Fishing for Liberation

Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.
Tim Miller used this proverb brilliantly and simply when he made mention of the student-teacher relationship...in short, Don't make your students co-dependent.

In the Yogasana Mysore Room, we have one morning a week designated as 'Mysore Niralamba'. This is a Sanskrit word that often is used in specific asana to denote 'unsupported' or 'independent'.
These particular weekly mornings, we gather to practice ALL together, no synchronizing, no follow-the-leader, just self-self practice - even the teacher practices. I find it an excellent way to offer greater 'independence'...at least once a week.