The idea of communicating intimately with and being in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity has always been a driving force in my teaching Yoga. It is this definition of "commune" that brings me to the idea of mutual respect. I give to you all that I am as a yogi without barriers or pretense. I offer my years of experience in exchange for the ability to come to the space of community among like minds. This to me is the essence of yoga and life. When we take without giving, the experience is hollow and does not lead us towards mutual respect. So, to my teacher I give in ways that go beyond monetary payment and verbal gratitude. I give by my constant dedication to the practice, by honoring his words as, "the way", and ultimately by seeing him as my source of light and inspiration on the path of yoga. I know too, when I look in his eyes that I have given to him and we have come to a place of intimate, mutual receptivity. A place where we have joined (yoked) as like minds, a place that is Yoga.