In yoga, a heart opener is a pose in which the shoulders go back, allowing the chest to expand and blossom. It feels great to do these poses to counteract the hunched over, protective posture we often assume in cold weather. Here’s a list of chest expanding poses for beginning, intermediate, and advanced yoga students. Yes, some of these poses look a lot like backbends. As it turns out, backbending and heart-opening go hand in hand.
