At Golden Community Center’s new yoga class, “child’s pose” could be renamed “kid’s pose.”
On June 22, the community center partnered with Conifer-based Guided Goat Hikes to host a baby goat yoga class.
About 25 humans and 15 young goats — or kids — gathered in an enclosed area on the Lions Park grass, just outside the community center. The kids were a few weeks to a few months old, according to yoga instructor Patricia Bruce from Guided Goat Hikes.
She said the community center would host baby goat yoga classes again on July 27, Aug. 24 and Sept. 21. Each class is $35 for members or $40 for non-members.
The yogis said the June 22 class was tons of fun, saying there was plenty of time to pet and cuddle with the goats during and after the class.
Suzie Kern and John Useller said they were more interested in meeting the goats than doing yoga, with Useller explaining how he likes it when a yoga class has a theme or unique draw.
Overall, they added how it was “cute” and “different,” and “perfect for a Sunday morning.”
Erin Oliver and David Hanson, who want to buy their own goats one day, said they signed up because they thought it’d be a fun way to interact with them. While it wasn’t as intense as a usual yoga class, they said they “made up for it in goat cuddles.”
Suzanne Davey felt likewise, saying, “I didn’t think (the goats) would be as interactive as they were.”
She recommended other people try it for themselves later this summer, saying it was an “amazing” experience.
For more information about the classes, including sign-up information, visit the City of Golden website or guidedgoathikes.com/baby-goat-yoga.
Click through additional photos from the June 22 class:
A young goat inspects a yogi’s visor during the Golden Community Center’s baby goat yoga class on June 22. Credit: Corinne Westeman 
Yogis interact with young goats during the Golden Community Center’s baby goat yoga class on June 22. Credit: Corinne Westeman 
Young goats inspect a yogi, foreground, during the Golden Community Center’s baby goat yoga class on June 22. Credit: Corinne Westeman 
Erin Oliver, left, takes a picture of David Hanson holding a young goat during the Golden Community Center’s baby goat yoga class on June 22. Credit: Corinne Westeman 
A young goats walks across a participant’s yoga mat during the Golden Community Center’s baby goat yoga class on June 22. Credit: Corinne Westeman 
On June 22, John Useller poses for a picture with young goats at the end of the Golden Community Center’s baby goat yoga class. Credit: Corinne Westeman 
A young goats rests on a participant’s yoga mat during the Golden Community Center’s baby goat yoga class on June 22. Credit: Corinne Westeman 
Yogis feed young goats milk from glass bottles after concluding their June 22 baby goat yoga class outside the Golden Community Center. Credit: Corinne Westeman 
Suzanne Davey smiles as a young goat inspects her during the Golden Community Center’s baby goat yoga class on June 22. Credit: Corinne Westeman 
The Golden Community Center and Guided Goat Hikes host a baby goat yoga class June 22 on the Lions Park grass. Credit: Corinne Westeman