Is Your Heart Open? How to Check in Moment to Moment
💡 What If Your Heart’s Openness Was the Key to Everything?
We all want to love and be loved. It’s a simple truth — one that underlies nearly every human interaction. And yet, so often, our hearts are closed. Not out of malice or apathy, but because we’ve simply lost touch with how open or closed we are in the first place.
In this post, we’ll explore how subtle awareness of the body can reconnect you to your emotional openness and shift the way you relate to yourself and others — moment by moment.
Why Don’t We Keep Our Hearts Open?
If we all long for connection, why don’t we live with open hearts?
The truth is, most of us move through the day unaware of our inner state. We’re caught in our thoughts, distractions, and tasks — disconnected from the body, where emotional openness actually lives.
This isn’t a flaw; it’s conditioning. Over time, we store subconscious beliefs and emotional patterns in our bodies — creating physical tightness, numbness, or tension that signals protection, not openness.
The Body as a Barometer
Want to know if your heart is open? Don’t check your thoughts — check your body.
Do you feel relaxed or tight?
Open or guarded?
Grounded or agitated?
These are not just physical sensations; they’re messengers. And often, they tell the truth before our minds catch up.
The Practice: Moment-to-Moment Awareness
Here’s a simple practice you can do today — multiple times:
Pause. Breathe. Feel your body.
Ask yourself: Am I open to this moment? To this person? To my own experience?
If the answer feels like “no,” don’t judge it. Instead, ask:
What do I need right now to feel safe enough to open again?
That’s where the work begins.
This Isn’t About Perfect Openness
It’s not about staying wide open all the time. Life brings contraction. That’s human. The practice is about becoming conscious of when you’re closed, and gently guiding yourself back into openness, with compassion.
Why This Matters
When you live with an open heart — even imperfectly — you:
Connect more deeply with others
Show up more authentically
Make decisions aligned with your values
Live with greater ease, presence, and joy
This isn’t just emotional fluff — it’s embodied wisdom. And it’s available in every moment you remember to check in.
📿 Final Thought: The Invitation
You don’t need to wait for a retreat or major life event to practice this. You only need the next breath.
So the question is:
Right now, in this moment — is your heart open?
