YogaPop

I attended YogaPop Thursday night, and it was pretty fun. It was my first YogaPop, but I’ve attended several similar events at Joe Riley Park.
This was under the bus shed near the Visitor’s Center, which was a great location, especially since we had nice weather. It didn’t rain, but we had shelter just in case (some of the park events have been rained ut). Another reason the Visitor’s Center was a great location for YogaPop was the parking garage directly across the street– very convenient.
I thought Kathryn Buddig did a good job with the class. I do yoga each week, and while I’m not advanced, I’ve been practicing a few years and know the basics. I took a friend with me who was new to yoga and she was able to do everything, modifying some poses as she needed to. With hundreds of people, some other yoga teachers also walked around and offered alternate poses or helped you (unless you didn’t want to be helped in which you could say no).
Along with the yoga, a number of vendors were there– everything from juice, salads, and sliders to beer and wine and also yoga items like t-​shirts. The only downside was that I felt like the ticket price was a little expensive.

Such a well organized event. Kathryn Budig is a wonderful instructor that uses her sense of humor to instruct. The vendors at the event were a wonderful selection of vendors that kept me shopping until 9:30. The one thing I’d suggest is having a food and drink option at both ends of the bus shed. I was starving and thirsty (for wine) and had to backtrack to get them. I think everyone should do this event if you have the slightest interest in yoga. This will be on my calendar next year.

YogaPop was an amazing experience to join other yogis (and kids!) in a huge space downtown Charleston! With special guest teacher Kathryn Budig tonight, I was tremendously excited and entertained the entire time, as she has a great sense of humorous energy in her instructing. The many booths of vendors and food and wine/​beer were presented before and after the hour yoga class. I will definitely go next time!