4. Heart chakra

ANÁHATA
(4th CHAKRA - HEART CHAKRA)
USE OF THE OIL: RELAXING MIXTURE FOR RELIEF
Colour: green, also pink and gold
Primary principle: resignation
Declaration for spiritual growth: I love myself and others unconditionally, I give and take
Parts of the body: heart, upper part of the back with thorax, lower part of lungs, blood and blood circulation, skin.
Psychic function of chakra: Love towards other people and everything alive, unreservedness, sensitivity. Will to change outside world and conform it to own actions
Nourishes: heart and blood system, thorax, spine and hands

Anáhata creates a centre of the systems of chakras. In this chakra there are connected three physio-emotional centres with three upper spiritual ones. Here is located the ability to feel oneself, sympathise, tune in to other people, live with them. Through here we also take in the beauty of the nature and harmony in music, fine art and poetry. The role of this chakra is unification through love. Every yearning for affectionate contact, for fusion, harmony and love is shown through Anáhata. We even experience this during the period of grief, pain, fear of separation, or loss of love. Anáhata is the centre through which power radiates very strongly. When open, Anáhata has spontaneous healing and changing ability towards others. Anáhata is the gate to the soul. It is not only the place of the deepest most lively feelings of love, through this chakra we can also connect with the universal part of our soul; God's glow in us. This chakra has a dominant role in refining perception that is related to the opening of Ádžna chakra (6th), because it is resignation that allows us to notice subtle parts of the Creation. It means that at the same time as the evolution of the Anáhata chakra the higher abilities of Ádžna chakra (6th chakra) are evolving.

PSYCHIC EFFECT: INTERNAL HARMONY (SELF-LOVE)

In Solar plexus (Manipúra) it is about the need to be accepted, here it is the need to be loved. Those two conditions are mutually connected. When the heart is open and free it radiates a feeling of happiness. When the heart is closed and the flow between the heart and solar plexus is not harmonious the radiated feelings contain pain, vulnerability and sometimes also bitterness. We feel the pain when something that we expect does not happen, which leads to frustration and the feeling of rejection. Pain can reach so far that the bitterness starts appearing. This is one of the most destructive emotions, especially when you allow this one to develop during many years.

BODY LANGUAGE

Children that are told off quite often stand in the corner of the room with their arms on their chest. They protect their aching heart. They carry this habit with them into adulthood and that becomes evident every time they need reassurance.
Touch became one of the most important elements of the additional therapy. Unfortunately in today's world there are many people that have not been comforted or touched by other people for many many years.

ILLNESSES RELATED TO THE ANÁHATA CHAKRA:

ILLNESS OF HEART, THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, ALLERGIES AND OVERSENSITIVITY, CANCER