I highly recommend joining this event on Tuesday nights! It is always a lot of fun and the instructors they bring in are wonderful. I haven’t yet found a studio I am ready to commit to(tight budget!) and this is a great way to get a feel for a place I may enjoy most. And you can’t beat the price, FREE! Enjoy the yoga and stay for a beer. Great combination.
Kevin L.
Tu valoración: 5 Charlotte, NC
My experience with Yoga is mostly limited to this. I’ve taken a class or two at the Y and a free trial session here or there. But I am not naturally flexible and I hate being reminded of that so I don’t really want to pay for it. Thankfully, Yoga on Tap came along offering free classes with a different instructor from an actual studio each week. OMB really makes use of its spacious lawn and it keeps getting more and more crowded, which is amazing because when it first started, it was in it’s old location and had only enough room for about ¼ of the current class size. If you are an experienced Yogi, you are probably not going to like it because you don’t get much individual attention and there are potential distractions galore. But if you are like me and want to use it to get a good stretch(coincidently falls on a morning run day for me), increase flexibility, or enjoy a new physical activity, you should definitely check it out. Being outside in the gorgeous Charlotte weather, in a low key class where you are guided but free to do your own thing according to your ability, and the opportunity for a beer before or after or even during class are some great pluses to checking this out. Get there between 6 and 6:15 to park and get your mat down.
Nikki W.
Tu valoración: 5 Charlotte, NC
Hold up, you’re saying I can drink beer, do yoga, be outside, and meet fun people? Fine, twist my arm. Or, Ardha Matsyendrasana me. Yes, I had to look that up on the world wide webs. I just call it seated spine twist. Anyways, back to OMB’s Yoga on Tap. The concept: an outdoor yoga class at a brewery featuring a different instructor each week. I love the idea. It connects yogis from all over Charlotte. The energy from the group is pretty amazing. Most important rule: get there early. Class starts at 6:30pm and this thing gets packed. You want to make sure you have time to find a parking spot(which can be brutal), claim some grass to put down your mat, and grab a beer(if you’re into that kind of thing). Straws are great for easy drinking access. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great yoga class. And, it’s a free class. However, it’s more of a social hour versus a fitness hour. Come on, think about it: you’ve got 200 people drinking beer outdoors. People are talking around you, taking selfies, laughing(not at others, at themselves), and take beer sipping breaks. It’s all pretty distracting, and I’m not even a very zen, oom kind of yogi. Great line from my friend Scott, «it’s hard to get into a mindset for a spiritual place when you’re overhearing someone’s Tinder date before class.» I celebrated afterwards with a Hornet’s Nest, smoked salmon pita, and a side that I ordered by saying, «and this long word that I have no clue how to pronounce.» For those keeping score, it’s Bratkartoffeln and it was yummy. #AmIDoingItRight I’m proud to live in a city with such a vibrant and thriving yoga scene. It’s great to have such fun options like this here, and in such a beautiful setting. I’ll definitely put this into my yoga rotation. Namaste.
