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Anahata

The heart chakra, behind the centre of the chest. Air, the seed sound YAM, love and inner joy.

Awaiting subject reviewWritten from our source material and not yet checked by a teacher of this practice. Read it as reference, and learn the practice from someone who teaches it.

अनाहत

Meaning
Unstruck
Where
Behind the centre of the chest, inside the spine.
Trigger point
The sternum, at the heart centre
Petals
12
Colour
Green
Element
Air
Seed sound
YAM
Linked to
Traditionally linked to the heart and lungs. This is the tradition's association, not a medical equivalence.
Quality
Love, steady rhythm, inner joy.
Tradition
Common Tantric and Hatha tradition

A chakra is part of a traditional model of the subtle body. It is not an organ, and this page does not connect it to any condition.

Sources and tradition

  • YOG Union App Content Map, 2 November 2026, p. 10, chakra table (common tradition)

Also known as Heart chakra.

Awaiting subject review · revision 1 · updated 5 November 2026