Indraloka Animal Sanctuary Hosts the Goat Games

Indraloka, NEPA’s groundbreaking farm animal sanctuary and veterinary clinic that also offers wellness programs for people, is hosting a FREE Open Tour this Friday, 9/6, from 3pm to 7pm, as part of its Goat Games event. Goat Games unites nonprofit sanctuaries across the country to raise awareness of how much fun it is to hang out with goats.

Started as a virtual event to help with fundraising during the pandemic, Goat Games has since blossomed into a celebration of goats and sanctuaries. On Friday, Indraloka will welcome visitors for free festivities, including self-guided sanctuary tours, games, prizes, and the pièce de résistance of the event — Goat Yoga led by this year’s team captain Soul, a four-year-old goat who is exceptionally friendly and well-behaved.

“Scrolling through Instagram, I see all these people doing ‘goat yoga’ and, frankly, I’m appalled. Those goats are all babies. Not one of them is certified to teach yoga. They wouldn’t know a yoga studio from a barn. They couldn’t do a downward dog for all the hay in the world,” Soul says. “So, we decided to show people what real goat yoga looks like.”

On First Friday, visitors can spend hours strolling Indraloka’s peaceful grounds, walking through fields of wildflowers, enjoying the natural beauty of Northeast Pennsylvania amid the sanctuary’s most gentle goats. Art lovers can browse the many pieces of photography and other works in Indraloka’s Art Barn.

Soul is hoping that through his leadership people will realize that goats really are the GOATs when it comes to having fun!

“I’ve put my heart and soul — pun intended — into this event. Please join us,” Soul says.

Media interested in attending or interviewing Soul can make arrangements through his spokesperson, sanctuary founder Indra Lahiri, PhD, at 570-855-8440.