Meeting Adjourned

This past summer, I spent a week at a conference for Conscious Discipline. The conference was set up to establish "school family" in table groups. The first night I was so nervous and unsure about what was going to happen, how I would be able to create relationships and how willing I would be to be honest and vulnerable with people I just met. By the end of the week, I was crying! It was so hard to leave my table group! Every morning we greeted each other, every day we worked in small groups and with partners and by the end of the week we were truly a table family. We all found each other on Facebook, exchanged phone numbers and I still talk to some of the group. It was a hard group to leave I believe because we all had the same goals for the conference, to learn more about Conscious Discipline and we were all willing to jump in with both feet to get the most out of the time we had together.
As far as leaving the group I have come to know in this program, my hope is that we will be able to establish contact through social media, emailing and the Walden University Early Childhood Organization Facebook Page. I feel like it is more difficult to establish relationships in an online program because we are not in contact everyday nor do we see each other face to face. We can establish relationships but I feel it is more difficult. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Also, I would love to figure out how we can adjourn this meeting of the minds in a meaningful way! I am just not sure how to do it with us all in different places. Thoughts?