01of 07Goat YogaLainey MorseNo Regrets Farm’s Goat Yoga class is exactly what it sounds like. Lainey Morse, the creator of the class, holds yoga classes in the back field of her farm, and allows goats to roam around the praciticing yogis.“My goats are just very peaceful animals and everyone that comes over leaves stress-free and happy,” she toldModern Farmer. “When they chew their cud it’s almost like they go into a meditative state, and it’s very soothing to watch. It’s perfect to combine with yoga.”
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Goat Yoga
Lainey Morse
No Regrets Farm’s Goat Yoga class is exactly what it sounds like. Lainey Morse, the creator of the class, holds yoga classes in the back field of her farm, and allows goats to roam around the praciticing yogis.
“My goats are just very peaceful animals and everyone that comes over leaves stress-free and happy,” she toldModern Farmer. “When they chew their cud it’s almost like they go into a meditative state, and it’s very soothing to watch. It’s perfect to combine with yoga.”
02of 07Ganja YogaLeon Neal/AFP/GettyDee Dussault believes combining marijuana with yoga practice helps improve “relaxation, pain relief, well being, community and the cultivation of inner peace,” according to the Ganja YogaMeetuppage.Dussault has been teaching “Ganja Yoga” classes in San Francisco since 2009.“Less physically intense than most yoga, Ganja Yoga is high-quality instruction based on mindfulness and good alignment for injury prevention, designed for any body,” Dussault says on the page.
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Ganja Yoga
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Dee Dussault believes combining marijuana with yoga practice helps improve “relaxation, pain relief, well being, community and the cultivation of inner peace,” according to the Ganja YogaMeetuppage.
Dussault has been teaching “Ganja Yoga” classes in San Francisco since 2009.
“Less physically intense than most yoga, Ganja Yoga is high-quality instruction based on mindfulness and good alignment for injury prevention, designed for any body,” Dussault says on the page.
03of 07Acro-YogaCourtesy Lizzy TomberJust as the name suggests, acro-yoga combines acrobatics and yoga.According toAcroYoga International, “the experience of taking flight with AcroYoga instantly dissolves fears and invites practitioners to tap into new and infinite possibilities of communication, trust and union."(And yes, you can even do itnine-months pregnant!)
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Acro-Yoga
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Just as the name suggests, acro-yoga combines acrobatics and yoga.
According toAcroYoga International, “the experience of taking flight with AcroYoga instantly dissolves fears and invites practitioners to tap into new and infinite possibilities of communication, trust and union.”
(And yes, you can even do itnine-months pregnant!)
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Beer Yoga
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05of 07Paddleboard YogaErik Kellar PhotographyIf you’d rather be in the ocean than a yoga studio, paddleboard yoga may just be the practice for you.“Nature is a great teacher for life, especially on the water,” Jill Wheeler, whose Wellfit Institute offers a weekly class in Naples, Florida, tells PEOPLE. “You never know what conditions you will encounter each class, so it keeps you on your toes.“But be warned: you mayfall into the water (a lot)!
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Paddleboard Yoga
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If you’d rather be in the ocean than a yoga studio, paddleboard yoga may just be the practice for you.
“Nature is a great teacher for life, especially on the water,” Jill Wheeler, whose Wellfit Institute offers a weekly class in Naples, Florida, tells PEOPLE. “You never know what conditions you will encounter each class, so it keeps you on your toes.”
But be warned: you mayfall into the water (a lot)!
06of 07NamasdrakeSean Ryan/NamasdrakeThe L.A.-based “Namasdrake” class offers yoga sessions set to Drake music, perfect for anyone who loves warrior poses just as much as Canadian rappers.DJ and yoga teacher Paul Schneider told theLos Angeles Timesthat Drake’s music is actually the perfect complement to yoga instruction.“He’s so sensitive, but at the same time has these really hard hip-hop songs — it’s like the yin and yang of yoga,” he said.
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Namasdrake
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The L.A.-based “Namasdrake” class offers yoga sessions set to Drake music, perfect for anyone who loves warrior poses just as much as Canadian rappers.
DJ and yoga teacher Paul Schneider told theLos Angeles Timesthat Drake’s music is actually the perfect complement to yoga instruction.
“He’s so sensitive, but at the same time has these really hard hip-hop songs — it’s like the yin and yang of yoga,” he said.
07of 07Rage YogaAndre GouletLindsay Istace createdRage Yogaafter going through a painful breakup. She used yoga practice to help get her through, and found that she felt better when she swore and shouted while holding poses.Now, Istace teaches a “Rage Yoga” class twice a week at a local pub.“For the most part, it is just like any other yoga class except with more obsceneties and joking around,” she tells PEOPLE.
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Rage Yoga
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Lindsay Istace createdRage Yogaafter going through a painful breakup. She used yoga practice to help get her through, and found that she felt better when she swore and shouted while holding poses.
Now, Istace teaches a “Rage Yoga” class twice a week at a local pub.
“For the most part, it is just like any other yoga class except with more obsceneties and joking around,” she tells PEOPLE.
source: people.com
