Heart Chakra

There is a great series of workshops in progress for the chakras. Every 2 weeks, will be an information session on a chakra. Those who are following the entire series will spend the days in between working on that chakra. The series will begin again in January. Here is some information about the HeartChakra:

HEART CHAKRA
The heart chakra is located in chest over the sternum. It focuses on the heart. Other organs associated with this chakra are the lungs, arms and hands, chest and back muscles.

This is the chakra of AIR and LOVE. Its colors are shades of green and pink. The gemstones for this chakra are emerald, aventirine, malachite, jade, green/pink tourmaline, rose quartz, rhodanite, and rhodachrosite. The herbs and oils for this chakra are rose, jasmine, heather, mallow, hibiscuss, mint, and copal.

If you wish to ingest substances to help connect with this chakra, eat foods that are light like green salads. For those who like teas, we recommend white or green teas.

This chakra is associated with receptive energy, love, devotion, compassion, comfort, harmony, and healing. You know you have problems or blocks with your heart chakra if you have breathing difficulties or anxiety, heart troubles, or muscle and back tension. This chakra is also associated with emotion. GRIEF and LOSS block this chakra. Think about the things you have lost, people who have gone from your life. Let that sadness fill you and then BREATHE. Let the pain go with each breathe. Remember those that are currently around you who love you. Cherish that love that is already there. Breathe in the love around you. Let it fill you and bring you calm and comfort.

Some things you can do to meditate and connect with this chakra are to do breathing exercises. Get a good massage from a spa or from someone you love. Hug your friends and family.

This chakra is also about the RIGHT TO LOVE AND BE LOVED. You have the right to do feel love and to feel loved. This is a chakra where you are working on your emotional balance and relationships. A good book to read is Sam Keen's "To Love and Be Loved" (ISBN: 0553375288 cost $20.00).

As an exercise, try keeping a journal of gratitude. What are you thankful for? Who do you appreciate and why? Write specizal notes expressing your appreciateion to people around you, especially those you don't say it much to. Try to a couple of your co-workers, your neighbors, the person who delivers your mail.