You can do yoga with wolves in the Adirondacks

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WEBVTT THERE IS GOLD -- GOAT YOGA ANDDOG YOGA AND FARM YOGA.IN THE ADIRONDACKS, YOGA WITHWOLVES.YEAH, WOLVES.>> TO BE SO CLOSE TO SOMETHINGSO WILD AND THAT PEOPLE AREGENERALLY AFRAID OFF, THEY ARECURIOUS ABOUT US TOO.LIZ: THE ANIMALS CAN'T GET TOOCURIOUS.FENCES SEPARATE THEM FROM THECLASS, AT THE ADIRONDACKWILDLIFE REFUGE.[HOWLING]LIZ: THE NONPROFIT IS WHATINSPIRED INSTRUCTOR MARCI WENNTO START A WEEKLY CLASS.>> I LOVE ANIMALS AND I LOVETHIS PLACE.LIZ: BECAUSE THIS PLACE,REHABILITATES ADIRONDACKWILDLIFE IN THE MIDDLE OF THEWOODS.WENN SAYS THE CLASS IS SUPPOSEDTO BE A POWERFUL, PEACEFULEXPERIENCE.>> I MEAN IF YOU LOOK INTO THE, OF A WOLF -- I DON'T KNOW, ITIS A VERY SPECIAL, HUMBLING,, WILD LOOK AND EVERYBODY FEELSTHAT.LIZ: AND IN CLASS WENN WANTS,EVERYBODY TO FEEL, TOUCH -- >>JUST LET YOURSELF BE IN THESPACE.LIZ: AND ENJOY THE SURROUNDINGS.>> WE'RE RIGHT IN THE DIRT,RIGHT IN THE SOIL AND RIGHT NEXTTO THE WOLVES.LIZ: THE WOLVES ARE A CONSTANTTHEME IN THE CLASS.INSTEAD OF DOWNWARD DOG -- >> ITIS DOWN WOLF OR UP WOLVES.LIZ: AND THAT IS NOT ALL.>> YOU KNOW HOW IN YOGA YOU DO

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You may have heard of goat yoga, dog yoga and even farm yoga. But in the Adirondacks, there's yoga with wolves. "To be this close to something that's so wild and that people are generally afraid of, you can see that they're curious about us, too," yoga instructor Marci Wenn said. The animals can't get too curious. Fences separate them from the class at the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge. The nonprofit is what inspired Wenn to start the weekly class. "I love animals and I love this place," she said. The refuge rehabilitates Adirondack wildlife in the middle of the woods. Wenn said the class is supposed to be a powerful, peaceful experience. "I mean if you look into the eyes of a wolf, it's ... (a) special, humbling, wild look and everybody feels that," Wenn said. She wants everybody in class to feel, touch and enjoy the surroundings. "We're right in the dirt, right in the soil and right next to the wolves," Wenn said. The wolves are a constant theme in the class. Instead of downward dog, "It's down wolf or up wolf," Wenn said smiling. That's not all. "You know how in yoga you do the 'om'? Well, here we howl," Wenn said with a laugh. If you want to try yoga with the wolves, classes are from 6-8 p.m. every Wednesday at the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge. Admission is $10. Half of the proceeds go to the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge.