MKE Yoga Social Brings Class to Unconventional Spaces Around the City
People practicing yoga at Great Lakes Distillery surrounded by barrels and distillery equipment, organized by MKE Yoga Social.

MKE Yoga Social Brings Class to Unconventional Spaces Around the City

They’re stretching out everywhere from breweries to plant shops to their Bay View studio.

From breweries to rooftops to parks, Jessica Hope and her team of yoga instructors at MKE Yoga Social have taught unique classes at over 100 spots all over Milwaukee. The variety of locations allows experienced yogis and newbies alike to explore the city and meet others while trying out a healthy practice.

Goat yoga is most popular, but there’s also yoga with plants, yoga with hemp, yoga on the beach under a full moon.

While still nomadic at heart, MKE Yoga Social’s newest spot is more permanent. In March, the business opened a new studio in Bay View’s Hide House, where it holds vinyasa, slow flow and even “bare as you dare” clothing-optional sessions.


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Evan Musil is the arts & culture editor at Milwaukee Magazine. He quite enjoys writing and editing stories about music, art, theater and all sorts of things. Beyond that, he likes coffee, forced alliterations and walking his pug.