{"id":78149,"date":"2025-05-05T07:40:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T11:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/?p=78149"},"modified":"2025-05-12T08:55:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T12:55:24","slug":"yes-we-need-goat-yoga-now-more-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/yes-we-need-goat-yoga-now-more-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes, We Need Goat Yoga Now More Than Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='storyblock storyblock-wider'>\r\n<div id=\"block_86e9a65a07b695331d63ffc745f5cf68\"\r\n    class=\"block-standout-header text-image aspect-1-1 \">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"standout-header-inner none\">\r\n        <div class=\"standout-header-image\">\r\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lainey-7-1.jpg\" alt=\"Lainey Morse feels like &quot;my place on this planet&quot; is to make sure people know that goats can be a happy distraction. (Credit: Courtesy of The Original Goat Yoga)\"\r\n                    class=\"img-fluid\" \/>\r\n                                    <p class=\"caption\">Lainey Morse feels like &quot;my place on this planet&quot; is to make sure people know that goats can be a happy distraction. (Credit: Original Goat Yoga)<\/p>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"standout-header-text\">\r\n            \r\n                            <h1 class=\"entry-title\">Yes, We Need Goat Yoga Now More Than Ever<\/h1>\r\n            \r\n            <p>In 2016, Lainey Morse introduced goat yoga for stress relief as the world became increasingly divisive. Not much has changed.<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\r\n                <time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-05-05T11:40:44+00:00\">May 5, 2025<\/time>\r\n\r\n                                                    <div class=\"author-meta\">\r\n                        <div class=\"author_thumbnail\">\r\n                                                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/userphoto\/51.jpg\" alt=\"Colleen DeBaise\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"photo\" \/>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                        <span>\r\n                            <span class='by'>By <\/span>\r\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/author\/colleen-debaise-at-the-story-exchange\/\" title=\"Visit Colleen DeBaise&#8217;s website\" rel=\"author external\">Colleen DeBaise<\/a>\r\n                 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#block_86e9a65a07b695331d63ffc745f5cf68.block-standout-header .standout-header-text {\r\n            \/*margin-top: -2.5rem;*\/\r\n            flex-grow: 5;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        #block_86e9a65a07b695331d63ffc745f5cf68.block-standout-header .standout-header-image {\r\n            flex-grow: 4;\r\n        }\r\n    }\r\n<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s been almost a decade since Lainey Morse \u2013 on a whim \u2013 invited friends over to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C5Gf9t5LAMD\/\">bucolic<\/a> Oregon farm to unwind with yoga and cute, cuddly goats. Thanks to photos posted online, and a spread in <a href=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/2016\/08\/goat-yoga\/\">Modern Farmer<\/a> magazine, the concept of &#8220;goat yoga&#8221; quickly went viral. Articles in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and People soon followed, as did interviews on television. &#8220;Everything you can think of, goat yoga has been in, and it&#8217;s just mind-blowing,&#8221; Morse says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That was back in late <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/story-exchange-letter-to-our-community\/\">2016<\/a>, when people were looking for &#8220;happy distractions&#8221; during a divisive presidential campaign that resulted in a stunning upset victory for Donald Trump. &#8220;Baby goats jumping everywhere&#8221; fit the bill, Morse says. Now that we&#8217;re in <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/its-beyond-time-for-women-to-reclaim-our-anger\/\">2025<\/a>? &#8220;It&#8217;s even crazier,&#8221; she says. &#8220;People need something. It&#8217;s really based on getting outside in nature, bonding with lovable animals, and disconnecting from this crazy world we live in. It&#8217;s very effective.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/435174614_1120380175969975_8101309858848358693_n-2.jpg\" alt=\"At one with goats. (Image: Original Goat Yoga)\" class=\"wp-image-78200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/435174614_1120380175969975_8101309858848358693_n-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/435174614_1120380175969975_8101309858848358693_n-2-525x700.jpg 525w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/435174614_1120380175969975_8101309858848358693_n-2-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/435174614_1120380175969975_8101309858848358693_n-2-45x60.