Anahata is a Sanskrit word taken from the yogic philosophies that represents our heart center.  The body has 7 primary chakras or energy centers that run from the base of our spine to the crown of our heads.  Anahata is the fourth and central chakra, located... in our heart. 

Anahata has been translated to mean ‘the sound unstruck’ or sound with no reverb.  I have come to see this as the sound made when two things are not separate, but in fact a part of each other.   It is said when we are operating from this space, we become better able to hear the subtle sounds that come from silence: the deep, profound and universal truths.  The truths that most often, lead to and are required for our healing.

The symbol for Anahata is a 12 petaled lotus.  In my understanding, these are to represent the divine qualities that live in the heart center:  Love, peace, harmony, kindness, compassion, empathy, clarity, purity, understanding, forgiveness, unity and bliss.  

Our heart is home to these profound and universal truths; the truths we often forget. 

Our heart center is our healing center.  

At the center of the lotus are two intersecting triangles, one pointing upward, the other pointing downward.  The heart is where these two triangles intersect, bridging and unifying the two realms: that which is above (divine, spirit, universe, higher wisdoms) and that which is below (Earthly, self, physical and emotional identity, and relationship to the world).  Another fun fact: the heart chakra governs the thymus gland, a part of our endocrine system that regulates our immune system.  No wonder our general population suffers from illness.  We have become so headstrong, so cerebral, so protected.  We are losing the connection to our heart. 

This is my why and my hope for Anahata Wellness: To reconnect us to our hearts, to the sacred and fundamental truths, to the remembrance that we are a part of something larger, and that the Universal vibration of Love heals and connects everything.  Love is one of the most powerful of these truths, innate to all of us!  Love is the ultimate healing energy,  the essence of our spirit, our soul, and our universe.  In utilizing practices such as yoga, meditation, mindfulness, and vibrational remedies, we are better able to remember an overall sense of slowing down, allowing us to pay attention, and tune in to the subtle wisdoms that come from within.