Indications: unresolved feelings of grief; heart closed down because of past experiences of loss; feeling a need to guard the heart against attack from others; believing that having an open heart will result in being hurt or wounded again; heart not energetically connected to the Earth.
Healing Qualities: opens, softens and expands the inner dimensions of the heart chakra; helps us release tension and armoring around giving and receiving love; increases flexibility in the mind and body to allow the vibration of love to flow.