, lungs, arms, hands

Archetypal Energy: The Lover — compassion, connection, unconditional love, and empathy

When the heart chakra is balanced, you feel:

  • Deep love for yourself and others

  • Open, forgiving, and emotionally resilient

  • Compassionate and accepting

  • A sense of harmony and inner peace

When imbalanced, it may manifest as:

  • Grief, jealousy, bitterness, or inability to trust

  • Emotional detachment or clinginess

  • Heart or lung issues, immune imbalances

  • Difficulty giving or receiving love

Tools and Practices to Awaken or Balance the Heart Chakra

  1. Meditation and Visualization

    • Imagine a soft green or pink light radiating from the center of your chest.

    • Chant YAM to open the heart and promote emotional healing.

    • Practice loving-kindness meditation (Metta), sending compassion to yourself and others.

  2. Breathwork and Movement

    • Deep, slow breathing to expand the chest and lungs

    • Heart-opening yoga poses like Camel, Bridge, and Cobra

    • Gentle stretches and nature walks to connect with the air element

  3. Crystals

    • Use emotionally healing stones such as:

      • Rose Quartz

      • Green Aventurine

      • Rhodonite

      • Emerald

      • Malachite

    • Place them on your chest or hold during emotional healing work.

  4. Essential Oils and Herbs

    • Rose, geranium, jasmine, lavender, eucalyptus

    • Use these to soothe the nervous system and open emotional pathways

  5. Affirmations

    • “I am open to love and connection.”

    • “I forgive myself and others.”

    • “I give and receive love freely.”

  6. Nutrition

    • Green, heart-healthy foods:

      • Leafy greens, broccoli, avocados, green tea

      • Foods rich in antioxidants and chlorophyll

  7. Sound and Music

    • Listen to 639 Hz frequency, which promotes harmonious relationships

    • Soft, melodic, emotionally resonant music (especially strings or gentle vocals)

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