By Holly Duchmann Staff Writer

Tucked in between the tall, silver equipment that resembles something from a science lab, yoga students on Friday stretched, balanced and breathed along to the steady hum of the machines inside of Mudbug Brewery in Thibodaux.

Inspired by similar events held in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Andie Chaisson, a yoga instructor with 409 Fitness Studio, said she felt Beer & Yoga events, where people perform yoga in the brewery and drink beer after the class, would be a good fit for Thibodaux.

It seemed like a good fit for Thibodaux to get yoga exposed to a different crowd of people and also bring hopefully a different crowd of people into Mudbug as well, Chaisson said.

So, after speaking with the Mudbug Brewery owners, Chaisson began teaching yoga classes in the brewery on the occasional Friday evening. The class she teaches is an all levels powerflow class, meant to accommodate beginner and experienced yogis, with opportunities throughout the class for the students to test their limits and try extended poses.

For married couple Rebecca and David Gravois, Friday was their first time at Beer & Yoga.

It was interesting, said David Gravois, leaning on the bar and clutching a pint of Mudbugs Intracoastal IPA after the yoga session was done and the class wandered into the tap room for their free brews. I realized how not flexible and off balance I can be all at the same time.

Rebecca Gravois said the class was a good fit for them because she enjoys yoga and her husband likes beer, so the event appealed to the both of them.

It was fantastic, Rebecca Gravois said. After a long week at work, coming here, you just feel like you can release and you can unwind.

The next Beer & Yoga class has yet to be scheduled, but will be announced on Mudbug Brewerys Facebook page.

The best part, Chaisson said, is getting people from all over the community coming together and just getting to experience yoga out of the yoga studio and socializing and enjoying time before and after class.

-- Staff Writer Holly Duchmann can be reached at 857-2205 or holly.duchmann@houmatoday.com. Follow her on Twitter @holly_evamarie.

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