Element: Air
Color: Green (sometimes pink for higher heart consciousness)
Location: Center of the chest
Gland: Thymus (linked to immunity)
Mantra: Yam
Core Themes:
- Love (self-love, unconditional love, divine love)
- Compassion, empathy, forgiveness
- Harmony, balance, connection
- Breath, expansion, and openness
- Emotional healing and resilience
- Relationship with self and others
Balanced Heart Chakra (Healthy Expressions)
✔ Self-love & Compassion – Acceptance of self and others without judgment
✔ Deep Connection – Meaningful relationships, unity, and belonging
✔ Emotional Equilibrium – Balanced emotions, ability to process grief & joy
✔ Gratitude & Forgiveness – Letting go of resentment, embracing peace
✔ Heart-Centered Living – Acting with kindness, presence, and authenticity
Imbalanced Heart Chakra (Signs & Symptoms)
❌ Deficiency (Underactive/Blocked)
- Difficulty trusting or opening up
- Fear of intimacy and vulnerability
- Social withdrawal or feeling disconnected
- Holding onto resentment and past wounds
- Lack of self-love and self-worth
❌ Excess (Overactive)
- Over-giving at the expense of self
- Emotional dependency or codependency
- People-pleasing tendencies
- Difficulty setting boundaries
- Excessive grief or heartbreak stagnation
Breath & Heart Connection
Since the Heart Chakra is ruled by Air, breath is the gateway to its healing.
- Deep conscious breathing expands love and presence.
- Shallow, erratic breath is often a sign of emotional constriction.
- Practices like heart coherence breathing, pranayama, and sighing can regulate emotions and deepen connection.
Practices to Balance & Activate the Heart Chakra
Breathwork & Movement
✨ Coherent Breathing – Inhale for 5 seconds, exhale for 5 seconds (HeartMath method)
✨ Pranayama – Alternate Nostril Breathing balances the energy channels
✨ Heart-Opening Yoga – Camel Pose, Cobra, Bridge, or gentle backbends
✨ Kundalini Yoga Kriyas to open the heart centre.
Meditation & Reflection
💚 Loving-Kindness (Metta) Meditation – Sending love to self and others
💚 Gratitude Practice – Writing or expressing daily gratitude
💚 Ho’oponopono Forgiveness Ritual – “I’m sorry, please forgive me, thank you, I love you.”
Journaling Prompts
📝 What does love mean to me beyond relationships?
📝 Where am I holding onto resentment, and how can I soften?
📝 How do I nurture my heart with kindness and self-care?
Crystals & Essential Oils
💎 Crystals: Rose Quartz, Green Aventurine, Emerald, Rhodonite
🌿 Essential Oils: Rose, Jasmine, Bergamot, Eucalyptus
Affirmations for the Heart Chakra
💖 “I am open to giving and receiving love effortlessly.”
💖 “I forgive myself and others, releasing all that does not serve me.”
💖 “My heart expands with compassion, joy, and gratitude.”
💖 “I am love, I am loved, and I radiate love.”
Heart Chakra & Higher Consciousness
The Air Chakra of Consciousness represents elevation, surrender, and connection to divine love.
- It is the bridge between the lower chakras (physical world) and the upper chakras (spiritual realms).
- When balanced, love flows freely, guiding intuition, purpose, and unity with all beings.
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Sending lots of heart-centered energy your way! 💖😊
🌿 Heart Chakra Week Special! Bring a Friend for Free 💚 🌿
In honor of Heart Chakra Week, I’m inviting you to share the love! 💖
✨ Bring a friend for free (who hasn’t joined my class before) and experience heart-opening movement, breathwork, and deep relaxation together.
Simply text me to let me know, so I can reserve a mat in the booking system.
Let’s expand our hearts and connections—together! 💚✨
💚 Heart Chakra Week: Open, Expand & Connect 💚
This week, we journey into the Heart Chakra – the center of love, compassion, and deep connection. Through gentle heart-opening movement, breathwork, and meditation, you’ll release emotional blocks, invite more self-love, and cultivate a profound sense of inner harmony. To celebrate this special energy, I’m offering you a chance to bring a friend for free—because love is even more powerful when shared! Simply text me to reserve their mat. Let’s breathe, expand, and open our hearts together. 💞✨
💫 Nourish Your Chakras, Nurture Your Soul 💫
Your journey to inner balance and deep self-connection doesn’t stop in class—it continues in the quiet moments you carve out for yourself. On my website, you’ll find a free downloadable Chakra eBook to guide you deeper, plus a full Chakra Series on YouTube—completely free—to support your practice anytime, anywhere. 🌿✨
For those ready to dive even deeper, I’ve also created a comprehensive Chakra Course, available now on my website. This is your invitation to commit to self-care from the inside out—because true self-care requires clarity, commitment, and a deep sense of self-worth. 💖
Take a moment now to book time in your diary—even just one day—for pure, nourishing self-care from deep within. You deserve it. 💚
