Probablemente hayas visto un anuncio o dos (¡cien!) Para Yoga de cabra. Tal vez incluso Cat Yoga. ¿Pero el yoga de pollo? (Incluso la frase se ve ... mal).
Full disclaimer: As someone with a large and irrational fear of chickens, I may be slightly prejudiced in my desire to NOT attend a chicken yoga class. However, I will try to remain impartial and not let my (very) particular feelings on the animal influence my outlook on this new form of, erm, yoga.
At Hotel Haya in Ybor City, Florida, a local yoga studio, Yoga Loft Tampa, hosts a chicken yoga class on the last Sunday of the month. And, yes, it’s exactly what you think: chickens wandering around the room while you practice.
En realidad no he visto esto en ningún otro lugar, dijo Chris Wilkinson, el maestro, En una entrevista con MOR-TV Tampa. No creo que seamos los primeros, pero definitivamente es algo que es más actualizado.
Nota del editor: tanto Hotel Haya como Yoga Loft Tampa están abiertos y están en funcionamiento después del huracán Ian.
The purpose of the class is to raise funds for wounded chickens who are treated at a local center, Ybor Misfits Microsanctuary. While I’m not opposed to helping heal hurt birds, the chicken yoga class may not be the best fundraising mechanism. Beyond la apropiación cultural de una práctica that wasn’t intended to include these birds, the logistics of this particular class are a bit…confusing. Typically, goat yoga classes take place outdoors, leaving the animals with ample opportunity to, erm, do their business. But in this case, the chickens parade around the indoor studio, necessitating the wearing of what appear to be diapers (yes, diapers) on more than a few of the birds. I think I’ll pass on that.
