Healing the Heart Chakra: A Real Approach to Releasing Energy Blocks

Understanding Chakras

The chakra system is an energetic blueprint of the human energy field. Seven main energy centres correspond to specific areas of our body and psyche. Each one influences how we think, feel, and interact with the world. At the centre of this system is the Heart Chakra, known in Sanskrit as Anahata.

What is the Heart Chakra?

Located in the middle of the chest, the Heart Chakra is the fourth energy center and acts as the bridge between the lower, more physical chakras and the higher, more spiritual ones. This is where the human and the divine meet. It governs love, compassion, forgiveness, connection, and the ability to give and receive without condition.

A healthy Heart Chakra is not about forced positivity or pretending to be loving — it’s about genuine emotional integrity. It enables you to form authentic connections without losing yourself in others, to recognise your own value while staying open to vulnerability. It supports healing from past emotional wounds, not by erasing them, but by integrating the lessons they carry. When balanced, it fosters emotional resilience, meaningful relationships, and a deep sense of inner peace.

If you’re here, chances are you’re not looking for fluff. You want to understand your inner world clearly. This chakra is where much of the unprocessed grief, betrayal, and disconnection tends to live… quite often unconsciously.

How Energy Blocks Manifest in the Heart Chakra

Unresolved pain, ancestral imprints, past life trauma, and present-day stress can all cause disruptions in the Heart Chakra. These disruptions often show up as energy blocks – stagnant energy that affect your physical health, emotions, and spiritual alignment.

Physical Symptoms of a Blocked Heart Chakra

Tightness or discomfort in the chest
Shallow breathing or lung issues
Circulatory problems or heart palpitations
Tension in the shoulders and upper back

Emotional & Mental Symptoms of a Blocked Heart Chakra

Struggles with trust or intimacy
Difficulty forgiving (others or yourself)
Emotional numbness or over-sensitivity
Codependency or emotional detachment
Fear of abandonment or rejection

Spiritual & Energetic Symptoms of a Blocked Heart Chakra

A feeling of being disconnected from others or from life
Resistance to receiving love or support
Loss of purpose or lack of joy
Repeating painful relationship patterns

In this blog post, I share a detailed chakra reading I conducted for a client, giving you insight into the types of chakra blockages we can uncover.

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Healing & Balancing the Heart Chakra

There is no one-size-fits-all solution. Healing the Heart Chakra is a process of honesty, patience, and alignment. It often requires addressing multiple layers of experience, energetic, emotional, and karmic.

Heart healing requires becoming aware of where the wounds are, how long they’ve been there, and what they’re protecting. Many blocks in the Heart Chakra are not random; they are the result of protective mechanisms built over time, often starting in childhood or passed through lineage. They’re there because at some point, they served a purpose. The healing process acknowledges that purpose without being ruled by it.

Working with the Heart Chakra also means understanding when your energy is leaking, when you’re giving too much without return, or withholding love out of fear. Alignment isn’t about always being open; it’s about knowing when to open and when to protect without shutting down. This discernment is a sign of a balanced heart, not a closed one.

Healing this chakra brings about real shifts in how you relate to others, but also in how you relate to yourself. The process may involve releasing outdated beliefs around worthiness, letting go of loyalty to emotional pain, and allowing joy to be safe again. These are not superficial fixes, they are deep recalibrations of your energetic system.

Energy Healing & Spiritual Practices to Heal the Heart

Through my remote Chakra Reading via the Akashic Records, I can identify the exact energy blocks present in your Heart Chakra, whether they come from ancestral trauma, past lives, or current life experiences. This reading gives you a clear map of what’s disrupting your flow and how to address it.
I also offer Akashic Records readings that look into the soul-level causes of emotional and relational patterns. These are especially helpful when the Heart Chakra is overburdened by karmic baggage.
Sound Bath sessions can help you reset the vibrational field around the heart space, allowing suppressed emotion to move.
Reiki and Aura Cleanse sessions further assist in gently restoring energetic harmony and releasing residual blocks.

All of these practices are available remotely or in person in Bedford.

Practical Life Adjustments to Unblock this Chakra

Set healthy emotional boundaries. This helps keep your heart open without feeling overwhelmed.
Practice forgiveness with discernment. Let go without bypassing the reality of your wounds.
Engage with beauty and nature. The Heart Chakra responds well to genuine moments of awe and connection.
Express gratitude regularly. But not out of obligation. Instead make it a moment of presence.
Breathe deeply and intentionally. Breathwork opens the chest and calms the nervous system.

Final Thoughts | Healing the Heart Chakra from Energy Blocks

The Heart Chakra is not about perfection, it’s about presence. Real healing isn’t about becoming someone new, it’s about reclaiming what was buried under pain and expectations. A Chakra reading through the Akashic Records offers an honest look into what’s really going on beneath the surface so you can move forward – not just feeling better, but being clearer.

If you’re ready to work through the energy blocks in your Heart Chakra, I’m here to help you see what’s hidden, support you through the process, and guide you back to a space of alignment that’s grounded, not idealised. Reach out to book a remote Chakra reading or to learn more about how I work.

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