The Fourth Chakra in Kundalini Yoga is the heart chakra-Anahatha Chakra- which gives us the ability to express love.
It means the unbeaten or unstuck sound. The Anahata Chakra lies along the vertebrae of the spinal column in the area of thoracic vertebra IX, within the central canal near the cardiac plexus and the heart within the chitrini nadi. It is related to the Thymus Gland.
This chakra combines them evenly creating a center of balance and peace. The color of this chakra is green; it associates with the sense of touch while also relating to the arms, hands, lungs, circulatory system and the heart thymus gland. The bija mantra for it is YAM.
The heart chakra corresponds with the prominence of love. Love is similar as it is the expansion of the heart. It transcends any boundary and spirit of interconnectedness. Love is a balance that is soft, easy and forgiving. Ideally, the heart chakra radiates love from a string of solidly centered self acceptance that reaches out with the compassion, care and support of others.
The power of healing others either by touch or radiating energy is a powerful gift of those with an open heart chakra.
However, if this chakra is overactive the ego takes over and the lack of heart love suffers in an individual. An out of control heart chakra will cause inconsideration for others and a resistance to going out of the way to assist others will disappear. On the other hand, an under active heart chakra leaves one with no sense of self and an inner numbness. The Positive Qualities of This Chakra Include-Peace and harmony, openness, forgiveness, compassion, understanding and divine unconditional love
The negative qualities of this chakra include-imbalance, repressed love, emotional instability, heart related problems and circulatory related problems
When this chakra is unbalanced it will lead to various problems and physical dysfunctions, such as:fear,envy,anger,despair,anxiety,jealousy,lack of compassion ,lack of self confidence, feelings of hopelessness and problems with the upper back and shoulders
Thymus gland
The thymus was known to the Ancient Greeks, and its name comes from the Greek word thumos, meaning heart, soul, desire-possibly because of its location in the chest, near where emotions are subjectively felt.
The thymus is a specialized organ in the immune system. The functions of the thymus are the production of T-lymphocytes, which are critical cells of the adaptive immune system, and the production and secretion of thymosins, hormones which control T-lymphocyte activities and various other aspects of the immune system. The thymus is composed of two identical lobes and is located anatomically in the anterior superior mediastinum, in front of the heart and behind the sternum.
The thymus is largest and most active during the neonatal and pre-adolescent periods. By the early teens, the thymus begins to atrophy and thymic stroma is replaced by adipose (fat) tissue. Nevertheless, residual T lymphopoiesis continues throughout adult life.
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