If you have trouble with trust and love, you want to take a look at your heart chakra (pink or green chakra). In reality, 
the chakras work together to create balance, good health, and wellness. They also constantly move in and out of balance and drag other chakras along with them. So, it makes sense to look at your chakras collectively. However, for the sake of simplicity here, we’ll look at one chakra: the heart chakra, or Anahata, and discuss how to balance your heart chakra naturally.
Some better-known examples of holistic treatments are plants, crystals, sound, and energy healing. All of these healing methods are fundamentally vibrational, therefore, they communicate well with your energy centers and provide natural healing and rebalance.
The Heart Chakra (Anahata)
The heart chakra is known as the Anahata in Sanskrit. The Anahata is located in the middle of the chest between the breasts.
Anahata Functions
The Anahata, like the physical heart itself, is the center of love and connection. It governs the love of self and others, love relationships, affection, compassion, acceptance, kindness, and trust. These are the attributes that allow us to be open to giving and receiving. And, their presence is a sign of vital or balanced heart chakra.
For many spiritual practices and energy healing modalities (e.g., Tummo Reiki and Sekhem-Seichim Reiki), the heart chakra is the center of spiritual connection.
Heart Chakra Imbalance or Dysfunction
Heart chakra dysfunction or imbalance manifests in a variety of ways. For example, it can present as emotional pain and indecisiveness, sadness, depression, distrust, lack of compassion, fear of rejection, paranoia, lack of fulfillment, seemingly insatiable yearning, fear of emotional or sexual intimacy, feelings of abandonment, low self-esteem, self-criticism, and even self-hate.
In the physical body, this chakra governs the respiratory, circulatory, and immune systems. Not surprisingly, heart chakra imbalances manifest as lung, heart, circulatory, and immune issues. Upper back problems are common as well.
Healing Plants for the Anahata or Heart Chakra
Selecting Specific Heart Chakra Oils
As an aromatherapist and energy healer, I match essential oils to a chakra according to the energetic, emotional, mental, and physical attributes of the chakra. However, when I select them for an individual. I select them based on how the imbalance in that particular chakra manifests within that particular person. Alternatively or in addition, I select heart chakra essential oils according to my client’s specific intention.
I do not think that a specific essential oil is always good for a particular chakra. For example, vetiver, a classic root chakra essential oil, is NOT always helpful when working with the root chakra. Again, it depends on the manifestation of the imbalance and the specific intentions.
Nine Essential Oils To Balance the Heart Chakra Naturally
- Bergamot (Citrus bergamia)
- Black spruce (Picea mariana)
- Cardamon (Elettaria cardamomum)
- Carrot seed (Daucus carota)
- Lemon (Citrus limon)
- Neroli (Citrus aurantium)
- Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile)
- Rose (Rosa damascena)
- Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
Healing Qualities of Plants
Most people think of the heart when they think of rose and, indeed, rose is a quintessential heart chakra essential oil. It promotes love, compassion, hope, and the ability to experience deeper, more honest, and meaningful relationships. It instills an appreciation for beauty. Consequently, rose oil cultivates a heart that is nurturing and self-loving.
Lemon and neroli cultivate confidence in natural heart chakra expression. Both encourage trust and a sense of security. Thus, both open the heart chakra, dispel fear, allow joyful love in, and promote hope. Bergamot also opens the heart chakra, and black spruce invites forgiveness.
Roman chamomile is harmonizing, peaceful, and nurturing. It promotes feelings of love and compassion for the self and others. Additionally, it cultivates acceptance, compassion, and appreciation for one’s limitations. As a result, it instills self-worth, self-confidence, self-appreciation, and enthusiasm. Rosemary encourages strength, centering, and action. This helps set boundaries in a relationship.
To Learn More About Your Heart Chakra Or Anahata, See:
- My blog posts:
- Aromatherapy, Essential Oils, and the Chakras eBook
- Starchaser natural healing and wellness workshops.
Updated July 19, 2022
