Phone-Shaming and Admin Compassion

“Please put your phone away.” The teacher’s voice cut loud and sharp through the spacious yoga studio.

I looked up from my downward-dog pose. A woman was kneeling on her mat, right in the middle of the room, typing into her phone. The woman paused to glance at the teacher.

“Yes, you,” the teacher added, nodding in her direction.

Wow, I thought. This woman is actually using her phone during yoga class.

Then I had another thought: This woman is being phone-shamed.