HEART MERIDIAN

Heart meridian

Heart Meridian Energetically

In Balance

Joyful, passionate, warm, and connected. A strong Heart meridian helps you lead with sincerity and build meaningful connections with the people around you. Like the Good Politician, you naturally bring people together, care deeply about the well-being of others, and have the courage to stand up for what you believe in.

Out of Balance

Disconnected, apathetic, joyless, or emotionally closed off. When the Heart meridian is out of balance, you may lose touch with what excites and inspires you. You can become withdrawn from the people around you or struggle to feel the connection, passion, and sense of purpose that normally bring life meaning.

Heart Functions

Western Medicine

The heart is a crucial part of your circulatory system as it is the pump that moves blood through our veins. Our blood carries oxygen, nutrients, and hormones throughout the body. It is also responsible for removing metabolic waste.

Eastern Medicine

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the heart houses the “Shen,” which is the equivalent to the mind. The heart controls and supports all mental activity. It also controls sweat, circulation, and blood vessels.

Meridian Associations

Archetype: Good Politician

Element: Fire
Season: Summer
Yin or Yang: Yin
Time of Day: 11 am -1 pm
Sensory Basis: Exteroceptive Senses
Emotion: Joy
Healing Tone: HAWWW
World: Physical

Body Part: Blood Volume
Associated Muscles: Biceps Brachii
Associated Fascia Lines: Deep Front Arm Line, Superficial Front Arm Line, Deep Front Line

Balancing Meridian: Small Intestine

Physical Symptoms of Imbalance

Anemia
Angina
Aversion to heat
Celiac disease
Difficulty turning head
Frozen shoulder
Hardening of arteries
Hearing problems
Heart attacks
Hemorrhoids
High blood pressure
Hot and/or painful joints
Hot flashes
Insomnia
Low blood pressure
Pain in the lower abdomen
Poor circulation
Red/ashen facial color
Stiff neck and/or  shoulders
Tennis elbow
Thrombosis
Urinary problems
Varicose veins
Weak, irregular pulse
Weak abdominal tone

Emotional Symptoms of Imbalance (Eastern View)

Agitation
Anxiety
Continuous laughter
Critical, cynical behavior
Excessive and/or vivid dreaming
Forgetfulness
Lack of joy or humor
Lack of self-love
Mania
Mental confusion
Poor self-esteem
Restlessness