8 Tools to Open Your Heart and Cultivate a More Joyful life

By Carolanne Wright

Contributing Writer for Wake Up World

Isn’t it wonderful when the heart is in balance, where feelings of love and appreciation, connectedness and compassion take center stage? But when this energetic balance is off-kilter, a darker side often emerges and we experience periods of depression, anger, jealousy, resentment or bitterness. Mainly, we just feel ornery towards ourselves and those around us.

If you would like to break this pattern of unpleasantness — or simply give your heart chakra a well-deserved tuneup — the following eight practices can help you cultivate a more joyful, openhearted approach to life.