Just spent an absolutely astounding day in my favorite city of all times (New York, what else?) doing one of the things that I love the most (yoga, like the thousands of yogis that joined me today) but at an unlikely spot. Leave it to this fabulous city to close off one of the busiest sites (Times Square!!!) to honor the coming of summer by holding free yoga sessions throughout the day.
And I was so honored to be there. To be able to soak in the atmosphere and be part of the magnificent energy that was created by all of us that were there today…
We do yoga with our staff at our Stockholm office and do it in our lounge. My dream was that so many of us would want to join that we’d need to extend the practice into the hallways, similar to Lululemon’s gracious free yoga where all the yogis compete for space with the clothing racks yet for some reason that comfort level has yet to reach Stockholm. So for a second I considered it. Closing off our office practice to a secluded room in order to give privacy to all yet today my faith in humanity was restored… Or the humanity that I’ve chosen to join, that celebrates being together, regardless of age, size, political or sexual orientation and all that other stuff that keeps us apart for no other reason than comfort levels, in a place where tourists, homeless, police and yellow cabs all went about their business. Whoever footed the bill (as the three of the oh so lucrative Times Square ad billboards showed close ups of us doing yoga during prime ad time) is a hero in my book and all of us who took the time to partake grew just a tad bit spiritually.
We try to emulate this at our gem of a hotel in the Hamptons (free yoga in the Buddha garden every Saturday and Sunday morning at c/o The Maidstone) so join us then if you missed Times Square today. Or better yet, come work for us and join us at our office yoga in Stockholm. Or maybe meditate in your own special way in that place that makes you feel whole inside. My Yogi tea inscription was “Appreciate yourself and honor your soul” today and so I did. Seems the universe had it all lined up for us as the sun shone on us all!
Thank you for reading. Namaste.
