ENJOY YOURSELF WITH THE AIR ELEMENT

Air is the gaseous state of matter, it represents mobility, speed, rhythm and creativity and dominates the chest. In nature it is the wind and the movements that it creates. Nowadays this element is very present because it relies on speed, constant communication and movement. Air is related to the fourth chakra, Anahata chakra. This sequence is devoted to loosening the joints of the upper body and opening the shoulder girdle and rib cage.

When a person has too much of the air element, he is dispersed, anxious, anxious because the air has no weight, so it is very unstable. When the air element is well balanced, the person will be very lively, very fast, very communicative and very creative because the action related to air is that of moving, breathing, communicating.

In food, air is present in everything that is dry and light, in raw vegetables and in sparkling water.

At the physical level, this sequence helps strengthen the shoulders, relax the trapezius, better roll the shoulders back and erase the bump of the worker in the upper back nowadays often too pronounced. As we use our arms, our muscles become exhausted and weakened, which is why we must strengthen and open this area to avoid tendonitis in the shoulders and prevent possible muscle contractures within the belt. scapular.

When moving the arms, shoulder and / or upper back, strong muscles prevent muscle contractures that create imbalances on this set. Yoga postures also develop mobility and shoulder awareness. The complex articulation of the shoulder being little interlocked and yet very stressed in the everyday life must find with the effort precise and conscious axes of work in order not to be injured.

On the mental level, the relaxed shoulders go down, the tensions decrease, the neck relaxes and the stress is evacuated more quickly.

The work of the shoulders and the shoulder girdle opens the heart chakra , Anahata which symbolically connects the Earth and the sky. This opening makes it possible to reduce the feelings of tightness of the chest and blocked diaphragm, the tensions of the shoulder girdle and to increase energy. Anahata being well balanced, the subject will be more open to others and will develop his confidence in himself and in others.