Why?

Why do we say Namaste at the end of a yoga class?

Hmm I have never even thought to question this until I recently began a new teacher training and we did not say it after every single practice....  Now I am wondering why some of choose to do so.

Maybe it is because people like to be appreciated or maybe it is that we love to show appreciation.  What if we started out a class by sayng Namaste and allowing our studenyts to feel the love, appreciation, compassion, and safety of their practoce before they moved into this sacred space ofa practice.  Could it be something that eased the tension and maybe allowed them to feel a bit more secure in whatever shape their practice may take that day?

I read once that it is good to question everything that we are told, and this is something that I have never questioned.  So maybe today we can take a step back and begin to ask ourselves what about this "Namaste"  feels so good at the end of class?  And where would you like your namaste to be?

Namsaste :)  Love and Light!