Monday, September 10, 2018

Beer Yoga? It's A New Sensation In Dorchester



Beer yoga? Yes, it really exists -- and it has a loyal following in and around Dorchester.

And the next beer yoga session is tonight (Monday) at City Slicker's starting at 7 p.m.  A $5 fee will be donated to the Dorchester Volunteer Fire Department.

Led by Julie Holly, the owner and operator of The Well in Dorchester, beer yoga is exactly what its name implies: a yoga session in which participants have a beer close by or in hand throughout.

Sessions are conducted once a month -- most months -- at City Slickers in downtown Dorchester, in the newly renovated area of the restaurant and under a ballroom light.


Yoga, of course, is a group of physical, mental and spiritual practices or disciplines, all of which originated in ancient India.  


Despite yoga's popularity, it sounds a little intimidating to most of us, so why not add a beer and lighten the mood?

Not only are these yoga sessions good for the body, but good for the soul as Holly has donated the session fees to worthy causes.

From September 2017 through the May session, nearly $800 was raised for organizations such as the DVFD, Billy Graham Crisis Response Team, Omaha Children's Hopital, Operation Everyone Under the Tree, The Bay, Water for Haiti, York Adopt A Pet, and Saint Jude's Children's Hospital. 


The Well's Facebook page contains further information.  


In the meantime, if you need to get your stretch on throughout the summer, The Well offers three yoga classes every week.  Contact Julie Holly at 402.418.1838 for days and times of her yoga classes.


3 comments:

  1. Very cooooooooool story and human interest piece!

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  2. You had me on board right up to the point where I saw the picture with all the butts in the air. Ain't no way I'm ever doing THAT. OMG! Never happening! But it does look like fun.

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    1. If you're that self conscious you havent had enough beer!

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