From the
dynamic, exciting, sometimes intense fire element of the solar plexus (3rd)
chakra, we move up to the more gentle and flowing air element of the heart
chakra. This 4th chakra
is where we can find all of our answers. It’s that place inside us that knows everything we need to
know. It’s the best teacher we
will ever have (the Guru Haridya Manas (inner teacher) chakra lies within the heart chakra), and
contains the only voice we should work on hearing and following. It’s the bridge between our three lower
chakras (the physical world and feelings) and our three upper chakras (the
unseen world and thoughts). So, our heart chakra is that place of perfect balance or the union between our feelings
and thoughts and our conscious and subconscious minds.
The heart
chakra (as expected) is about love.
It’s about both giving and receiving love.
Unfortunately, for many of us, giving and receiving love is easier when
another person is involved. It is
often much easier to love another person than it is to love ourselves. The problem with this scenario is until
we can fully love ourselves – flaws and all – it is difficult to fully love
another person. So, lets look at
ways to feed the heart chakra and move into a space where we can recognize and
love the uniqueness we all possess.
MIND
The phrase
associated with the heart chakra is I LOVE. Fill in the blank to create your mantra for the week – I LOVE
____________. Ideally, we are
filling in the blank with a person or a group of people. Even better would be to fill in the
blank with the word “myself.”
Unfortunately, we live in a world/society that focuses on the negatives. Somewhere along the way, we have
learned that we need to see our “flaws” or focus on the areas in ourselves that
we need to improve. As a result,
we end up believing that we are far less than we really are. To top it off, we have grown up with
the idea of competition and seeing how others may be “better” in certain areas
than we are. Let’s take some time
this week to recognize our uniqueness, our beauty and our light. Let’s realize that we deserve to be
loved by other people, but most importantly we deserve to be loved by
ourselves! Those around us will
thank us because not only will we feel good about who we are, but we will be
able to fully and completely give them the love they deserve.
BODY
Foods that
feed the heart chakra include cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, brussel
sprouts, califlower, etc.), leafy greens (kale, spinach, lettuce, etc.) &
sprouts, and green foods (peas, leeks, celery, kiwi, pears, etc.) The following recipe is appropriately
named the Heart Salad and comes from the book “Chakra Foods for Optimum Health” Enjoy : )
The Heart
Salad
1 bunch of
fresh spinach
1 avocado,
diced into cubes
1 cup
broccoli, cut up into small pieces
1 tsp fresh
dill
½ cup
strawberries (sliced in half to resemble hearts)
½ cup
slivered almonds
¼ cup
flaxseed oil
¼ cup extra
virgin olive oil
¼ cup
balsamic vinegar
SPIRIT
One way to
feed our spirit through the heart chakra is through gratitude. Bringing awareness to the amazing
things/experiences/opportunities/people we have right now can totally change
our mindset and our perspective on life. There are different ways we can bring gratitude into our
life. Some people start a
gratitude journal, some people just make sure they bring to mind something they
are grateful for everyday, and some people write something they are grateful
for in their day planner as it comes up during the day. I personally have a few daily gratitude
practices, one of which is a Facebook group with a few good friends where we
post one thing everyday we are grateful for. I find it just as fun to read other people’s posts, as it is
to share what I am thankful for that day.
Be creative, be consistent and I promise it is a practice that will
change your life!Have a wonderful week of appreciating all you have, focusing on how wonderful and deserving of love you are and enjoying some nice, healthy green food : )
See you on
our mats,
Roxanne
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