Yoga with dogs, goats and horses; celebrities and fitness trainers’ yoga quirks

Muskaan Thakur

Practicing yoga with animals has turned out to be interesting, and, may we say, entertaining trend. Celebrities and influencers across the globe are deep breathing and performing Surya Namaskar with their furry friends. 

Reese Witherspoon

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The Legally Blonde star, Reese Witherspoon was one of the highest-paid actors of 2019. At 44, yoga seems to be her secret for maintaining youthful skin. During lockdown, she was seen practicing Doga (Dog Yoga) with her furry friends.

Rachel Brathen

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Rachel, the founder of Yoga Girl, a yoga community is also an author of the New York Times bestseller Yoga Girl. She is often seen practising yoga with her baby and furry friends on her Instagram account that is followed by over 2.1 M accounts.

Sara and Ibrahim Ali Khan

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This B-town duo has always been giving us sibling goals. In the lockdown, they practiced yoga together, at least that’s what you see in this Instagram post, with their dog Fuffy Singh.

Tamara

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To pursue her passion for yoga, Tamar travelled to Mysore and spent 3 months studying with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and R. Sharath Jois. Since then she has learned yoga from trainers across the world before finally starting her own classes in Manchester. She has been seen performing yoga with her dogs on many occasions.
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Chelsea Seaman

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Chelsea started taking yoga training back in 2014 and has been a fitness star since. She is now a yoga teacher and has released an e-book called ‘Rising Up Stronger’. She has a following of 365K on Instagram and often posts pictures with animals.

Kate Beckinsale, Jenny Francis and Emily Maitlis

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Lainey suffered from an auto-immune disease and depression post her divorce. She found peace in yoga and goats and hence, founded ‘Original Goat Yoga‘ – the first-ever group practicing yoga with goats. Ever since the brand has opened many centres across the USA. Many well-known personalities including Kate Beckinsale, Jenny Francis from Sun TV and Emily Maitlis from BCC have participated in these sessions.

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Kevin Hart and Khloe Kardashian

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Developed in an Oregon farm by Lainey Morse, Goat yoga has been emerging as an immense therapeutic activity. In an episode of ‘What The Fit” Khloe Kardashian and Kevin Hart experienced Goat yoga up close. Watch it now for free on Youtube.

Kelly and Ozzy Osbourne

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Even Kelly has given Goat Yoga a shot and she said that it is one of the best things she has ever done.