{"id":19539,"date":"2023-09-07T20:50:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T20:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yogajournal.com\/?p=113679"},"modified":"2023-09-07T20:50:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T20:50:57","slug":"a-call-to-the-police-resulted-in-five-cop-cars-crashing-a-yoga-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogacourseware.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/07\/a-call-to-the-police-resulted-in-five-cop-cars-crashing-a-yoga-class\/","title":{"rendered":"A Call to the Police Resulted in Five Cop Cars Crashing a Yoga Class"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A seemingly ordinary Wednesday night in the coastal village of Chapel Saint Leonards, UK, took an unusual turn when passersby mistook the final moments of a yoga class for a \u201cmass killing\u201d and reported it to the police, according to The Guardian<\/a> and other news sources.<\/p>\n

On September 6, 22-year-old yoga teacher Millie Laws was leading an evening class of restorative yoga followed by yoga nidra<\/a> and a sound bath at the Seascape Cafe, reported the BBC<\/a>. The room was dimly lit by candles, she explained to the BBC, and she was moving slowly among the bodies, playing a drum and circling her students.<\/p>\n

\u201cA couple with some dogs just came up to the window and were having a look in, but they walked off really quickly and I didn\u2019t think anything of it,\u201d Laws told the BBC. \u201cI didn\u2019t know until after we left that these people phoned in saying that there was a mass murderer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Or just a convincing Corpse Pose and too much true crime binge-watching.<\/p>\n

The concerned citizens reported what they had seen to the authorities and before long, the quiet vibe was interrupted by sirens as five police cars descended upon the cafe, breaking the blissful vibe.<\/p>\n

Laws told the BBC that she thought it had to be a \u201cjoke at first.\u201d And then the police explained to her what had taken place. \u201cThese people phoned in saying that there was a mass murderer; they were wearing a robe and they were walking over all of the people, and it looked like some kind of ritual, and that the people on the floor were actually dead,\u201d said Laws.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess from the outside view it could look like that,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m sure their imagination was running wild with what was going on.\u201d The audio of the call has not been released although the Lincolnshire police commended the emergency caller for their \u201cgood intentions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Early the following morning, the cafe where class took place addressed the misunderstanding in a Facebook post<\/a> thanking the police for their prompt response and reassuring locals that \u201cWe are not part of any mad cult or crazy clubs.\u201d Turns out it was just yoga.<\/p>\n

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Sierra is a writer and modern witchy woman living in Oregon. She\u2019s been practicing yoga for nearly a decade and completed her teacher training in 2018. She writes and teaches about connection\u2014connection to the body, to nature, and to the powerful energies of the universe. In 2017, she founded her media brand, The Local Mystic<\/a>, an educational hub devoted to mindful, mystical living for women. Sierra loves to guide people to their witchy side by helping them deepen their spiritual studies and ritualize their lives. <\/em>Through The Local Mystic, she\u2019s written books, plus hosted women\u2019s circles and wellness retreats worldwide. For free yoga and witchy wisdom, find Sierra on Instagram @thelocalmystic<\/a> and on YouTube<\/a>. And check out her book,<\/em> Your Year of Magic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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