Excess Baggage

It happened again. In an airport meditation room of all places. A single mantra and standing forward-bend reduced this tough yogini to tears. My PMS for the month had been over, my flexibility hadn’t suffered much in the weather, so why the emotional outburst?

The Meditation Center in Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam: No frills. Just leave your concerns with your shoes outside. The large room stocks up on rugs for those disinclined to praying on a chair. It also has a large bookshelf of religious texts, including the Quran and Bhagavad Gita.
(Image source: http://www.schipholpastoraat.nl/)

I was at first hesitant to enter the room, which I might violate with my tight jeans and unkempt hair.  Hoping I wouldn’t offend any religion in the room, I put on my coat, pulled a mat off the shelf, and took my place.