Accepting love can be difficult; So many of us struggle to love ourselves, and even with the most giving, open and honest partner, you can still struggle to receive love from them. It’s all too common to fear getting hurt, be distrustful, feel distant when around your significant other, feelings of loneliness when not in a relationship, or you might feel as though you need love to validate you as a person.

Whether you are casually dating, in a committed relationship, or working on the most important relationship of all: with yourself, the Heart Chakra could be the key to whatever you’re striving for.

How to Recognize a Balanced Heart Chakra: 7 Signs

The Heart Chakra is believed to be the most important and influential Chakras. It’s located at the centre of the seven swirling energy fields that run along the spine. Its Sanskrit name is Anahata, meaning ‘unhurt’. Therefore opening up this Chakra means opening your heart and inviting more love and compassion into your life.

Relationships are a vital part of our existence and an essential part of human existence. Healing the fourth Chakra just might be the way to opening up to more love in your life. Seven signs you have a harmonious Heart Chakra are:

• Increased love energy in the body
• More joy
• Inner peace
• The ability to forgive others
• To be more generous
• Unconditional love
• Compassion and acceptance

5 Ways to Heal the Heart Chakra

If you want to heal the Heart Chakra and open yourself up to the abundance of love from the Universe, here are some tried and true ways that can help with this:

1. Heart Chakra Opening Tea. A beautiful rose petal-enhanced sencha green tea can provide many physical, emotional and spiritual health benefits. Green tea is a powerful heart Chakra opening herb, and rose petals have a positive and loving vibrational energy. Enjoy this delightful tea, warm or iced, and focus on all the great vibes it’s bringing into your existence.
   
   
   
   
2. Rose Geranium Oil. This beautiful floral blend is not only pleasant to smell but also helps to open the heart. Geranium essential oil has a calming and grounding effect, while rose essential oil can uplift your spirits and make you feel open to love. There is no incorrect way to use this delightful scent as it has skin and hair benefits in addition to its emotional benefits. Whatever you decide, be sure to focus on opening your heart and soul to love.
   
   
3. Visualise Cherry Blossoms. These beautiful flowers are a stunning representation of love and new life in Spring. Cherry blossoms bloom for a very short while, and they are Mother Nature’s reminder to be mindful, stay present, and enjoy life for what it is. This powerful reminder, along with the cherry blossom’s loving and renewed energy, makes a gorgeous visual representation of the power of the heart Chakra. This digital print has the added bonus of the heart Chakra symbol and being green, the colour of the heart Chakra.
   
   
   
   
4. Heart Opening Meditations. Meditation is a beautiful and effective way to open and heal the heart Chakra. Meditation has been shown to help you build skills, gain perspective, and better focus on the present moment. (ref: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/meditation/in-depth/meditation/art-20045858)  Set aside time daily to complete a calming guided meditation with binaural beats focused on opening and balancing the Heart Chakra.
5. Green Adventurine. This stunning crystal has the ability to heal past emotional wounds, support the heart, and open you up to receiving love. Hold it during your meditations or whenever you want to focus on the heart Chakra.
   
   
   

Empath Designs is dedicated to helping people embrace love, connection and energetic balance through the healing of the Heart Chakra. Everything they do comes from a place of spiritual, physical and emotional wellness and love for the planet. The Cherry Blossom Heart Chakra Meditation & Art Set was carefully selected to include products to open the Heart Chakra by companies that embody similar values and principles.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I know if my Heart Chakra is blocked? Some signs of a blocked, or overactive, Heart Chakra are:

• Shyness
• Loss of trust
• Fear of being hurt
• Antisocial
• Distancing from others
• Judgemental
• Jealousy
• Codependency
• Clingyness

What foods help heal the Heart Chakra? Foods that can help positively feed the Heart Chakra are green, which is the energetic colour representation of the Heart Chakra. Spinach, kale and other leafy greens, avocados, asparagus, cucumbers, zucchini, kiwis, green apples, green tea and matcha are all excellent choices.

What is a Chakra? Chakra is the Sanskrit word for wheel or disk, referring to the spinning wheel energy centre that is each Chakra. There are 7 major Chakras that align the spine. Each Chakra-opening Meditation & Art set from Empath Designs includes a wooden disk with a Chakra symbol laser cut into it.