Kimberly Brooke, owner/instructor of Cypress’ new Goat Yoga Texas,
https://www.goatyogatx.com/faq, teaches weekend goat yoga classes at Murdoch’s Backyard
Pub, Cypress, after earning her yoga certification in 2012, and teaching yoga in Cypress since
that time.
Brooke relates that she was getting requests from friends about promoting goat yoga and
had seen it before, but had not really looked into it, thinking that it was sort of silly. She started
her first official goat yoga class in Cypress in September 2017.
“I saw the change that goes over people,” she relates. “Stressed shoulders disappeared by
the time class was over, everyone gave a big sigh, and tension was gone. Interaction with the
goats brings smiles to participants’ faces, and there is nothing that can be faked. In September
2017, Goat Yoga Texas came online, and we did our first official class.”
She and her husband, whom she met and married in 2013, acquired their goats with the
intention of starting a home dairy for their family. They moved to Magnolia and first got
chickens for fresh eggs. They now have on their Micro Farm 18 goats, 40 chickens, two dogs,
and one cat.
The Brookes are in the process of bringing up a second goat generation. One goat, Heidi,
just gave birth to a baby boy. The original 10 goats have somewhat Texas outlaw scene names.
Brooke teaches traditional yoga that concentrates on holding poses and breathing deep. It
is geared for all levels – beginners to those participating in yoga for years and years. “I like to
tell people to do what is comfortable. If you are a novice and want to try new things – great. If
you just want to play with the goats – great. The class is whatever members want it to be.”
Tickets for weekend classes at the permanent location, Murdoch’s Backyard Pub, a local
burger place in Cypress, are $29. “My ‘babies’ live with me in our backyard, and we load them
onto a trailer which is hooked up to our Jeep and drive them to the pub. We like to refer to it as
the goat chariot. They [goats] have plenty of water and hay in the trailer. Sometimes my
husband helps, and sometimes I transport them alone. I do have at least one helper, usually a
local young woman who belongs to the FFA. She is called a wrangler and assists if a baby goat
gets stuck on the back of a participant while I’m teaching.”
Fees for different events such as private parties, wedding events, etc. vary according to
the particular event. Brooke comments that she has the availability to do small or large classes,
depending on the location and the number of participants. She also shares that sometimes a
private event can seem intimidating, so she has started doing individual home visits with baby
goats. “We pack up three or four baby goats for an hour and just have a good time. You just
want to go up to it [goat] and pet it. They are amazing little creatures.”
Classes can be conducted within a two or three hour radius around Houston. “We have
gone south of the NRG Stadium.”
