7 attributes of a personal yoga practice

Before Covid-19 hit, I practiced yoga regularly at a studio in midtown. Yoga Shala was home to a dedicated crew of teachers and community of students. Forty bodies would pack in on a weekend morning, mat to mat, sweating, breathing, and shaping our poses; the heated, humid air multiplied the abundance of physical presence.

In spring of 2020, when the world went dark, streets and businesses left empty, our screens lit up — lifelines to career, education, and community. Shala quickly transitioned its classes to Zoom, leaving us home practitioners to our own whims. We could hide behind our mute buttons and black screens. We had no mat