With valentines day right around the corner, doesn't it make sense to open up your heart so you can offer compassion and love to those you hold close to your heart? Of course it does...so how do we do this?
The easiest way to open through your heart Centre(Anahata Chakra)and move into shoulder, throat and chest openers. BACKBENDS!!! Some examples would be Ustrasana(Camel posture), Matsyasana(Flying Fish), Dhanurasana(Bow), Natagarasana(Dancers),Purvottanasana(Reverse Plank). These postures allow for the upper thoracic spine to move into extensions witch enables the entire front to the body to open. It is a very vulnerable place in the body, so don't be surprised if you feel emotional, nauseous or dizzy after a back bend focused class. After all, this is where we hold on to a lot of our stress and emotional tension. Backbends also stimulate the sympathetic nervous system, so don't be surprised if you feel charged after a series of back bend. We can also improve our immunity and metabolism my opening the heart and the throat by stimulating our thymus gland(immunity gland) and our thyroid gland in the throat(metabolism). You have every reason to try some back bends and open your heart. A series of back bends will leave you feeling open, compassionate, charged with energy and happy!
Happy Valentines Day!
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