7 Ways Yoga Can Help You Through Heartbreak
by Corinne Dobbas
Months back, my best friend, the man who I thought was my person broke up with me. The news hit me one night, over a home-cooked meal when I asked, Are you happy? Something I did quite often.
The answer I received wasn’t what I expected. Granted, I was aware things hadnt been great, and I could feel our alignment was off, but I was holding on. Holding onto something that no longer existed. Something thats easy to do when your lives are entangled and the chords connecting you both are deep, thick, and strong. Plus again he was my best friend.
Upon the breakup, I started anew. In a new home. A new place. And with a new sense of finality (that the relationship was really truly done) that stung. I continued with my normal practices (hiking, meditating, journaling, visualizing, setting intentions and mantra work), but it still wasnt enough to clear my mind and heal my heart.
But then, I found yoga and quickly fell in love. Within weeks of practicing, my heart began to heal, open, forgive, appreciate and let go. In ways I’ve read that yoga does, but never truly believed in.
Here are seven ways yoga helped me through heartbreak and how it can heal you through any sort of heartache, too.
1. You are able to open your heart again.
The heart-opening poses really do just that they open your heart to feel, love, forgive and move forward. I cant tell you how many times I teared up after Camel Pose (Ustrasana). I allowed my sadness to bubble up to the surface and be processed, so I could finally move on. And eventually, the tears stopped and I found a sense of inner peace. The type of peace that only comes when …
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