Chattanooga’s newest hybrid, paddleboard yoga, puts yogis in a shaky situation as they move through traditional yoga poses while standing on water.
Zuddhi Yoga hosted Chattanooga’s first paddleboard yoga class Saturday on North Chickamauga Creek at Greenway Farms in Hixson. More than 20 yogis attended the 75-minute class.
Jessica Ewart, founder of Zuddhi Yoga, said the potential for falling in the water made the class more lighthearted.
“It’s not real ‘ommmm’ serious,” said Ewart, humming the sound of a meditative mantra. “It’s fun. You can’t take your yoga too seriously.”
And fall they did. The paddleboard yoga beginners quickly learned that taking away solid ground puts yogis of all skill levels on equal terms. Participants agreed that the hardest pose was “tree,” where they stand on one foot.