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5 Must-Do’s for a Sucessful Bunny Yoga

Published On October 25, 2018, Last Updated On January 28, 2021 by Nancy Lin

Bunny yoga is a fundraiser we have been running in Vancouver since 2015. It's a gentle yoga class with real bunnies running around the room and hanging out with the people in the yoga class.

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Great News! bunny yoga will be back in September! First session on Sunday September 9 – get your tickets online: http://www.sunberryfitness.com/event/bunny-yoga-sep-9-2018/ . . . . . . . . . . #bunnyyoga #sunberryfitness #yvrevents #bunnyyogasunberry #yvrfitness

A post shared by Sunberry Fitness (@sunberryfitness) on Aug 28, 2018 at 5:21pm PDT

In case you are wondering what a yoga class with bunnies look like.

This adorable event raises a few thousand dollars a year for Bandaids for Bunnies. They are a local rabbit rescue and shelter run by 2 amazing women, Janet & Krystel, who are extremely knowledgeable about rabbit well-beings!

Bunnies are very funny and intelligent creatures, but since they are prey animals running events involving bunnies require extra planning. With Janet and Krystel's help we made the events extremely bunny & human friendly over the years.

Over the last 3 years I have received quite a few emails from people and organizations that are interested in hosting their own bunny yoga classes, so I figure it would be useful to share 5 must-do's for a successful bunny yoga on the internet.

The first 3 items are to "bunny proof" the event venue, this is extremely important and will make the space a lot safer for the bunnies.

1. Remove/Tape Electric Wires

Bunnies like to chew on things, and unfortunately this sometimes includes electric wires. When bunnies chew on electric wires they can die from electrocution.

The first thing you want to do is to remove or tape up all wires close to the ground within a bunny's reach. This includes extension chords, stereos and computer power chords.

Extension chord raised out of easy access for our bunny guests.

2. Remove and Secure Possible Falling Objects

The worse thing that can happen at any bunny yoga is if something heavy falls and injuries or kills a bunny…

In a fitness centre this means removing all unsecured dumbbells, medicine balls, etc. In a flex room this could be a pile of stacked chairs or anything that is unstable.

3. Close Doors

You will want to close all of the doors once the event starts, and have someone guard the door. Bunnies can get injured if they escape the room.

During one of the bunny yoga this year there was a hawk sitting on a tree outside of our studio window. It kept on looking inside – it was probably smart enough to know there are food…

And you don't want to be chasing bunnies.

4. Cooling

Bunnies are quite heat sensitive, keeping the room cool is extremely important for their safety.

Preventing bunnies from overheating is the reason we used to not have any sessions during the summer. We only began running bunny yoga classes this summer after we moved to our new location with a brand new light industrial AC unit.

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Our first bunny yoga at the new space! On behalf of bandaid for bunnies & their bunnies ๐Ÿฐ – a big and sincere thanks to everyone who attended the class, donated or supported them one way or another. And thanks @lole for generously donating yoga mats for the class. The bunnies love them ๐Ÿ’•. This year has been extremely tough for Bandaid for Bunnies due the bunny virus, so they need your help & donation more than ever, and every dollar we collect through bunny yoga counts! We often get asked: why do we host bunny yoga? The answer simple, no cause is too small to be ignored. Small non-profit and charities don't have budge on fundraising campaigns, they spend most of their time devoted in the cause they believe in, and as small business owners, we understand how tough it can be! So we want to do what we can, to support them & bring joy to everyone who attends the class. Next bunny yoga on September 30 is all sold out. We promise more will be coming, make sure you sign up for our bunny yoga email list to stay in touch ๐Ÿ™‚

A post shared by Sunberry Fitness (@sunberryfitness) on Sep 11, 2018 at 12:19pm PDT

Bunny yoga in our new studio with strong AC.

5. Vinegar + Water Spray

Bunnies can have accidents during the class even if they are litter trained. This is because the event space will be unfamiliar to them.

This can happen on yoga mats or the floor. Vinegar water spray will neutralize chemical in bunny pee to prevent stain and residual smell. Bandaids for Bunnies usually come with a bottle just in case.

Visit Sunberry's Bunny Yoga

If you want to see first hand how the even is run I welcome you to join one of our up-coming sessions as a participant. You come early to see how the room is setup and hang out with the bunnies.

If you have done an animal yoga class share some of the coolest things you've seen with me!

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