  You may have heard before the yoga isn't just a workout — it's a way of life. But, yoga has so many benefits other than the physical ones — one of them being an increase in compassion toward others with consistent practice.
"One of yoga's most important aspects is ahimsa, or compassion towards all creations," Edwin Bryant, a practitioner of yoga for over 45 years and a professor who teaches about yoga and philosophy at Rutgers University, said. "Yogic practice pushes the individual to not only get closer with their own self but also with the nature, space, environment and creations around them. You want to slowly feel a union with everything."
Practitioners say that the yoga experience has been helpful during the pandemic, especially when dealing with the loneliness and stress associated with the lockdown and uncertainty.
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