Field of ... yoga? Fans strike some poses after Dodgers game

The yoga class was 30 minutes long, and the field was filled with participants. Teacher Mia Togo estimated 850 participants; the Dodgers said the total was close to 1,000.   (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Brian Farrell, middle, participates in a yoga class led by Mia Togo on May 17.

Kristyn Burtt, right, of Los Angeles, and others hold the bridge pose.

“It was really a beautiful thing,” said Mia Togo, a master yoga teacher who led hundreds of people in a half-hour class on Sunday, May 17, after the Rockies lost to the Dodgers, 1-0.

Brian Farrell enjoys the yoga class led by Mia Togo from YogaWorks after the baseball game.

Hundreds of people rolled out Dodger blue yoga mats for a little warrior pose and the corpse pose.

Togo called it ‘surreal’ to see so many people practicing yoga at once — more than 10 times the number in her most popular classes at YogaWorks, where she teaches students and teachers-in-training.

Brian Farrell does the prayer twist pose.

Togo said she geared the class for all ages and abilities in hopes of getting some new practitioners. “It’s not just for people who are really athletic. It’s finding the right level, the right teacher. We wanted to give everyone a taste.”

Twenty assistants worked within the crowd, including Chara Law, who was shown on the big screen for people to follow along.

“It builds community and connection. That’s the point of bringing yoga to Dodger Stadium,” says yoga teacher Mia Togo.