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 | In yoga, a heart opener is a pose in which the shoulders go back, allowing the chest to expand and blossom. It feels great to do these poses to counteract the hunched over, protective posture we often assume in cold weather. |
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Heart Openers
A list of chest expanding poses for beginning, intermediate, and advanced yoga students. Yes, some of these poses look a lot like backbends. As it turns out, backbending and chest-opening go hand in hand.
| Goddess Pose With a Block
Reclining over a block is an effective way to give the heart a chance to bloom. You can do this in goddess or another pose where you are lying on your back.
| Partner Yoga
Opening your heart can include making yourself available to give and receive help from a fellow yoga student. Here's a look a cultivating a receptive approach to partner work.
| Pose of The Week: Plank Pose
 As we continue our in-depth look at the poses in the sun salutation sequence, we come to plank pose. Last week, we looked at lunge. More experienced students may choose skip the lunge, jumping directly back into plank. However you arrive, take a moment to adjust your alignment, making sure that your shoulders are directly over your wrists, you are not sagging in the hips, and your heels are pressing back. When you start to prepare to lower into the next pose, shift your weight forward onto your toes. We'll talk more about why next week.
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