‘Relaxed and uninhibited’: Beer yoga aims to blend best of both worlds

Feeling a little stressed and looking for a way to get centered and relaxed? There is a new kind of yoga popping up across the Maritimes that may you want to partake in.

“We find that by pairing yoga with beer, people can come in and feel a little bit more relaxed and uninhibited,” said Jessica Newman, a yoga instructor with Fredericton’s Everyday Weekend.

Newman said beer yoga is a trend that is catching on at microbreweries in the Maritimes and across the country.

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The goal is to ignore the sound of canning in the background and get centered while Jessica “the guru” guides the class into conventional yoga poses, with a twist.

At a class, it’s not uncommon to hear Newman give an order of, “Now, take a drink,” to her class.

They’re more than happy to comply.

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Newman’s mantra is “no spillage no spillage.”

After all, she says, that would just be bad karma.

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It’s all about being grounded and relaxed while letting go of your inhibitions and sucking back a fizzy cold one, which she warns does, of course, come with a risk.

“We’ve had a few people get tipsy,” Newman says.

At the end of class, people are still able to enjoy that final yoga position — they just may be feeling a little more relaxed than usual.