SPL HEALTH
26 StPeteLifeMag.com March/April 2020
PHOTOS/MARCIA BIGGS
They are undeniably adorable, incredibly
innocent and love to be cuddled and scratched.
Goats might not be puppies or kitties, but get
just the same lovin’ in the Goat Yoga classes
held every Saturday and Sunday at Grady’s Goat
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Well, let’s just say these kids steal the show.
The story goes that partnering goats with yoga
classes started on a goat farm in Oregon in 2016.
Some say it’s a fad, having spread across the
country. But farm owner Rob Canton feels fairly
certain the classes will be continuing for quite
some time. “We get between 30 and 50 people
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the yoga classes as a fundraiser for the Grady
Goat Foundation’s Project G.O.A.T. (Global
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abused children from around the world. He says
he gets people from all over the state coming to
the goat yoga classes which cost $35 a pop.
I jumped at the chance to join the goat yoga
class when Canton extended the invitation. Not
that I am a big goat fan, mind you. But I have
Goat Yoga is Here to Namasté
BY MARCIA BIGGS
Goat Yoga classes are at 10 am Saturdays
and Sundays at Grady’s Goat Farm, 12551
Franklin Road, Thonotosassa. Advance
reservations are a must as classes sell
out. Go to www.gradygoat.org for more
information or call (404) 398-5291
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