Sounds for Anahata Chakra
Music has a significant impact on our mind and emotions. Some music can help calm us while some offer energetic beats to help us get moving. Sound healing and other alternatives such healing therapies use music to support the mind and body connection with the spiritual thus promoting faster healing.
Each chakra in the body has a particular beej or seed mantra. The sound frequency and the vibration of the mantra resonates closely with the vibration of the chakra energy to help balance or even enhance the energy here.
To chant the beej mantra for the chakra, it is important to find a quiet place where you won’t be disturbed. As these mantras work by filtering through to the subconscious mind, it is best to choose a time where one can relax peacefully and is not distracted with other things.
This is why early morning as soon as you wake up or just before bedtime are the most recommended times. Chant or listen to this mantra for 15 to 30 minutes at either of these times for maximum effect.
The beej mantra of the Anahata chakra is ‘Yam’ (pronounced as yum). Chanting this sound while sitting in a peaceful and calm state can help bring the chakra into balance. Chant this mantra while meditating and focus gently on the energy of your heart area. You will start to notice feelings of love and compassion or even just the feeling of letting go of the negative emotions.
Don’t feel the need to create a specific pitch or volume for the mantra. Instead, choose a tone that is most suited to your voice. Do not strain as that will move your focus from the chakra and place it on your activity of chanting.
Breathe normally as you chant and slowly try to deepen your breathing. Feel the energy in your heart region and the emotions of love and compassion.
The pronunciation is that of yum with an ‘uh’ sound. While chanting this mantra is highly recommended, you can also choose to listen to this mantra during your meditation.
Be sure to practice this regularly as consistency is key. If you find sitting for a long time difficult, start with 5 minutes and build up your time with practice. Remember to be mindful of the sound as well as the emotions it elicits as your chakra begins to vibrate more profoundly.
Repeat this mantra daily. You can even listen to this mantra recited in sound frequencies of the Anahata chakra. Chanting this mantra regularly will offer you several benefits as it aligns your chakra to its natural energy.
These include:
- Feeling loved and loving
- Being emotionally balanced
- Relaxing the nervous system and blood pressure levels
- Breathing deeply and openly
- Regulate sleep patterns
- Feel compassion
- Reduce feelings of anger, hatred, and jealousy
The Anahata chakra is associated with the musical note F and the vowel sound ‘ah’. The sound frequencies that work best to activate this energy centre include 136.1 Hz, 341.3 Hz, and the Solfeggio frequency of 639 Hz.
A recommended sound healing technique for the Anahata chakra is a harmonizing Solfeggio frequency of 639 Hz, combined with the sound therapy technique of binaural beats. This frequency can help evoke a sense of love, kindness and compassion.
Tibetan Singing Bowls attuned to the heart are a great way of using sound healing techniques to open the blockages in the chakra. Combining the Binaural Beats using a healing Solfeggio frequency of 639 Hz along with the Earth Resonance frequencies, starting from a low of 7.83 Hz (Schumann Resonance) till the Earth Resonance frequency of 14.1 Hz is wonderful for this chakra.
The binaural beats at this frequency can tune your brain into a relaxed and meditative Alpha state furthering your healing. These sounds can not only help balance the Anahata chakra but also align your energy centre to that of Mother Earth.
The chakras also respond to the five elements found in the Universe. The element strongly linked with the Anahata chakra is that of the natural sounds of wind and air. A person with a blocked Anahata chakra may find peace and comfort in these natural sounds.
Along with chanting the mantras and working with resonant frequencies, enjoying these naturally occurring frequencies in nature can also be hugely beneficial for healing the Anahata chakra.
