Down Dog from Up Dog and frustratedly mimicked my way through class. But during Savasana, with the sound of collective breathing reverberating in the room, something shifted.
Bathed in the communal energy of my fellow students, I felt lifted by an otherworldly calm. I was hooked.iStockThe power of this shared experience is what keeps a lot of us coming back to our mats again and again.
It’s also something, in the wake of COVID-19, that many of us miss. Here, Yoga Journal takes a good look at what we've lost and what we’ve gained—in terms of energetic connection and community—with the current shift toward virtual yoga experiences.There’s no shortage of studies that show how social connection helps us live longer and battle diseases.
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