National Heart Awareness Month: The Heart Chakra

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National Heart Awareness Month: The Heart Chakra

February is National Heart Awareness Month and throughout the month I

will be posting tips for using crystals for heart health.

The Heart Chakra Energy

Energy medicine is based on the belief that the human body is composed

of energy fields. When the energy is properly distributed and

circulating freely, the body is healthy. Imbalances or abnormal amounts

of energy are believed to indicate an excess or deficiency.

When the energy of our Heart center or Heart Chakra is in balance,

we are compassionate, loving, empathetic, altruistic, peaceful, in

balance and truly have love for ourselves. When the heart is out of

balance in excess conditions, we tend to express issues of co-

dependency, poor boundaries with often demanding, clinging, jealous

and overly sacrificing tendencies.

When the heart is out of balance in deficient conditions, we tend to

become anti-social, withdrawn, critical, judgmental, intolerant of

ourselves and others, lonely, isolated and depressed.

The word "Chakra" is Sanskrit for wheel or disk and signifies one of

seven basic energy centers in the body. Each of these centers

correlates to major nerve ganglia branching forth from the spinal

column. In addition, the Chakras also correlate to levels of

consciousness, archetypal elements, developmental stages of life,

colors, sounds, body functions, and much much more.

Dis-eases tend to point to the region of the body that is governed by

that Chakra. This allows us to see where the energy is "stagnant".

This energy is connected with our physical body through seven

centers. These centers represent our physical, mental, emotional, and

spiritual growth. When these centers are healthy and in balance, then

we are the equivalent. Below is a brief description of each chakra.

The Heart Chakra:

Location: The center of the chest

Color: Green or pink

Element: Air

Sense: Touch

Musical Keynote: F (vocalized "ah")

Associated Gland: Thymus

*Controls the heart, blood circulation, immune system, lower lungs,

rib cage, skin, upper back

Gemstones: Emerald, Green Jade, Rhodonite, Rhodochrosite, Rose

Quartz, Ruby, Kunzite, Unakite and Watermelon Tourmaline.

Herbs: Marjoram, Geranium, Jasmine, Lavender, Orris root, Rose oil,

Yarrow

Essential Oils: Marjoram, Geranium, Jasmine, Lavender, Mandarin,

, Rose, Maroc, Tangerine, Ylang Ylang

Qualities and/or Functions: Unconditional love, harmony, forgiveness,

healing, compassion, understanding, personal transformation, warmth,

sharing, devotion, selflessness

Verb: I love

In sanskrit the name of the Heart Chakra is Anahata. This 4th Chakra is

associates with the element air, our social identity, oriented to

self-acceptance. This chakra is the middle chakra in a system of seven.

It is related to love and is the integrator of opposites in the psyche:

mind and body, male and female, persona and shadow, ego and unity. A

healthy fourth chakra allows us to love deeply, feel compassion, have a

deep sense of peace and centeredness. The color for this chakra is

green or pink. This chakra deals with physical healing, balance,

harmony, compassion and love. The heart chakra is located near the

heart.

This energy center is most important in all facets of love, when it is

balanced, you trust in others, take risks, love and feel loved.

Physically, it governs the thymus gland, heart, blood, circulatory

system and the immune and endocrine systems. To help activate this

chakra, eat lots of green vegetables, surround yourself in nature,

especially trees and plants. The symbol of this chakra is the

Crescent.

Pacholyk, MS, L.Ac.

http://www.peacefulmind.com/energy_medicine.htm

Therapies for healing

mind, body, spirit