Yesterday I was scrolling through my stories, and this story came up along the lines of "join me for yoga and wine on June 9th". Cue the wtf and eyeroll.

Seriously when did wine start infiltrating the wellness industry and, specifically, yoga? Can we not go to one place without having alcohol being thrown into our faces? And yes, I know that we're going to be triggered, and it's up to us to work on that, but really? Yoga and wine? I'm going to tell you why I think this is ridiculous. 👇🏻

Many people in sobriety or those who don't even drink that much use exercise and rely on these places where they can get a break from the constant "we need wine to do anything narrative" We see alcohol everywhere we turn: billboards, liquor stores every mile, commercials, etc. Seriously alcohol marketing is EVERYWHERE. Kind of like we've been brainwashed from the start. But that's a different topic for another day.

Isn't the whole purpose of yoga to be present and at one with yourself? To be calm? Alcohol does anything but do that. We think it does, but that anxiety you experience even after moderate drinking is telling you otherwise. Alcohol interacts with the GABA receptors in our brain, and we need those receptors so that we can be even-keeled. So we do yoga, and we're zen and then drink to have anxiety the next day? What's the point, then?

And the idea of having wine after yoga sounds nauseating to me. To be fair, it probably wouldn't have back in the day, but you just completed your workout and then "hydrate" by drinking wine? So much for sweating out all those toxins that you'll be reintroducing into your body.

Alcohol doesn't need to be included with every single event. It's absurd to me that we pretty much can't go anywhere without alcohol being the center of attention. If you're in the wellness industry and pushing wine at your events, I'd encourage you to take a look at why, and is it really necessary?

The answer is it's not.

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