Calgary woman offers expletive-filled 'Rage Yoga' classes

CALGARY, Alberta, March 1 (UPI) -- A Canadian woman is offering unique "Rage Yoga" that employ shouting and swearing to promote good health.

Lindsay Istace founded the practice, which she described as a "bastardization of Vinyasa Yoga", as a way to stay in shape and become "Zen as [expletive]."

Classes are held weekly at Calgary's Dickens Pub on Mondays and Wednesdays and feature a slower paced yoga style "with more F-bombs" and welcomes students to stay around for a beer afterward.

Istace first developed "Rage Yoga" as a way to change the culture of traditional yoga to better fit her personality.

"When I started going to yoga classes, I felt like I didn't really fit in at a lot of those different studios," Istace, a trained fire eater and contortionist told CBC. "[There's a] very deadpan, serious, overly serene approach to things. And that's just not how I roll."

Classes cost $12 for drop-in visits and $55 and $100 for 5 and 10 class passes respectively. Her classes usually see around …