How to Unblock the Heart Chakra

How to unblock the Heart chakra

1. 1

   Work with color-matched crystals

   Hold or wear Rose Quartz, Aquamarine, Amazonite at the center of the chest. The tradition pairs the Heart chakra with green stones.

2. 2

   Move with Air-element yoga

   Camel Pose (Ustrasana), Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana), Bridge Pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana). These poses are traditionally associated with opening the Heart chakra.

3. 3

   Meditate on the center

   Anahata means unstruck, the sound made without two things hitting each other, so this center is worked through air and distance rather than contact. Set a green or pink stone at the far side of the room, deliberately further than you can reach, and sit facing it. Bring to mind someone you have not thought about in a long while, and let your attention travel out across that gap toward the stone and then past it, toward wherever they actually are tonight. Then notice where your attention went instead, because it is rarely where you sent it. That wandering is not a failure of the practice. It is the reading.

4. 4

   Speak the affirmations

   Repeat affirmations like "I am worthy of love exactly as I am." daily. See the affirmations guide linked below.

5. 5

   Nourish with Air-element foods

   Leafy greens (spinach, kale, broccoli), Green tea and matcha, Avocados and cucumbers. The tradition associates these with the Heart chakra.