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I have a teacher named Jackie. She is always there when I am ready to practice. She practices with me when I just wake up and haven’t brushed my teeth yet, when I am in a hotel and only have a bath towel as a mat, in my living room, in my bedroom, and in my basement in my pajamas. She practices with me when I am excited to do yoga and makes my day even better, and she practices with me when I am in a bad mood and am only on my mat looking for something to pick me up. She is always there for me. That’s the thing about her. If you practice yoga at home, you have a Jackie. You know their voice better than you know some of your relatives’. You know their cues, their jokes, the exact way they conduct savasana. They arrive through a screen, and somehow they’re the most reliable presence in the room.