Puppy Yoga & Luxe Spa Days: Unwind At Virgin Hotels Las Vegas!

If you love puppies and enjoy yoga, why not perfect your downward dog in a fun way at a puppy yoga session at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas?

In a partnership with Wagging Tails Rescue, give your wellness a boost with an invigorating yoga class while puppies roam the studio offering all their cuteness as an incentive to find your zen. And the best part? If you fall in love with one of your new furry friends, you can apply to become their new forever friend.

Puppy yoga is a delightful fusion of yoga practice and puppy playtime, where participants can enjoy the benefits of yoga while interacting with adorable puppies. 

This class features basic yoga poses and stretches for all levels, with puppies roaming freely around participants. The puppies may cuddle, play, or even climb on people, adding a unique element of joy and relaxation to the experience.

On November 10 and December 8, Virgin Hotels Las Vegas is hosting the popular class in partnership with Wagging Tails Rescue in the hopes of not only helping participants find their zen, but also for the pups to find forever homes.

“Puppy yoga is great for all skill levels. Our instructors create modifications for beginner to advanced yogis,” Toni Dean, Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Spa Director told The Blast. “All of our puppy yoga classes are 18 and older events.” 

Yoga is great for the mind, body, and soul, and the same could be said about puppies. And while the physical health benefits of doing yoga can be great, the mental benefits can be even better.

“Yoga is a great way to improve strength, flexibility, and manage stress. Though with puppy yoga, I have to admit the mental benefits seem to have a stronger presence in the yoga studio,” Dean said. “The puppies bring joy, playfulness, and laughter to the yoga practice. We do our best to incorporate poses that create awareness of the surroundings and encourage the puppies to flop down on the mat and interact with the participants. Everyone leaves with a smile and mental boost, not only from the experience, but knowing that their participation supported Wagging Tails Rescue.” 

The hour-long class provides an environment that “fosters an opportunity to be present in the moment and slow down.”

“With the puppies running around the studio, you become acutely aware of your movements and their presence to take the experience through a nurturing lens,” Dean said.

The local rescue brings between 10 and 12 puppies to the puppy yoga class and has seen some adoption success thanks to the events. And another benefit - the puppies get to socialize and play.

“We have had a couple of adoptions as a result of the class. We hope people sharing their photos on their social media will reach new people who might not be aware that you can get puppies in rescue,” Jodi Simard, Executive Director of Wagging Tails Rescue said. 

“The yoga classes are an ideal, safe way to socialize the puppies with new people, sights, sounds, and smells outside of their foster home. They also have so much fun.”

The rescue is foster based, so they do not have a central location. All of their puppies and dogs stay in volunteer homes around the city.

“We average 75 dogs in rescue at any time and a dog will stay with us until they are adopted. For a litter of puppies, this often means they are with us for two months,” Simard said. “We always need new foster homes and we fully support our fosters with all needed supplies.” 

If someone is interested in adopting a pup, the process begins online with an Adoption Interest form. This helps the rescue match a potential adopter with the right dog. 

“Since our dogs live in homes, we know how they are with other dogs, kids, sometimes cats,” Simard said. “We know who can be left home happily when someone goes to work and who needs more time and attention. Every dog is spayed/neutered, microchipped, and current on vaccinations prior to adoption.”

The rescue also holds adoption events every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Petco, located at 645 W. Green Valley Pkwy. For more information on the rescue, visit their website.

In addition to puppy yoga, the spa offers many other ways to find the ultimate relaxation during a visit. 

“The spa offers traditional sound baths, floating sound baths, private yoga, and meditation sessions. Beginning in November, we will be offering complimentary wellness classes to our registered hotel guests,” Dean said. “Programming will include mat pilates, stretching to rest, meditation, sound baths, and mixed levels of yoga. Non-registered hotel guests can join the classes for a nominal fee.”

The Spa at Virgin Hotels is a 25,000 square foot spa with a stunning co-ed Roman Style Bath House. The Spa offers heated whirlpools, eucalyptus steam rooms, dry sauna, and relaxation lounges, as well as a variety of facials, massages, waxing, and body treatments. The Spa’s signature treatment, “Smashingly Good Spa Experience,” begins with a full body scrub to buff the dullness away and is then followed by a full body massage that includes hot stones. Hands and feet are treated to a warm honey glaze, and the grand finale is a tension relieving scalp massage.

For more information about The Spa, visit their website.