When a Reiki practitioner focuses on the heart chakra, they will often place the hands lightly on the chest centre.  With females, they will rotate their hands right, and with males, the rotation will be left.  This will help to clear the heart chakra and allow for universal energies to go in through this portal.  If there are major blockages in the heart chakra, Reiki healers may choose to use other methods as well.

The attunement or chant that is used with the heart chakra is the mantra ‘yam’.  Repeating this over a long period of time will help in increasing the universal energy flow to the heart chakra thus facilitating the clearing and receiving universal energies.  Many will often say that the heart chakra clearing also helps with the clearing of the thymus gland.

Gemstones are sometimes used with Reiki practitioners in opening up the heart center.  The gemstones that carry the right type of universal energy for the heart chakra include the emerald, green jade, kunzite, rose quartz, and pink tourmaline. Any of these types of gemstones can be placed at the heart center when performing Reiki, or can be used over a longer period of time. 

The aroma of rose is another technique that many Reiki practitioners will use with the opening and communicating of the heart center.  With any of these techniques, one is said that the heart chakra will open easiest when a person uses these, than sleeps on their left side for five to six hours.  Many times, they will picture nature or pink shades when opening the heart chakra. 

The heart chakra is opened by Reiki practitioners in order to communicate with the other chakras.  It is also used to help develop several different attributes.  With the opening of the heart chakra, the universal energies can then be communicated on a different level with those studying Reiki.