Are breweries the new yoga studios?

By Christine Yu for Well+GOOD

When Mikki Trowbridge decided to teach a yoga class at Rogue Brewery's farm overlooking the Willamette River just outside Salem, Oregon, she thought it would be little more than a fun way to hang out with friends and enjoy a pint of beer afterwards. But in an area where most yoga classes draw about 15 people, 100 showed up.

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Yes, beer yoga is now a thing. Classes are surfacing across the country, in cities like New York, Los Angeles, Portland, and Charleston. (Lululemon even launched a craft beer this summer.)

There's no sipping hefeweizens while balancing in half-moon. You practice yoga among a brewery's barrels with the scent of hops wafting through the air, and stay for a post-savasana stout with your fellow classmates. Here are some of the breweries where people are crafting their yoga practice...

Enthusiasts say that while beer and yoga seem like an odd couple, both come from time-honored traditions that focus on creating community. "We see that yoga and beer really compliment each other quite nicely in terms of bringing people together," says Trowbridge. "People are naturally drawn to the friendly, laid back atmosphere of breweries and feel welcomed in a way they might not at a yoga studio," she says of the intimidation factor.

Head to WellandGood.com to see more ways to practice yoga in breweries.

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