{"id":27551,"date":"2015-12-07T13:52:55","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T12:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/?p=27551"},"modified":"2025-03-03T13:07:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T12:07:06","slug":"cat-yoga-comes-to-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/cat-yoga-comes-to-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Cat yoga comes to London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have all heard of downward dog, but what about downward cat? There is a new yoga practice coming into fashion, and cats are in style!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/shutterstock_258596846.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27552\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/shutterstock_258596846-690x460.jpg\" alt=\"shutterstock_258596846\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/shutterstock_258596846-690x460.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/shutterstock_258596846-930x620.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/shutterstock_258596846.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Originating from Adopt-a-Cat month, cats are being allowed into yoga classes to roam free around the room and naturally interact with you during your practice. Purrfect for health furr-reaks!<\/p>\n<p>The cats will snuggle up to you while you are in your relaxation pose, or they will even sit on your back while you are in upward-facing dog.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/shutterstock_346326257.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27553\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/shutterstock_346326257-690x518.jpg\" alt=\"shutterstock_346326257\" width=\"690\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/shutterstock_346326257-690x518.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/shutterstock_346326257-930x698.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/shutterstock_346326257.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The purpose of the cats is to add a relaxing element to the class, with even a \u201ccuddle session\u201d at the end as a meditation. This exercise trend is perfect for animal lovers and fitness lovers everywhere, as cat yoga combines the two worlds.<\/p>\n<p>The best part is you don\u2019t even have to own your own furry friend! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/londons-first-cat-cafe-opens\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lady Dinah\u2019s Cat Emporium<\/a> in Shoreditch, London, has begun to host its own cat yoga sessions every Wednesday, so you can harness your chakra with the help of the caf\u00e9s feline residents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/shutterstock_183242705.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27554\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/shutterstock_183242705-690x478.jpg\" alt=\"shutterstock_183242705\" width=\"690\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/shutterstock_183242705-690x478.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/shutterstock_183242705-930x644.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/shutterstock_183242705.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cat yoga has also been making waves down under. A yoga studio in Australia called Catastrophe now hosts cat yoga classes and all the furry practitioners are up for adoption!<\/p>\n<p>If you want to try cat yoga at home with your feline, just head to YouTube for some videos on how to practice \u2013 or just to watch cats interrupting their human\u2019s yoga practice!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re a regular yogi why not let your feline friend join you in your practice like other Londoners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":27552,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,757],"tags":[69,365,18,790],"class_list":["post-27551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-pet-lifestyle","tag-cat","tag-exercise","tag-health","tag-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Cat yoga comes to London<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you&#039;re a regular yogi why not let your feline friend join you in your practice! 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