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It was springtime, and CU students were showing off their downwardfacing dogs for a group of four-legged friends.

Welcome to goat yoga.

As more than 100 students flowed through traditional yoga poses on the lawn outside the CU Rec Center April 16, eight baby goats 鈥� including three-dayold triplets 鈥� wandered among them, occasionally climbing onto yogis鈥� backs or curling up on mats to bask in the sun.

There was tender finger nibbling and hair tugging.

Giggles and selfies abounded.

Passersby cuddled with a pair of yearold kids on leashes.

Organized by the rec center, the free classes aimed to help students relax during a stressful time of the semester, said Denise Adelsen, the center鈥檚 assistant director of fitness and wellness.

Goats compliment yoga because they naturally exhibit calmness, curiosity and emotional warmth, she said: 鈥淭heir innate sense of openness reminds all who participate to be inquisitive, show kindness and truly experience the moment.鈥�

The animals came from Boulder鈥檚 Mountain Flower Goat Dairy.

鈥淢y favorite 鈥榯hank you鈥� was from a student who had never been this close to a goat before,鈥� Adelsen said. 鈥淪he didn鈥檛 have pets growing up, and the experience of doing yoga while with the goats made her feel calm and connected.鈥�

Goat yoga returns to campus next April, if not sooner.聽