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Are you Ready for... Beer Yoga?

2017-05-15 ShanghaiWOWeng


Have you always wanted to try yoga, but are a little too shy? Do you love beer? Well, now you can have your beer and drink it too in Beer Yoga! Just when you thought hipsters couldn't ruin anything else, they’ve gone and added beer to yoga. And since it's made its way to Shanghai, we obviously had to try it.



Sponsored by GuavaPass and Bottles XO, the event was held on top of the new WeWork on South Yunnan road, the swankiest of them all. The participants buzzed in anticipation before the session, and then went out to the rooftop and picked a colorful mat circling the instructor, Nikki Wong. Nikki led us in bilingual flow session, with full beer bottles waiting at the top of our mats and all of us wondering how this would go down. 



Nikki casually incorporated the beer bottles into the flow, and it actually seemed to work. She instructed us to raise them up to the sky, hold them forward in tree and warrior poses, and try to balance them on our heads. As we turned to each side to plank, we grabbed the bottles to take a sip and tried to grapple with the juxtaposition of doing ab exercises while drinking alcohol. She encouraged us to play and not take the practice too seriously, as yoga is about letting go. Each time we took a sip or did cheers everyone giggled, and Nikki kept the energy light and playful. Although those moments were funny, it seemed to take away from the energy she established during a chataranga or balancing pose. 



And we moved our bodies through the warm air our bottles became emptier, and we ended the session with a soothing savasana. The yoga was great, but it was a weird feeling to reach for a bottle to take sips in between poses. Would I do it again? Probably not, but it was definitely an interesting way to spend an afternoon. If you're feeling adventurous and want to try a hipster spin on yoga, keep an eye out for more beer yoga events in the future. 


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