Kittens help Indian yoga enthusiasts master the cat pose

Record ID: 1736998

  • Title: Kittens help Indian yoga enthusiasts master the cat pose
  • Date: 8th August 2023
  • Summary: NEW DELHI, INDIA (AUGUST 6, 2023) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PARTICIPANTS DOING YOGA AS KITTEN PLAYS WITH TOY CAT WALKING BY VARIOUS OF PEOPLE DOING YOGA AS CAT PLAYS PARTICIPANT TAKING PICTURE OF CAT AND ANOTHER PARTICIPANT (SOUNDBITE) (English) 21-YEAR-OLD PARTICIPANT, ANANYA PALIWAL, SAYING: “I think this yoga with cats is much different from just working out or yoga because of the added serotonin boost and it keeps you distracted in a good way.” VARIOUS OF PEOPLE DOING YOGA AS CATS AND KITTENS PLAY (SOUNDBITE) (English) 25-YEAR-OLD IT ENGINEER AND ONE OF THE CO-FOUNDERS OF THE PAW HOUR, SANRAJ, SAYING: “This is a completely different event where people can come, rejuvenate and de-stress themselves. We have people coming from offices and doing such events and going back to offices and saying that ‘okay, we are kind of relaxed.’” VARIOUS OF PARTICIPANTS DOING YOGA WITH CATS AND KITTENS (SOUNDBITE) (English) 35-YEAR-OLD YOGA TRAINER, SURBHI SACHDEVA, SAYING: “You see a class full of people smiling throughout. You see playfulness which is missing in our lives generally. So it is good to just unwind and have like a de-stressing session with these kittens. Also, it is really good as it raises a lot of awareness and it ends up with happy stories of kittens getting adopted.” VARIOUS OF PEOPLE PETTING CATS AND KITTENS
  • Embargoed: 22nd August 2023 10:26
  • Keywords: Cats India New Delhi Paw Hour Persian cats Yoga cute kittens relax stress-buster therapeutic unwind yoga session
  • Location: NEW DELHI, INDIA
  • City: NEW DELHI, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Human-Led Quirky,Human-Led Stories
  • Reuters ID: LVA001303308082023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Inside a sun-lit studio in India's capital, a group of yoga practitioners gathered for an hour of yoga with an adorable twist.
    As participants hold their poses, kittens and cats wander around the room, some resting on yoga mats while others try to play with the practitioners, prompting laughter from the group.
    The hour-long yoga sessions involving these furry companions are aimed at helping people unwind from their daily stresses, say yoga trainer Surbhi Sechdeva.
    Some attendees even take mid-day breaks from their office jobs to attend the classes organised under an initiative The Paw Hour, which helps promote pet adoption. Organisers say they have been swamped with requests to adopt the animals after every class.
    "You see a class full of people smiling throughout. You see playfulness which is missing in our lives generally. So it is good to just unwind and have like a de-stressing session with these kittens," says Sechdeva
    (Production: Anushree Fadnavis, Sunil Kataria, Tarun Kumar)
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