Whenever we talk about practicing yoga for the heart chakra, our focus is releasing tension around the heart, including the chest as well as the upper back and shoulders. More than that, the anahata, or heart chakra, has to do with our ability to give and receive love as well as our ability to feel compassion and empathy toward ourselves and others in the world.
If you live with chronic pain, you already know how exhausting it can be. Not just the physical sensations but the constant trying-trying to push through, trying to find answers, trying to explain something that feels invisible to others. The search for relief can become its own full-time job, and it's easy to feel discouraged or alone. Over the years of running this site, I've heard from many people who've felt trapped in their bodies, like life was happening around them, not with them.
These are all signs you have rage built up in your body, and it needs somewhere to go - and according to Mia Magik, an intuitive advisor, one of the best ways to let it out is through a "rage ritual." It's something she talks about in , her new book. It offers a modern approach to mindful living with the use of daily practices that can help you live a more authentic life.