Ok, so i teach yoga…I do it very very slowly because whether by genetic design, environmental proclivity, or karma, my mind is “quite active”…And i teach the real value of yoga is to learn to pay attention to each present moment. We are often so distracted we don’t even know it. So at the end of class today, without realizing that I was already out the door moving on to my next activity, I calmly proceeded through the end of class with my eyes closed. Only problem was i’d failed to tell my students what I thought I had…I’d left them curled up on the floor. When I said the traditional ending phrase, “Namaste” and noone replied, I was puzzled. Until one of my students pointed out I’d failed to ask them to return to sitting…I was long gone…so we all laughed (at me) and i reminded them if “you see the Buddha in the road, kill him.” (i.e. don’t think your teachers are so special.)
So later I was on my way to my next class, and was thinking of sharing this example of distraction, when i discovered that i’d missed my turn 5 minutes before…….
oh well, keep breathing
