I emerged from yoga class centered and serene. We had dedicated our practice to the teacher who had the most impact on our lives. Mine was Barbara Brooks, my high school choral teacher whose love of music inspired me to sing. Our yoga instructor told us that the word guru means "remover of ignorance"-- that resonated with me during class.
I assumed my fellow yogis had a similar experience, but to my chagrin the first thing I saw people do following our closing chant and "namaste" salutation was check their cellphones (perhaps they were hoping for a message from their guru). In amazement I wondered if everyone was so important (checking in with children or sick patients aside) that sixty-one minutes without voicemail, email or text messages was all the tolerance they had for being out of touch. Or is it that we have developed an addiction to being in constant contact with the world? Perhaps a more healthful behavior would be to be in touch with ourselves.
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