Ventilate the Heart – heart openers

Name: Ventilate the Heart – heart openers
Uploaded: 2018-09-28T20:00:00.000Z
Duration: 1 h
Description: Playing with backbends is a glorious way of releasing tight muscles along the spine.

Lara Zilibowitz

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About this session

This class is all about airing out the heart, ventilating the whole front body by opening up across the chest, and releasing tight muscle and connective tissue along the spine.

The primary purpose of backbending in yoga is to bring the full movement of breath and energy into the front of your body and counteract the repetitive postures of hunching over a keyboard or steering wheel. This is why backbends are often referred to as ‘heart openers’.

About the instructor

Lara Zilibowitz

Lara is an internationally touring yoga teacher and artist, and co-founder of Back2Roots Retreats. A class with Lara is raw, playful and powerful as we journey from the outside in.