Yoga teacher Angelica Govaert connects trauma to the body's chakra system: childhood verbal abuse blocks the throat chakra, poverty creates hip tension, harsh criticism manifests as weight issues. She recommends bhakti chanting, hip-opening poses, and accepting imperfection to heal.
Yoga is a practice where every movement tells a story. Imagine your body as a canvas. It's a canvas where past traumas leave their marks. For instance, if you experience childhood verbal abuse, your throat chakra may find it difficult to open. Great practices like bhakti yoga, where you chant, allowing your voice to release, can make speaking your truth less of a challenge. The scars of poverty might nestle in your hips. Making poses like this a struggle, but deeply liberating also. If you're like me and you carry a little bit extra in your waist, it could be harsh criticism that just keeps replaying itself over and over again. Embracing the imperfect in the yoga pose is the key to letting that all go. If you want to learn more about healing your body through yoga, I invite you to apply to my online yoga teacher training where you'll go through all 7 chakras and learn the yoga techniques that you can use to help feel your body and your life. Light up the follow button for more yoga.
