#alternativenewyear

[ivyleaguemystic]

Just wanted to add this in to the feed--albeit a bit late 😛--to break up the flurry of NYE pics of fabulous outfits and champagne, kissing, and open-mouth laughter--all of which I celebrate and am happy for, but I consciously chose to welcome the year differently: I got off of the plane from my family trip to Orlando at 8p, took a cab back to the city, took myself out to dinner at one of my fav restaurants ate chicken tacos, drank water, danced in my chair and talked very loudly on the phone with my love who's visiting his mom in Ohio. At 10pm, I went to @naamyoganewyork where I chanted in the New Year with "Guru Ram Das". I sang "om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya" and held my heart, I balanced my giving and receiving energies, created a circle of protection around myself, and released 2016 with joy and gratitude for all of the gifts and challenges it brought through me and brought me through. I thought it was worth sharing because one narrative of my NYE *could* be that I was alone--I wasn't at a party, I wasn't with friends, I wasn't with the man I love. I knew two other people at yoga. I think there is still a lot of social pressure for NYE to look a certain way, (for gods sake whatever you do, don't be alone and if you are--don't tell any one!) and I wanted to show what I chose this year. I had a really beautiful night. Champagne-free. Surrounded by people and by myself. It was definitely my highest-vibe New Year's Eve to date, and I feel really good about how I chose to honor this glorious transition.💫 🎊⭐️ #latergram #yogi #naamyoga #whatayogilookslike #doyou #alternativenewyear #nye #happynewyear #2017 #lightworker (at Naam Yoga New York)