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- If your lower back is shaky, it is likely you will experience feelings such as fear, worry, insecurity or instability
- To promote happiness you will need to practice yoga postures that make you feel whole
- We carry greif and loss in our chest
- Anger and frustration is held in our sides
- Your heart holds love and joy
Release that negative energy!
These expressions arise out of our physical experience. Consider “I felt sick with worry”. Performers often speak of discomfort in the stomach or abdominal region before going on stage. Some actually vomit, they are feeling so sick. Their body is responding physically to an emotional concern. Your physical body is intrinsically tied to your emotional state.
If this relationship between your emotional and physical nature exists, it follows that you can deal with emotions by working on the physical body. And of course it is also possible to change the physical body by working through emotions. Most of us are looking for happiness in some form or another and this is just one emotion that can be enhanced by working in a specific physical way.
Think of times when you have been unhappy in your life. Your physical state at the time is likely to have been more collapsed, rather than open, with the chest closed and protected, the head down. When you cry or you feel upset, you are more likely to lean forwards and cover your face. It is almost impossible to feel sad if you open the chest and stand proudly. So to promote happiness, one area you will need to work with is the chest.
When you are happy, you probably feel light and it seems as if things are flowing and connected. Therefore, to promote happiness you will need to practise yoga postures in a way that makes you feel whole, as if every part of your body is functioning in a connected way. This is a benefit of most forms of yoga but it can be enhanced even more by employing a flowing practice with a lot of movement. Also, incorporating a light self-massage can increase the feeling of connection.
You probably often feel stuck when you are unhappy. It may be as if there is no way out, or no way forward. You can’t take any bold confident steps because it feels too difficult to move ahead. So to feel happy you will need some yoga poses that open up the hips and make moving forward more comfortable.
Finally, when you are feeling happy you are likely to be experiencing a sense of contentment. The saying “Everything is going to be fine” may come to mind. There is nothing else you need to do and nowhere else you need to go; everything is as it should be in this moment. You cannot feel this level of contentment without a strong sense of security. A sense of security within is promoted by having a strong foundation or anchor. So to promote happiness you will need to practise some yoga postures that encourage strength and stability in the lower body.
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