Amazing Goats performing at the Yoga Sport

© Rath Phl Thiy Thwil / EyeEm / Getty Goat yoga is coming to the UK and it looks like a lot of funYoga isn't normally associated with animals (with, of course, exception to the downward facing dog), but that's all about to change as a living animal is being introduced to British yoga classes.

Created by US farmer Lainey Morse, goat yoga involves balancing a goat on your back while you hold a pose. It may not sound like the most relaxing form of yoga, but the instructors say it is actually very therapeutic.

If you're intrigued, the good news is that the trend is coming to the UK!

Pennywell Farm in Devon are now offering two-hour goat yoga classes priced at £25 each. Although the farm's qualified Hatha Yoga teacher, Donna McCheyne, admits that the addition of the goats means that the class doesn't always run smoothly...

"In our first class we had goats clambering on our backs, licking our toes, chewing our hair and nibbling at the yoga mats, which was quite hysterical really," she told the Mail Online. 

"And humour makes yoga more therapeutic for people who might be going through a difficult time."

So what does it feel like to have a goat stand on you? Donna says they are surprisingly light and gentle...

"They place one hoof on, then before you know it there's an angora goat on your back. The longer you're still, the more likely they are to climb on you, which encourages people to be calm and relaxed.

"They particularly like the hare pose – where you sit back on your heels and lower your forehead to the floor – and cat pose, where you are on all fours."

But it's not all about goats – to add to the cuteness, piglets will be joining the classes too!

Leading animal behaviourist, Dr Roger Mugford, told the Mail Online about the therapeutic effects of the animals.

"These animals can lower the heart rate because they release the 'cuddle chemical' oxytocin, which produces the same type of feelings as when a mother looks at her baby or a lover looks at their partner," he said.

Why not give it a go?