Australian Yoga Journal - May June 2017

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KEY WORDS Compassion, unconditional
love, forgiveness

BIJA MANTRA am (pronounced yum)

ASANA Backbends.
When most yogis think of the heart chakra,
they assume ‘opening’ it is the goal. And
while heart-opening poses can remind
practitioners of the compassion and joy
that’s inherent in them, Mari says it can
be just as beneficial to see this chakra as
a bridge between the lower and upper
chakras. “It’s how we integrate the manifest

with the spiritual,” she says. “It’s how we

feel self-compassion and unconditional love

toward ourselves, and then share it with

others.”

ASK What are the ways in which my pain

or fear of being hurt by others has shut me

down?

SETU BANDHA SARVANGASANA

Bridge Pose

Lie on your back, bend your knees, and

bring your heels toward your sitting bones.

Then, press your feet into the mat and lift

your pelvis toward the ceiling. Tuck your

shoulders underneath themselves and

rotate your palms so they face upward;

you can also interlace your fingers

underneath your pelvis. Press your upper

arms and feet into the mat, isometrically

squeeze your thighs toward one another,

and lengthen your tailbone toward your

knees while keeping your chin off your

chest. Hold here for 5 breaths, and then

lower back to your mat from shoulders to

hips. Rest for 2 breaths, and then repeat 2

more times.

ANAHATA CHAKRA