This yoga-inspired stretch series uses eight poses to keep your heart chakra open for combat stress and muscle soreness.
Jeffrey Posner is a New York- and New Jersey-based yoga teacher and the creator of Yoga Framework.
Chakras are centrally-aligned points throughout the body through which our energy flows.
If its spinning too slowly, its under-active.
And the flow of that energy is determined by our thoughts, feelings, memories, and experiences.
And emotionally, an imbalance can lead us to feel either closed-off, or overly expressive in negative ways.
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To put it more simply?
Think about the chakras as intersections where a massive amount of traffic crosses, suggestsKino MacGregor, founder ofOmstars.
When theres a traffic jam, it can feel like a stuck emotion or a behavioral or physical rut.
Whats special about the heart chakra?
The Sanskrit name for it isAnahata,which means unstruck, unhurt, unbeaten.'
How might the heart chakra become blocked?
But, of course, thats far easier said than done.
Below, yoga teachers and Ayurvedic experts share the yoga poses that can help you do just that.
Here are 8 stretches to open up your heart chakra:
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After holding the pose for a few seconds, switch your arms, wrapping your left elbow under right.
This position can be expressed with the lower half of the body in any pose, Schmookler adds.
And for more shoulder release, you could also lift your elbows up in line with shoulders.
Avoid using the hands or arms as leverage against the floor.
Then slowly lift the legs as a tool to enhance the extension in the spine.
This is also frequently referred to as Superman pose.
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Inhale as you lift your ribs away from your hips and create space between each joint of the spine.
Internally rotate the shoulders and drop the head gently back.
Half or Full Bind
you could practicebindswhile sitting with one leg bent or standing in a side angle.
Engage the thighs and soften the glutes.
Inhale as you lift the rib cage away from the hips and come up onto your elbows.
Place the elbows on the ground slightly in front of the shoulders, and elongate the neck.
For a full fish, start from a seated position and extend your legs forward in front of you.
Kiss your shoulder blades together and allow your head to tilt up and back.
If your head feels unstable, it’s possible for you to also prop it on a block.
Slowly walk the hands forward until your chest reaches towards the ground.
Close your eyes and stay in the pose for five deep breaths.
It is not possible to truly energize the heart if we are unwilling to be vulnerable.
Dont be surprised if tears start to flow during or shortly after, she says.
That simply reflects a release of a blockage and indicates that healing is taking place.
For more ways to keep your heart chakra open, follow along with this flow:
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