Theseven main chakrasare potent energetic centers that yogis and Eastern traditions have been referring to for thousands of years.
In my holistic practice, I use the themes of the chakras to explore the spiritual dimension of health.
Understanding these themes can reveal unconscious wound patterns that negatively affect our physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Most of us are quite familiar with the concept of physical and emotional wounds.
We know when we are physically wounded because the associated sensation is uncomfortable.
We know when we are emotionally wounded because we don’t like the way we feel.
Many of us are less familiar with the concept of chakra wounding because it’s energetic and subtle.
These are often the wounds we are not conscious of because they exist as frequencies in the quantum field.
The shadow of the heart chakra is rejection.
The primary wound of the heart chakra is rejection.
If it doesn’t, we feel rejected, alone, and sometimes foolish.
This drives the isolation deeper, and exchange becomes impossible.
Physical signs of the heart chakra’s shadow.
Ultimately, those with this wound forget how to receive love and support.
They give and give and give until they are exhausted yet they don’t understand why.
The gift of the heart chakra is compassion.
The healing path of the heart chakra moves from isolation to compassion.
Compassion is essential to the survival of our species.
Either way, the heart is always responsible for radiating the highest form of love into the world.
The heart is capable of transmuting all human pain and suffering into love.
But this is no ordinary love (aka lust and dysfunctional attachment).
This is compassion: The highest expression of love and the genuine desire to relieve the suffering of others.
In other words, human suffering is essential for compassion to exist.
Here are three exercises to support heart chakra healing:
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Visualize their words coming in through your inhale and spreading throughout your body.
Then, you’re able to say thank you.
Try a breath practice.
On your inhale, imagine breathing in all the pain and suffering of those around you.
Do this for 10 to 20breath cycles.
When we do this in a group, it creates a powerful collective field.
Take turns so each person has a chance to sit in the center.
