Their wives, daughters and girlfriends may not have dreamed so vividly. The women I've talked to are not nearly as invested, Parker said. For one and all, it's time to get back to normal. Perhaps assuming the Lotus Position would help. Practicing yoga is really accepting things, said Mary Lou James, a yoga therapist in Fresh Meadows, Queens, whose husband and sons are heading for a World Series hangover.
Deep breathing is the key.
Instead of focusing outside on the game, focus inward, James advised. Exhale your anger, tension, excitement, disappointment. James hopes the technique works at home. Sometimes you have to accept pain in order not to suffer, she said. Half my family is going to have to.