Heart Chakra: ANAHATA 
Anahata-  meaning 'unstruck' 
The heart chakra or Anahata in Sanskrit is a fourth chakra in the chakra energy system. This chakra is located in the center of the chest (the energy center is not located where our actual heart organ lies; rather, the heart chakra is in the center of the chest area); it is the 4th chakra counting from the bottom of the spine in the traditional 7 chakra system. 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. Anahata is an integrating and unifying chakra - bringing to wholeness - as such, it is your healing center. Indeed, most spiritual traditions recognize love as the ultimate healing force.

Anahata chakra connects lower and higher chakras in the energy system. When the heart chakra is open, you may feel being deeply connected, the harmonious exchange of energy with all that is around you, and the appreciation of beauty. However, when there are blockages in this chakra, you may experience difficulties in your relating with others, such as excessive jealousy, codependency, or being closed down, withdrawn.
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“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” – Rumi
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DEFICIENT 

  • Being overly defensive
  • Feeling closed down and "bottling up emotions"
  • Jealousy
  • Fear of intimacy and sharing with others 
  • Feeling of unworthiness/ lack of self love 
  • Codependency, relying on other’s approval and attention, trying to please others at all cost
  • Always 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 able to forgive​

BALANCED

  • Living from a "space of heart"
  • Creating safe and supportive environment for others 
  • Offering kindness and support to others 
  • Perfect balance between self love and offering love for others 

EXCESSIVE  

  • Feeling too emotional 
  • Being possessive of loved ones
  • Feeling uncontrollable with overwhelming emotions 
  • Feeling a need to control or own people 

Some questions for your journaling around Heart Chakra: 

  • Do you feel loved? 
  • Do you love who you are? How do you feel in your own skin? 
  • ​Are you able to trust others without knowing? 
  • Do you look for others' approval ?
  • Do you do thing for others and expect them to return the favour or do you give your support/ love/ friendship unconditionally?


Sanskrit name: Anahata - unstruck
Element: Air
Color: Green
Shape: Crescent moon
Petals of the lotus: Twelve
Seed sound: Lam
Vowel sound: Ay
Rights: To love
Endocrine gland: Thymus
Physical association: Heart, lungs, circulatory system, arms, hands
Psychological function: Love
Identity: Social identity
Developmental stage: 3.5 to 7 years
Challenge: Grief
Plane: The plane of balance
Planets: Venus (lunar, feminine), Sun
Deity: Vishnu, Lakshmi, Krishna
Mythological Animal: Antelope, dove, birds
Sense organ: Skin
Predominant sense: Touch
Incense: Jasmin, lavender, rose
Herb: Yarrow, meadowsweet, oris roo

Let the music speak:

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