Local yoga instructor joins cat cafe in organizing a yoga session performed alongside coffee and 11 cats
Fifteen people gathered at Bertha’s Beans Cat Cafe on Monday, Feb. 26, to enjoy kitty cuddles while practicing yoga exercises and drinking a variety of drinks like matcha, lemonade and coffee. All but two of the resident cats are adoptable and the yoga session was meant to help encourage customers to adopt.
A black cat named Peter peeks through his cat tree to greet the yoga class on Monday, Feb. 26, at Bertha’s Beans Cat Cafe in Columbia, Mo. Peter is a domestic shorthair mix and is a little over one and a half years old.Senior Iris Castellanos reaches out to pet domestic shorthair Mr. Lazy. Castellanos came to the yoga class because she thought it would be a fun activity to do with her friends on a Monday.Yoga instructor Amber Blumberg leads the class in a half lotus pose with raised hands. Blumberg has been a certified yoga instructor for almost a year now, but this was her first cat yoga class. Mary Embree leans back to pet Mr. Lazy while performing a seated twist. This is Embree’s first time at Bertha’s Beans, however she has been to a cat yoga session before back when Bertha’s Beans was Papa’s Cat Café. Rolling around in catnip, Mr. Lazy gazes up at a yogi. Mr. Lazy is a 9-month-old domestic shorthair who currently lives at Bertha’s Beans and is available for adoption.Larceny, who is 9 months old, plays with a string toy pulled by Eric Blumberg, husband of yoga instructor Amber Blumberg. Larceny is a domestic shorthair mix who is described by Columbia Second Chance as a sweet, playful young man. Graduate student Beth Wisbey reaches out to pet Mr. Lazy during a downward dog pose. Wisbey is a friend of yoga instructor Amber Blumberg and said she was excited to spend her evening alongside her favorite animals.
