Meditating on the heart chakra can release stress, anger, and anxiety by removing blocks and allowing for a fresh, positive energy flow. It encourages joy and a feeling of being worthy and loved.
What is the Heart Chakra?
According to Hindu and Buddhist beliefs, there are energy centers inside each person which are called chakras. Some describe them as spinning wheels inside the body that are able to transform energy from one frequency to another. They act as a mediator between one's inner self and the outside world.
Sometimes chakras can become blocked. In the case of the heart chakra, this can bring about feelings of resentment and self-hatred, making it difficult to give and receive love. Meditating on the heart chakra can help remove a block and get rid of any negative energy.
Heart Chakra Healing
Begin by sitting down, keeping a straight posture. Bring the hands together and place the knuckles of both thumbs over the heart and feel it beating. With eyes closed, take a few minutes to concentrate only on your heartbeat. Feel the power and energy that each beat represents.
Next, place the right palm over the center of the chest with the left palm on top of the right. Think about how warm your chest feels. Now, envision a radiant emerald light that is coming in and filling the body. See this light as entering through the heart and after it travels around the rest of the body, returning to the heart bringing a tingling refreshing feeling to the entire body.
Take a few minutes to experience the joy that love brings. Know that to truly love others, one must love themselves. Before ending the meditation, take the palms and place them towards the sky, outstretch the arms, and envision sending some of this wonderful positive energy into the universe.
Balancing the Heart Chakra
By keeping the heart chakra balanced, a person is able to experience love and self-esteem. By getting rid of any negative feelings and energy, a person can more readily give out love and show compassion. Chakra meditation isn't only limited to the heart chakra, but, different types can be done to any of the chakras in the body either individually or together.
The heart chakra is the fourth chakra of the seven energy centers located in the body. Long recognized by Hindu and Buddhist traditions, meditation on the heart chakra can get rid of adverse feelings and emotions, while allowing pure love and energy to flow through the body.
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Sources:
The Meditation Bible, Madonna Gauding, (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.,) 2005.
Meditation for Dummies, Stephan Bodian, (Wiley Publishing, Inc.,) 2006.
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