Have we all gone completely cuckoo?
5 crazy yoga trends
I come from the Callanetics era and have seen many sports movements come and go. There was bodypump. Making the same movements all over the world to the same music, preferably to Anastacia’s I’m outta love and oh yes, you also had to sing along loudly and count and so on. What nobody actually did, but anyway. Then came Tae Bo, where you made boxing-like movements while running like a mouse from left to right across the room. Now we have arrived at Rocycle and yoga has been a constant for years. But because a person naturally desires innovation, there are indeed yoga trends. And what movements they are. I searched on womenshealth.nl for the latest news (because they know the world) and stumbled upon trends that are, to say the least, remarkable.
1. Beer here
Bieryoga. There was already wine yoga where wine was used to achieve the ultimate state of relaxation, but now bieryoga has drifted over from Germany. I'm just so afraid of the bratwurst variant...
2. Goat yoga
Originating somewhere in Australia, but also serious business in our own Amsterdam. Go to the goat farm where mothers usually chat with their children and before you know it, you see a flexible veggie-mama in the downward facing dog in the straw. Or she is lying in child pose with a goat on her back. What the effect of the animals' influence is still unclear. Something with the unexpected, earthy and primal power, I've been told.
3. Yoga with your cat
No, not with the vajayjay, although that is of course also present, but with cats. These yoga classes are held in cat cafés. So you don't bring your own cat, but train with the cats present. The further the lesson progresses, the freer the cats become and they come to cuddle and purr on your mat. Just look at how relaxed you become from that.
4. Yoga with your dog
Not the same as with the cat, because you do this with your own dog. There is even an app from Evy with a subsection for doga sessions, which is exactly what you fear it is: yoga sessions for the dog. A little ball throwing and retrieving is so 2017, you should know.
5. Cursing yoga
What about zen and pure and elevated and without judgment? Banging, cursing and ranting is the motto here. And yes, you can also raise your middle finger. Now just add that glass of wine and your dog lying in an extremely relaxing child pose and the story is complete.
