What's in a Twist?

I love me some Yoga, of course. And in yoga you have your heart openers, your backbends, your forward folds, and your whatnots of other varieties.



Now say with your forward folds, it's likened to a surrender - it's mostly just bending forward as you would when you touch your toes. So it's an easy comparison; when the body lies limp, you are no longer reaching, you are giving into gravity, releasing your thoughts, etcetera. When I return to "regular" life, I can retain that sense of heaviness - I can say to myself, "let's just let this go, let's let this tension drop."



But what about twists? Twists are supposed to squeeze your body of toxins. Now, say I have a toxic influence in my life, such as - oh, an obnoxious person who behaves in an utterly rude manner. How do I reproduce that wrenching sensation of ridding myself of poison?



In the above mentioned scenario, letting go actually worked. After a few moments passed, I stopped caring. But where does the twist come in? How do I apply that to my daily life?



I hope I'm explaining myself properly. I just want to know how to wring my life of the negativity that has settled in without my welcome.