Independence day

What could be a more suitable theme in today's yoga class than independence? We were encouraged to do our own thing whenever we felt like it. So if one asana didn't 'feel right' (too difficult, too hard, too boring...), any other asana was just as welcome. But looking around the shala, most of us seemed to be following the instructions. A sign of lack of independence? Or the result of an excellent yoga instructor suggesting a flow and asanas that appealed to all of us?