FLINT, MI -- Many yoga classes are focused on zen or on achieving a feeling of calmness.

But Amie 'A-Bomb' Burke rejects that 'serious yogi' vibe, and instead her Sailor's Mouth Yoga class focuses on swearing, laughter and light beer.

The unique class celebrates its first birthday this month and has been raising eyebrows and making people giggle all across Michigan.



"And it's been popping off, getting crazy," Burke said.



Burke's hour-long classes consist of typical yoga poses, renamed in wild ways. The tabletop pose is 'down on all fours' for starters. The class also practices "bring your own bottle," inspired by a snooze-worthy bend and brew class Burke attended a while back.



"I realized while I was in classes that it was either super boring, or it was a yoga competition. Everybody was super serious about the whole darn thing. I just thought 'well, that's lame.' It's supposed to be fun, and something that everyone can kinda do," Burke said.



This led her to try something that she hoped would be a little more creative.



"I was in a bend and brew class above a brewery, and you're thinking, 'that's going to be super fun.' Well, the yoga teacher was just no fun at all. She was super serious about everything, she wouldn't let us drink beer during it, it was very strange," Burke said.



As she lay in corpse pose, Burke thought about how much fun the class would be if she could drink and swear.



"And then I was like, well wait a minute, I know what I'm doing, kind of. I definitely know how to swear and drink. I just combined them, and it just so happened to work out," Burke said.



Burke's Wednesday night class in Flint tends to be pretty lightly attended, but her other classes in Detroit, Ferndale and Fenton frequently sell out. The affordable price point certainly draws people in, especially those new to practicing yoga.



"I get mostly new people to yoga. They are sometimes intimidated by regular yoga classes. Like, they don't want to pay $10, $15 and not know what they're doing or feel weird about the situation," Burke said.



Affordability takes precedence for Burke, who only charges $5 per class.



"I wanted to make sure that these yoga classes were affordable because I seriously feel like -- and no baggin' on anyone else who does yoga and has gone through the training to be a certified yoga instructor -- that's awesome. For me, I feel like yoga should be for everybody," Burke said.



Everybody that doesn't mind swearing and drinking, that is.



"I feel like some people when they're coming to my class ... start out a little apprehensive, but by the end of it, they're super relaxed like 'man that's super fun, I'm gonna come back,'" Burke said.



That proved true for Tonya Speakes of Flint, who was attending her second class and plans on being a regular.



"I saw Sailor's Mouth and swearing, and hey I'm there -- and BYOB," Speakes said. "My very first yoga class and I'm 50 years old."



Burke's starts her classes off with saying the F-word, making participants laugh.



"They're just like 'this is socially not acceptable to say the F-word this loud.' People laugh and have a good time, and that's what I think yoga should be -- you're doing weird stretches and it's funny," Burke said.



Burke hopes people come to downtown Flint, not only to experience her class but to see all that the city has to offer.



"People should come out to Flint because Flint kicks ass in so many ways. There are so many cool things happening in the city of Flint, and I'm just one teeny tiny little fraction of it. You can make a whole day of it, exploring Flint," Burke said. "You're gonna have a blast swearing and getting bent."



The class is held at Mainsail Collective above Cafe Rhema, which will soon be offering an exclusive beverage called 'Son of A Sailor.' Tickets are available here.