I thought of this today as students tickled in to morning yoga class. My teacher had it open all along, even on the day of the first earthquake. Suzuki Kancho had the classes open to people who could not reach home or fly out stayed at Honbu.
They were random people but they did simple movements and this took some stress off them mentally- they smiled a bit more.
I had a call from a friend in NZ. Though her area was not struck directly by the Earthquake in Christchurch , she said the feeling of watching the news about Japan made her "experience" resurface again. This time though, she took time off to train. We all dedicate our path to one another especially in times of such difficulties. And it really does lift each other's hearts.