Chakra 4 — Heart

• Primary Focus — Love & Self-Acceptance
• Sacred Truth of the Emotional Power chakra — Love is Divine Power
  Petals — Twelve energy vortices
  Element — Air (some say Earth)
• Sanskrit Name & Meaning — Anahata, (unstruck, or not struck)
• Purpose — Love and balance
• Color — Green (primary); Pink (secondary)
• Location ­— Chest, Heart, Cardiac Plexus
• Archetype — Healer
• Demon — Grief
• Developmental Stage ­— 4 to 7 years
• Developmental Tasks — Forming peer and family relationships, developing persona
• Basic Rights — To love and be loved
• Function — Open heart to all; non-competitive

Note — This chakra is the protector and distributor of energy for the lower chakras.

Primary Strengths — Love, forgiveness, compassion, dedication, inspiration, hope, trust, and the ability to heal oneself and others.

Primary Fears — Fears of loneliness, commitment, and ‘following one’s heart’; fear of inability to protect oneself emotionally; fear of emotional weakness and betrayal. Loss of fourth chakra energy can give rise to jealousy, bitterness, anger, hatred, and an inability to forgive others as well as oneself.

Lesson — Relationships. The right to love. Love, forgiveness, compassion. Ability to have self-control. Acceptance of oneself.

Balanced Characteristics — Compassionate, loving, empathetic, self-loving, altruistic, peaceful, and balanced.

Organs, Glands and/or Body Systems —

• Heart and circulatory system
• Lungs & bronchial tubes
• Shoulders, arms, and hands
• Ribs/breasts
• Diaphragm
• Thymus gland

Mental, Emotional Issues —

This chakra resonates to our emotional perceptions, which determine the quality of our lives far more than our mental perceptions. As children, we react to our circumstances with a range of emotions: love, compassion, confidence, hope, despair, hate, envy, and fear. As adults, we are challenged to generate within ourselves an emotional climate and steadiness from which to act consciously and with compassion.

• Love and hatred
• Resentment and bitterness
• Grief and anger
• Self-centeredness
• Loneliness and commitment
• Forgiveness and compassion
• Hope and trust

Physical Dysfunctions —

• Congestive heart failure
• Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
• Mitral valve prolapse
• Cardiomegaly
• Asthma/allergy
• Lung cancer
• Bronchial pneumonia
• Upper back, shoulders
• Breast cancer

Healing Strategies —

Breathing exercises, work with arms – reaching out/taking in, journaling, self-discovery, examine assumptions about relationships, emotional release of grief, forgiveness when appropriate, codependency work, self-acceptance, Nature walks, time spent with family or friends.

Heart Chakra Foods —

Leafy vegetables - spinach, kale, dandelion greens, etc.

Air vegetables - broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, celery, squash, etc.

Liquids - green teas

Spices - basil, sage, thyme, cilantro, parsley

Tone – F above Middle C

Essential Oils — Rose Maroc, Bergamot, Melissa, Ylang Ylang, Mandarin, Tangerine, Geranium, Jasmine, Lavender

Any stones that are green in color. Examples include Green Aventurine, Jade, and Malachite.

Affirmation – I am worthy of love

The Higher Heart chakra is one of the 21 minor energy centers located throughout the human body. It is situated between the heart and throat chakras, in line with the major chakras that follow the path of the spinal column.    

The Bridge
Color – Pink
Location – Between the heart and throat
Drive – Love
Task – Joy
Goals – Express selfless love for those around us