Yoga Journal Blog: Samadhi in the City

« Los Angeles: Dancing Patanjali | Blog HomePage | New York: A Massage Scandale? »

New York: What I Did on My Summer Vacation or How to Stay Juicy in NYC

This week's post is in video form: I had an amazing yoga vacation and I'm struggling to bring it back home--how do YOU stay soft and open in flow when you're in NYC? Here are a few things I'm trying.

Oh and the class I mention is at Djoniba Dance & Drum Center.

(And sorry for the annoying background music, still figuring out how to do these right!)

Comments

When we are away on vacation we allow the flow of our feelings to match the flow of our bodies in 'vacation rhythm'. We tend on vacation to allow ourselves to feel everything because usually we have put ourselves into a safe environment so that we can be open. As a result of this openness our energy flow in our bodies and our E'MOTIONS' sync up.

Have you ever noticed that sometimes the first day (or hour) of a vacation is filled with an emotional release - perhaps a big sigh or even some tears of relief. This occurs because we are finally allowing the processing of some feelings we had not dealt with in the moment - some anger or fear or sadness that we were holding on to for who knows how long. The result is stress and a blockage of energy flow.

So in conclusion, in order to maintain the free flow of energy through the body we must learn how to keep the free flow of our emotions. We need to learn how to constructively express and release. One way in which yoga asana helps is that if the movement can unlock a holding place - hopefully the emotions will process, release and free the energy to flow once again as it should. OM PEACE

Post a comment

(If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.

By submitting your comments, you indicate your acceptance of Yoga Journal's general Online Privacy Policy and the Blog Comment Registration Policy. )





Subscribe and
Get 2 Free Issues
+ 2 Free Gifts!

Give a Gift »

Join Yoga Journal's Benefits Plus

Join Yoga Journal's Benefits Plus Liability insurance and benefits to support teachers and studios.

Learn More »

2008 YOGA JOURNAL WALL CALENDAR

2008 calendar Yoga Journal Presents:
Stay Inspired all year long with the 2008 Yoga Journal Wall Calendar – only $13.95

Buy Now »

Enter to Win Great Prizes!

Enter to Win Great Prizes! Prizes include a spa vacation in Vermont, a stained-glass window depicting the seven energy centers of the body, Yoga DVDs, a yoga vacation in San Francisco and more...

Enter Now »
Full Name:
Address 1:
Address 2:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Email (req):

If I like it and decide to continue, I'll pay just $15.95, and receive a full one-year subscription (9 issues in all), a 64% savings off the newsstand price!

Offer valid in US only.
Canadian subscriptions | International subscriptions

Your subscription includes
2 FREE GIFTS:

Yoga to the Rescue:
Poses for Stress

The next time you find your nerves frazzled, use this rejuvenating flow sequence to relieve the effects of stress.

Yoga to the Rescue:
Poses for a Headache

Got a pounding headache? This sequence of supported poses can send it packing.