According to scientists like Dr. Candace Pert, Neuroscientist and Pharmacologist, and Bessel Van der Kolk, M.D., Founder of the Trauma Center in Brookline MA and professor of psychiatry at Boston University Medical Center, our bodies store memories, most commonly in our hearts and our hips. When we practice certain asanas, specifically poses categorized as heart openers and hip openers, we are able to release stuck memories and emotions.