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">At one with goats. (Image: Original Goat Yoga)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bring on the goats. After a rollercoaster startup journey to turn goat yoga into a <a href=\"https:\/\/goatyoga.net\/\">viable business<\/a>, Morse now has eight locations, including in California and Michigan. Her clients include universities who are eager to find a safe (and parent-approved) way for stressed-out students to chill out. Copycatters have come and gone, as well as the heady days when social-media searches for #goatyoga came in hot and heavy. The pandemic nearly crushed everything. But the business has managed to endure \u2014 and Morse claims she will never stop doing it. \u201cIt\u2019s something you just never get sick of,\u201d she says. \u201cIt&#8217;s just amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-goats-goats-goats\"><strong>Goats Goats Goats<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To understand why Morse is so obsessed with goats, it\u2019s handy to know a little bit about the ruminant animals, one of the first to be domesticated by humans. They <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=808800522641739\">chew their cud<\/a> \u2013 meaning, they slowly munch partially digested food in their mouths \u2013 and \u201cit&#8217;s a very methodical action,\u201d she says, almost meditative. \u201cWhen they graze, they pull the grass out of the ground, and that sound of them grazing is relaxing.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2015, Morse, who was then working a corporate job in marketing, was going through a tough time. She had just gotten a divorce, and was diagnosed with a painful autoimmune condition. For fun, she had bought two goats, named Ansel and Adams, after the famous photographer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feeling like a \u201cshell of a person,\u201d she would head to the barn on her rented farm after work, and lie on the floor and sob. \u201cAnd my two goats would just lie right down next to me and nuzzle me,\u201d she remembers, with a chuckle. \u201cI was like, \u2018What? I had no idea that goats were this loving and affectionate, and therapeutic.\u2019 It was better than any antidepressant you could take.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/438205150_864892022346839_5084579554472708848_n-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A goat yoga class. (Courtesy: The Original Goat Yoga)\" class=\"wp-image-78160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/438205150_864892022346839_5084579554472708848_n-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/438205150_864892022346839_5084579554472708848_n-1-525x394.jpg 525w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/438205150_864892022346839_5084579554472708848_n-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/438205150_864892022346839_5084579554472708848_n-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/438205150_864892022346839_5084579554472708848_n-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/438205150_864892022346839_5084579554472708848_n-1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/438205150_864892022346839_5084579554472708848_n-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A goat yoga class. (Courtesy: The Original Goat Yoga)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Soon she was inviting friends over for &#8220;Goat Happy Hour&#8221; \u2013 sometimes with wine, but mostly just to cuddle with the goats. &#8220;Everybody left happy,&#8221; she says. When a yoga instructor acquaintance suggested a yoga class, &#8220;I was like, &#8216;I&#8217;m game. That sounds fun,'&#8221; she recalls. &#8220;We started marketing it, and it absolutely blew up my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first class was held in August 2016. Within months, Morse had a waiting list of 2,400 people, and was sneaking into the bathroom or out to her car at her marketing job to take press calls. &#8220;By October, there was already copycatting,&#8221; she recalls. And by November, &#8220;my boss had read online on CNN that I planned on quitting my job&#8221; \u2013 and so, after an awkward conversation with him, she did.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_2dfb85957e74c094530eddfbc12db72c\" class=\"wp-block related-post alignwide\">\n      <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"section-title\">\n      <h4>Related<\/h4>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"post-wrap\">\n              <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/finding-healing-through-animals\/\" class=\"post-image-link\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-20-at-1.25.55-PM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-20-at-1.25.55-PM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-20-at-1.25.55-PM-45x45.png 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"entry-text\">\n          <h3 class=\"post-title\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/finding-healing-through-animals\/\">\n              Finding Healing Through Animals\n            <\/a>\n          <\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<p>While Morse tried unsuccessfully to trademark &#8220;goat yoga&#8221; (the U.S. Patent &amp; Trademark Office deemed it too generic), she settled on a better way to build the brand: Licensing. She spoke with goat farms all over the country, and found many that were interested in providing friendly, well-treated goats (a priority for Morse) for yoga classes in return for her providing back-end support, including social media marketing, private event coordination and customer service.