Introducing Goat Yoga: Fitness With A Side-Serving Of Farm Animal
[Photo: Facebook/The Goat Retreat]
Once upon a time, we discovered yoga. Then we found out about bikram yoga, restorative yoga, then yin yoga… You get the picture.
And the latest addition to the yoga family is goat yoga, apparently.
No, it doesn’t consist of teaching goats how to do the warrior pose - it’s a yoga retreat where you can do yoga surrounded by goats.
The Goat Retreat in Willamette Valley, Oregon, was set up by former professional photographer Lainey Morse, who wanted to use her farm to set up a business.
[Photo: Facebook/The Goat Retreat]
And when a local yoga instructor was looking for a place to host her yoga classes, Morse offered up her farm.
The goats aren’t involved in the classes, per se - well, not physically - and are really there for the novelty and to look at as they wander about. Because why the hell not?
“It really is a wonderful unique experience,” Morse told the Metro.
[Photo: Facebook/The Goat Retreat]
“It may sound silly but it’s really just about getting outside in nature with beautiful scenery and having animals around you.
“Animals can really help humans with stress and illness or grief.”
The classes have been a huge success so far, and according to the Retreat’s Facebook page are now booked up until 2017. That’s just about enough time to book a trip to Oregon though, right?
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