5 shocking real life things your guru/teacher/idol does

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Pedestalization is dangerous. I speak figuratively, however let it be acknowledged that literal pedestaling comes with hazards of its own. Were Michelangelo's David's wang to fall upon your innocent head, you wouldn't soon forget the experience.

These days, it would seem that d*cks are tumbling down, down, down from their podiums everywhere we turn. Yogic, religious, political, corporate, scholarly. Ouch! But it only hurts if you raised them above yourself in the first place...or sought the shade of solace from something other than your Self.

I feel compelled to help. We're ALL on the same playing field (we should be playing for the same team). And I can prove it. Read this, think of this, when you need a reminder.

1. POOPS. If this horrifies or perplexes you, please peruse Everyone Poops. All that once was muddy will become crystal clear.


2. PUTS PANTS ON ONE LEG AT A TIME. This, despite what you've read re: superhuman abilities in any translation of Patanjali's Sutras. Your teacher also misses the leg hole, wobbles, hops around, and may even topple over in a most ungainly fashion. Just. Like. You. Do. (And even if their garb is of the robely sort, you can be sure that, on occasion, it gets headstuck the way your favorite tight sweater is wont to do.)


3. HICCUPS, PASSES GAS, YAWNS, and BURPS. Involuntary and spasmodic, 1.9 liters per day, the average one being 6 seconds, and 5,110 times a year, respectively.


4. LAUGHS. Probably after they recalled one of your accidental and idiotically comedic moments in class. (They store those up for later entertainment replay, you know.) Either that, or perhaps they were reading a YIFY post.


5. OPENS THE FRIDGE FOR NO GODDAMN REASON. And stares blankly at the vast, gaping, chilled, softly humming hole. Wondering what the f*ck they're looking for, anyway.

 

YOU are your own best, most divine teacher.

 

And don't you forget it,

Comments

[Emmanuelle]

You're back you're back yeah! *flings glitter*

[Carrisa]

:) So True! Thanks for the Monday Morning Smile!!

[Maria @downwarddog [aka Tasty M]]

Hi Lo -
So glad to see you're back! I missed you!!

[Richard Hudak]

One of my teachers, Cate Stillman, in her YogiDetox work, actually will talk to us about poop. It's an Ayurvedic thing. So this comes as no surprise.

[Dyamond]

Haha such truth! We forget that these peaople are still human! :D

[Pat]

love this one ~

[Chang Terhune]

Haha! Very good. It's true: our teachers are human. If they weren't they wouldn't be on this plane with us reminding us what it is to BE human! I say this as a yogi, yoga teacher and human.

[thehipyogini]

Amen, sista! xo
(p.s. I have, Everyone Poops -- great book for a guest bathroom!) ;)

[natalie]

But I bet they don't pick their noses OR use their turn signal.

Whew.

[Lo]

E - glittah partayyy! :D missed you!
Carrisa - i am honored to do so. ;) love, love, love.
Maria - girl, i missed you, too. back AND ballin.'
Richard - this comment made me laugh. love a guy who can serve it up.
Dyamond - lovely girl, so good to read your words!
Pat - :D
Chang - wise man, wise words.
Mischelle - i'm thinking that book REALLY gets everyone in the mood! xo
Natalie - i should turn yoga pap and get scandalous photos of this!

[MeredithLeBlanc]

Amen sista! My Motto: The Self is the Guru

I just read a whole chapter on this in Donna Farhi's "Bringing Yoga to Live".

And a BIG WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE for you! You're my Guru too but I promise not to have you on a pedestal ♥♥♥

[Mo]

All Hail the Self as guru! Why is it so easy to forget this?

[YogaDawg]

Brilliant and I missed you so much. Don't do that ever again...;)

[MyMiBoSo]

She's BAAAACCCKKKK! And #5...I think that's the DEFINITION of being human :).

[David]

And stares blankly at the vast, gaping, chilled, softly humming hole.

Okay. I'm going to have to bust out a serious contemplation on this one. I might not get back for a while. I'm goin in...