Standing Heart Opener

Similar Pose Names:	standing chest opener
Category:	Standing
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Membership Category:	Pregnancy Lesson Planner
Sub Category:	Standing
Types:	Back Bend, Balance, Stretch, Chest Opener, Standing
Anatomy:	Arms & Shoulders, Biceps & Triceps, Core, Hamstrings, Lower Back, Neck, Wrists & Arms, Upper Back
Chakras:	Base, Sacral Centre, Solar Plexus Centre, Heart Centre, Throat Centre, Third Eye, Crown Centre
Therapy:	Back Pain, Confidence Building, Poor Posture
Drishti:	Tip Of Nose
Dosha:	Pitta, Kapha

T1, 2, 3. Stand with legs wide. Interlace fingers behind back. Inhale. Look up (open heart). Feel a nice neck stretch. Exhale half way (lengthen through neck). Take a deep breath to your baby (helps get baby off back). Slowly come up. Release.

Calms the brain. Relieves mild backache.

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