Vous avez probablement vu une publicité ou deux (cent!) Yoga de chèvre. Peut-être même le yoga de chat. Mais le yoga de poulet? (Même le phrasé semble juste… 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.
Je n'ai pas vu cela fait nulle part ailleurs, a déclaré Chris Wilkinson, le professeur, Dans une interview avec Mor-TV Tampa. Je ne pense pas que nous sommes les premiers, mais c'est certainement quelque chose de plus en place.
Note de l'éditeur: Hotel Haya et Yoga Loft Tampa sont ouverts et opérationnels après l'ouragan 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 l'appropriation culturelle d'une pratique 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.