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What followed were &#8220;amazing years&#8221; that brought in about $2 million in revenue. &#8220;We were partnering with [celebrity chef] Gordon Ramsay, flying to California, doing shows on HBO and TLC,&#8221; she says, not to mention private events &#8220;for all the big tech companies \u2013 Google, Facebook.&#8221; Her business \u2013 Original Goat Yoga \u2013 had 18 locations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-road-back\"><strong>The Road Back<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>And then, like many businesses \u2013 but especially in-person, event-oriented ones \u2013 Original Goat Yoga took a hit during the pandemic. After a long delay of 18 months, Morse opened back up in late 2021 to a changed world\u2026 but one that still clearly needed some stress relief.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The big tech companies aren&#8217;t too interested in wellness events anymore, Morse says, but universities are \u2013 and in the past year, Berkeley, Stanford, University of Kentucky, Michigan State and more have hired Original Goat Yoga to provide &#8220;animal therapy&#8221; events for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1022\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/animal-therapy.jpg\" alt=\"Some universities host &quot;animal therapy&quot; events with goats. (Image: Original Goat Yoga)\" class=\"wp-image-78226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/animal-therapy.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/animal-therapy-525x514.jpg 525w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/animal-therapy-768x751.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/animal-therapy-150x147.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/animal-therapy-61x60.jpg 61w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/animal-therapy-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Some universities host &#8220;animal therapy&#8221; events with goats. (Image: Original Goat Yoga)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Back at her farm, Morse manages her remaining eight locations, and also has branched out into a flower business. Now re-married, she and husband Sean Scorvo have built a pesticide-free flower farm based on a German horticultural technique called <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/H%C3%BCgelkultur\">hugelkultur<\/a>. &#8220;We started the flower farm so that if people stopped coming to goat yoga, we would have a backup plan,&#8221; she says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is particularly pleased she found a way to combine goat yoga and flowers \u2013 &#8220;my two favorite things&#8221; \u2013 into a business she has dubbed <a href=\"https:\/\/noregretsflowerfarm.goatyoga.net\/\">No Regrets Flower Farm &amp; Animal Sanctuary<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_0f07b0ef9642b66ce1d5dea0865b8703\" class=\"wp-block related-post alignwide\">\n      <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"section-title\">\n      <h4>Related<\/h4>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"post-wrap\">\n              <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/barbara-jefts-flower-farm-blossoms\/\" class=\"post-image-link\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/22234023\/Barbara-Jefts_flowers_PLAY-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"upstate New York flower farmer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/22234023\/Barbara-Jefts_flowers_PLAY-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn1.thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/22234023\/Barbara-Jefts_flowers_PLAY-1-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"entry-text\">\n          <h3 class=\"post-title\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/barbara-jefts-flower-farm-blossoms\/\">\n              Barbara Jefts&#8217; Flower Farm Blossoms, On Her Own Terms\n            <\/a>\n          <\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<p>What hasn\u2019t changed, however, are her standards for goats at all her locations. &#8220;I&#8217;m very against treating it like a cash cow or a circus where people are dressing their goats up in costumes or training them to jump on people&#8217;s back with treats,&#8221; she says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps because of the high-quality care, her original two goats \u2013 Ansel and Adams \u2013 are still alive and well (goats usually live 10-12 years). She currently has 12 goats, many of them seniors on arthritis medications who are &#8220;the best yogi goats&#8221; around. &#8220;They rub their heads up against you and we call them head hugs,&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She&#8217;s not sure what the future holds, especially with trade wars brewing, but she&#8217;s content on her picturesque farm, which has &#8220;360-degree views of rolling grass and mountains.&#8221; And goats will always be a part of it. &#8220;I feel like my place on this planet is to make sure that I can share this happy distraction,&#8221; she says. &#8220;I won&#8217;t stop until I can&#8217;t do it anymore.&#8221; &#x25fc;&#xfe0f;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> In 2016, Lainey Morse introduced goat yoga for stress relief as the world became increasingly divisive. 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