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You\u2019ve likely seen an advertisement or two (hundred!) for goat yoga.<\/a> Maybe even cat yoga. But chicken yoga? (Even the phrasing just looks\u2026wrong.)<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

At Hotel Haya in Ybor City, Florida, a local yoga studio, Yoga Loft Tampa, hosts a \u201cchicken yoga\u201d class on the last Sunday of the month. And, yes, it\u2019s exactly what you think: chickens wandering around the room while you practice.<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t actually seen this done anywhere else,\u201d said Chris Wilkinson, the teacher, in an interview with MOR-TV Tampa. <\/a>\u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019re the first, but it\u2019s definitely something that\u2019s more up and coming.\u201d<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s note: Both Hotel Haya and Yoga Loft Tampa are open and in operation following Hurricane Ian. <\/em><\/p>\n

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The purpose of the class is to raise funds for wounded chickens who are treated at a local center, Ybor Misfits Microsanctuary. While I\u2019m not opposed to helping heal hurt birds, the chicken yoga class may not be the best fundraising mechanism. Beyond the cultural appropriation of a practice<\/a> that wasn\u2019t intended to include these birds, the logistics of this particular class are a bit\u2026confusing. 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\u2019ll pass on that.<\/p>\n

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