Rely on your heart,
because it has already struck,
before you could think.
This month we are dedicating ourselves to the wonderful topic of opening your heart or accessing your own heart. We believe that we make all important decisions from the heart, or at least we should. As children, this is something we naturally developed: we act according to our intuition and go into the world with an open heart.
Various situations and experiences can make us want to protect our heart and close it. First of all, there's nothing wrong with that. Our heart wants the best for us and also wants to protect us. But if it causes us to feel like we are alone, that we can't trust anyone, that life feels cold and heavy, it's worth examining and, if necessary, strengthening the connection to our own heart.
Because when we close our hearts because of pain, we no longer let in the unpleasant feelings, but we also don't let in the lively and loving feelings. And don’t we all want to feel alive and loved?
How can I strengthen the connection to my heart?
As always, everything here begins within ourselves. We can learn again to open up, trust life and love. Then we can also be loved and valued from the outside. Before we start building a stable and loving relationship with ourselves, let's take a look at what it looks like right now. To do this, I invite you to check in with your heart every morning for the next 14 days. When you wake up in the morning, lie in bed for a moment, place both hands on your heart and ask:
Heart, how are you?
What do you want from me today?
After this time, when you know and understand the voice of your heart a little better, you can, for example, arrange a date just with yourself once a week or once a month. Make it as nice as if you were doing it for a loved one. (You should be that for yourself too). You can also make a list of things that make your heart sing, like going to the forest, dancing, playing music, exercising... and block some time in your diary every day for exactly these things.
Journaling questions about the heart
Journaling is also a wonderful tool to create more connection to your heart. Questions you can ask yourself here, for example:
✦ What makes your heart grow bigger with joy?
✦ How much do you already listen to the voice of your heart in everyday life?
✦ Which relationships in your life nourish your heart?
✦ Which relationships drain your energy?
✦ How do you define love for yourself?
✦ What are you grateful for from the bottom of your heart in your life?
About the heart chakra
Our heart chakra is also called the Anahata chakra and is, so to speak, our main life center. It is located in the center of your chest at the level of the physical heart.
In this energy center, themes such as compassion, (self-)love, humanity, safety, forgiveness, thankfulness, healing are located on an emotional level; But so-called “shadow themes” such as envy, dependence, jealousy, etc. also have their origin here when the heart chakra is in an imbalance. On a physical level, organs such as the heart, lungs and our skin are connected to this chakra.
Some people have closed their hearts because of painful experiences from the past and wish they could feel more again. What is important here is to understand that once we close our heart, we close it to ALL feelings - the seemingly positive and the seemingly negative feelings.
We invite you to open your heart again and again, little by little, so that your heart chakra can find its natural balance and you can enjoy life in all its facets more and more.
Heart-head coherence exercise
With this little exercise you can strengthen the connection to your heart and reunite your head and heart:
✦ Find a quiet place and sit comfortably and upright.
✦ Place one hand on the back of your head and the other hand flat on your heart.
✦ Close your eyes and connect with your heart and head.
✦ Now start breathing in for 4 seconds and breathing out for 4 seconds.
✦ Imagine how a bridge of light is created from your head to your heart.
✦ You can do this exercise for 3-5 minutes and then feel it in silence.
8 tips to strengthen your heart chakra
Of course, your heart chakra is also connected to your heart and there are various ways to strengthen it:
Eat lots of green fruits and vegetables such as kiwi, spinach, broccoli & Co.
Breathe deeply into your heart and open it through physical exercises such as stretching your arms to the sides.
Wear rose quartz as a gemstone on your body or place the stone on your heart while meditating.
Show your love to yourself and others, for example by telling yourself or your loved ones how much you appreciate them through words or small gestures.
Allow yourself to feel ALL emotions again.
Always ask yourself in everyday life what your heart wants from you.
Practice small daily gratitude rituals and think about everything you are grateful for in your life.
Drink our heart-opening ritual cacao and, to support you, use one of our audio rituals from the shop on a desired topic such as heart opening or forgiveness .
What does heart opening mean?
The word heart opening appears again and again in connection with Ritual Cacao. It is often thought that this means we feel light and good. This can and may happen. But opening your heart is so much more. For me it means that all feelings can be there. This is exactly what Ritual Cacao supports.
Feelings that would otherwise be pushed down come to the surface and are allowed to flow. Feelings only want one thing, to be felt. If you are willing and allow it, they are usually gone as quickly as they came. Of course, it can still be scary, especially when feelings arise that you may have been pushing away for years or decades. Many of our participants in Cacao Rituals describe that they were able to confront topics that they had not wanted to look at for a long time. They feel like there is someone there to hold them and that is exactly how it is. That's why we often talk about Mama Cacao. This refers to this holding, maternal energy that accompanies us on the path to opening our hearts.
Heart opening is different for everyone, but it is exactly what the inside needs most right now.
An open heart is a brave heart
It takes courage to open your heart. As described above, when you turn to your inner self, not only beautiful feelings come to the surface, but also pain and everything that the human emotional range has to offer.
Still, I can tell you, as someone who kept his heart closed for a long time so he wouldn't have to feel all the pain of the past, it's worth opening up. Every day I decide to soften, open up and feel. It's not always easy. However, this makes life richer in experiences and liveliness.
Only then was I able to form and, above all, maintain deep connections with other people. Is it sometimes too much for me and I want to close myself off again? Absolutely. But the voice of my heart is now louder and I am humble enough to listen to it. And this voice says:
“It’s worth opening.
It's worth feeling, touching and being touched.
All for a more loving world that begins within you.
Be brave and follow me! Your heart!"
