As we follow the ancient teaching of the science of Ayurveda, the five elements are what make up the world around us and these elements reside within us. We learn to understand and connect to earth, water, fire, air and space – reminding us of our connection to ourselves and nature.

As Melissa Eisler, from the Chopra Center suggests that one way of connecting to and enhance our understanding is to incorporate them into our yoga practice. Yoga is a great way to strengthen your connection with your body and mind and create balance within. Each of the elements offers various and different benefits.
The fire element is associated with our third chakra, Manipura, which is located deep within our abdomen. This element and chakra are associated with heat, power, strength, passion, transformation, and digestion. When our fire is not in balance, depression might set in, we lack motivation, we become distant or withdrawn (low fire) or irritable, angry, and aggressive (high fire). An imbalance of fire can also cause inflammation or indigestion. Eisler recommends a series of asanas to balance our fire and stay in balance.
Here are some of the asanas that could helps us balance our fire element and strengthen our third chakra.

As we incorporate the mentioned poses into our yoga practice to balance our fire element, we might considre increasing the lengh of time holding. We also might consider breathing properly through each pose and movement to maintain or increase our internal heat. With each practice, we are stoking our internal fire and strenghtening our third Chakra Mainipura.

Reference: The Chopra Center