August 25, 2018

I have wanted to try Goat Yoga for a long time now, so when I came across Happy Goat Yoga for Charity, I was thrilled. These classes serve as a fundraiser for the Here’s Your Reminder, an area non-profit. Proceeds from these classes help them carry out their mission.

Happy Goat Yoga is designed to combine exercise, animals, and positive people to relieve stress, anxiety, and depression. There is something special about enjoying a yoga class while the extremely friendly, and very cute, pygmy goats literally run all over you.

Each session of Happy Goat Yoga is two hours. The first hour is an all-level yoga class taught by one of their local, certified yoga instructors. After the yoga session, there is plenty of time to play some more with the goats and take pictures.

The Happy Goat Yoga events are held at different locations throughout the Dallas area, including Dallas, Richardson, Garland, Frisco, and Allen. Check out this list of their upcoming dates and locations.

My husband Johan and I attended a Saturday morning class at the Dallas Farmers Market. There were about 15 pygmy and dwarf goats, and one exceptionally cute lamb. The staff encouraged the goats to interact (often with treats), and were quick with a broom or some disinfectant when needed—which was often. I admit, we paid a lot more attention to the goats than we did to the yoga. For us, it really was all about the goats. They were all over us (especially Johan–I think they liked his broad shoulders), and we loved it!

As their motto says: “You can’t be grumpy with a goat on your back!” We had a blast.

Here’s Your Reminder Project believes that random acts of kindness should not be random. They suggest doing one act of intentional kindness every day, reminding someone in your life that they matter to you. It can be as small as sending a “Thinking of You” text during the day or as big as a surprise act of service that has been weighing on their to-do list.

Believe me, after a morning of Goat Yoga, you will be inspired to share your joy with others.