There's No Crying in Yoga! Or is there?

You’re in your pose, maybe pigeon, maybe camel or even child’s pose and suddenly, welling up from the deep pit in your stomach are tears.  Before you know it you’re choking back emotions, bawling in the middle of your yoga class.  Believe it or not, this happens all the time! 

We can store emotions, memories or past experiences deep in the cells and tissue of our body.  When we really get into our poses, deep into our body, we can release those pent up feelings.  This phenomenon is often experienced when we tap into what is referred to as the “subtle-body”- the pieces of our physical being that aren’t muscles, skin, bone, or tissue but all the rest instead.  Our yoga poses help us to work out these “blockages” with patience and mindfulness.  So let those tear flow!