What is GOAT YOGA?

GOAT YOGA is a fitness trend that is sweeping the nation.

It's a simple concept: A yoga teacher leads a class of humans while goats interact with the yogis. The goal is to do some simple yoga while smiling, laughing, and having fun with goats.

While it might be easy to dismiss goat yoga as nothing more than a trendy viral moment that looks cool on someone’s Instagram, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention notes that animal therapy not only helps with lowering blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and even physical pain, it also offers significant benefit for those coping with stress, anxiety, and depression. Additionally, for children with autism, it helps foster important connections that help increase self-confidence and sensory integration.

Goat yoga has the same benefits as regular yoga, plus a few more. Positive interactions with an animal lead to benefits in the mind and body. This includes an increase in a release of endorphins, the promotion of neuroplasticity, and the reduction of cognitive decline.

In short, cultivating the prana [life-force energy] with GOAT YOGA helps one reduce stress and achieve an overall more balanced mental and emotional state.