I agree there’s a balance to detachment: too much or the wrong kind and it becomes indifference. Not enough and you get, perhaps, clingy and controlling.

We’re all somewhere on that scale, with other psychological variables mixed in: it’s the human condition.

In general, doris, for a desk worker like me, yoga is very good. It may be a way to control the body, but after days of sitting in one position most of the time, getting into weird poses is a real good way to wind down. Like I said: most of the time I get out of that class with a big smile on my face. Certainly better than trying to fall asleep after a day of sitting in front of a screen and the body underused.

There’s a balance between stretching and straining that is is hard to find. This teacher tries to go slow, to avoid overstraining us. She has a good combination of postures and movement that works for me. That she also has a few personal defects won’t stop me from taking her class tomorrow.

Detached but cognizant, even involved and emotionally participating, unmoved by the movement. Detachment is the real time recognition “this is not I, that is not I.” At the point of the purest detached state of awareness even I isn’t, All is.

I “stumbled” upon your blog the very day I began my own I am certain, to help me keep myself and my offering in perspective. “Don’t take yourself to seriously Michael. There is nothing new under the sun.”

I guess that’s why detachment is so important in a spiritual teacher.”

Good point! That was a great illustration of why detachment is so important, something I never really considered before.