The Flow State - March 2026 II
- Erin Clair
- Mar 15
- 2 min read
Dear Community,
When discussing happiness with people, one of the misconceptions I come across the most is that happiness to elusive. People feel like it exists somewhere--as if happiness is Where's Waldo--and they just haven't had the good luck to find it yet.
That's not how happiness works, though. Happiness is a set of practices that we choose to engage in. These practices are not always easy, though. In fact, they often feel difficult to do, especially when life is hard and we need these practices the most.
When you're feeling stuck finding your Where's Waldo of happiness, here are a few tools to help nudge you on your way.
Discover Music-Based Movement
Listening to music activates brain pleasure centers, releasing dopamine and lowering cortisol and adrenaline. Engaging with music also induces "flow" experiences, which are immersive moments characterized by high focus, feelings of control, and loss of self-consciousness. Try exploring video content that highlights the joy and benefits of moving to music, either on Youtube or on my video channel.
Listen to the Wisdom of Others
Tap into insights on happiness and resilience by talking to people whose perspective you admire, by reading about happiness, or by listening to the Happy You Asked podcast.
Take a Live Yoga Class
Community is key to feeling whole and happy. Expand your circle by experiencing the transformative power of yoga in person. From energetic hot yoga to power yoga to a meditative sound bath, find a class that resonates with you and show up for yourself. I'd especially love to have you join me in person in Massachusetts or Arkansas!
Expand your set of happiness practices again and again, over and over. Remember, happiness is indeed a journey, not a destination.
Upcoming Classes
The song playing in this video is "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" by Fuel.
The class it is from is available at the link below!
New Podcast Episode
Jay Post: Life in the Woods. In this episode I am joined by Dr. Jay Post, a professor of outdoor recreation and tourism. We discuss the history of the outdoors in the U.S., from European explorers mapping the “unknown” wilderness, to the Transcendentalists finding divinity within nature, to the creation of modern outdoor trails for different experiences. This episode reminded me of one of my favorite quotations from Thoreau’s Walden: “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.”
With Gratitude,
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