numer 9 and culture............

Nine Days left to FL, 17 days left to NYC, and 21 days left until the return to Mamma India. Lots going on btwn work, teaching yoga, spending time with my darling, packing, decluttering and so forth.
I am taking an enjoyable yoga philosophy class that shows how Yoga/Hinduism is related and connected with Buddhism. We are reading a Buddhist book by Insight Meditation founder Jack Kornfield and a Yoga book by Deskichar. One thing that bothered me last night was that several advanced students in the class were extending their feet with the bottom of their feet facing the teacher. Obviously they weren't aware that this is disrespectful in Indian culture, as the feet are considered dirty an shouldn't be facing the teacher. Paradoxly, the guru's feet are seen as sacred and are often touched by devotees. We aren't in India and are in America, but makes me wonder how much culture should be apart of the practice. During the satsang we were sitting on the floor, not in chairs and in a circle, so that alone is brining Indian culture to the space. Just food for thought I guess.