Expansion

Definition: The action of becoming larger or more extensive.

Expansion isn’t solely how we feel in our physical body, but also our spiritual body. When I lie in a supported back bend I feel expansion in my pericardium, in my ribs, my lungs, my heart center. I feel a tightness breaking open when I am stressed, when I am sad, when I am feeling physically depleted. That to me is a physical and emotional response to this asana and pranayam practice. But simultaneously, if I let it, it is also an awakening of my spirit, it is a replenishment of energy, a connection to my consciousness, a pause. I feel an expansion, a connection to my larger Self.

Try it out. Connect to the Self.

In what yoga pose do you feel expansive?

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