― Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert cartoon strip
The end of
yoga class brings the much-anticipated corpse pose or shavasana. One lies on the floor in a meditative state
and just relaxes -- for me, it is the reward after the physical exertion. As we were going into shavasana this morning,
the yoga teacher instructed us to "get comfortable." She usually encourages us to put on our
sweaters or anything warm that we have brought with us. I had a sweater by my foot, but I didn't make
the extra effort of reaching for it.
Maybe I was just too tired. As I
began entering the dreamy shavasana state, I felt my yoga teacher place my
sweater over me. She adjusted one side
and then the other, so that it would cover me as best as possible. I was touched by her small kindness. It reminded me of tucking a small child or
elderly parent into bed ... A small
gesture, but it carries such deep meaning because it says unequivocally that we
care for the other person.
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