Beer drinking and yoga-a marriage of two popular activities
Yoga is supposed to relax the mind and spirit, and I guess, enlighten, to some extent.
There is now a fad for “goat yoga”, “cat yoga” and “hot yoga” amongst others. Now there’s another one making its rounds.
We know that alcohol can also affect the mind and spirit, so what about “Beer yoga”?
Begun in Germany, by two yogi, Emily and Jhula, the website says the philosophy is that beer yoga is fun but it’s no joke, “we take the philosophies of yoga and pair it with the pleasure of beer-drinking to reach your highest level of consciousness”.
It’s now gone international to several countries and has shown up in Windsor Ontario.
There are now two events per month, one in each of two city pubs.
BeerYoga is the marriage of two great loves – beer and yoga. Both are centuries-old therapies for body, mind and soul. The joy of drinking beer and the mindfulness of yoga compliment each other, and make for an energizing experience.”
The events began in the city last year, but have been picking up in popularity as word gets around.
Quoted by the CBC, Toni Bruner who leads the class says, “”Every time we announce it we have people signing within minutes to do our event,”
She says it’s beginner level yoga so that newcomers won’t feel intimidated.
Cost for a class is C$15, which provides you with the lesson and one pint of beer, which at current Canadian pub prices means roughly half the cost is for a beer and half for the lesson. Unlike the German and other classes, the actual drinking of the beer is done during breaks and cool downs, to avoid accidents with the glasses.
As for the origins of this idea, German yogi, Jhula, says although she established the trend in Germany from where it has spread, it was actually something she saw at the annual wild and extremely eclectic, and artistic “Burning Man” gathering in the desert in Nevada U.S.
additional information -sources
- BeerYoga (Germany)- website- English
- BierYoga (Germany) – Facebook
- Beer Yoga (Windsor- Facebook
- CBC; Windsor: Jan 3/18: stretch while you sip
- Windsor Star:M Parkhill: Feb 13/17: lift your spirits
- Mashable: J Mandybur: Jan 17/17: beer yoga is a thing now
- ExBerliner: S Bedessee: Apr 6/16: spiritual boozing
- Vice: D Hubbell: Apr 21/16: a beer yogi’s journey
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