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Article: 'Doga' catches onat Wisconsin resort
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- Maryland Gazette
- Article date:
- June 24, 2009
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The room was quiet as everyone sitting on
yoga mats in the lotus position concentrated on their breathing,
feeling their heart rates slow.
It was all very relaxing, very Zen. Until one of the participants
barked.
Aside from the leashes, this yoga class looked like any other.
Students seated or perched on mats in a circle faced instructor
Courtney Weis as they performed the usual yoga positions: cobra,
downward facing dog, bridge, chair, tree, triangle, warrior 1 and 2.
But while the humans projected calm, the canine students reacted
in a variety of ways - some yawned, some slept, some licked owners'
faces, some sniffed other dogs and a few looked perplexed,
especially ...