5 Yoga Poses for Heart Chakra

The heart chakra is the fourth chakra and is located in the center of the chest. Governed by love, creativity and your sense of touch, the heart chakra is closely connected to various emotions such as compassion, honesty, respect, forgiveness, jealousy, anger, self-expression, happiness, generosity and the love you have for yourself and others. Having an imbalanced heart chakra can lead to various diseases such as lung cancer, breast cancer, heart disease, pneumonia, respiratory problems or upper back problems. Here are 5 yoga postures to open your heart chakra: CAMEL POSE Camel Pose is an intense back bend, a progression from Bow pose and is a great heart opener. The camel is a strong animal. It represents the ability to accomplish the impossible and to go through life’s challenges with ease. If you feel disconnected from the world, family or relationships or are struggling with forgiveness, practicing camel pose can help you express your feelings and find compassion towards others. This pose is quite advanced, but well worth the benefits. It aims at opening up the chest, promoting lymph drainage, and opening up your heart chakra. That’s why it’s associated with love and inner emotions. COBRA POSE Cobra pose is beneficial in many ways, both physically and mentally. This pose is named Cobra because it resembles an upward position of a serpent snake. It works on opening up four chakras within the body. The root, navel, heart and throat chakra. If practiced on a regular …