Puppy yoga at Skylark Bookshop blends books, puppies and fundraising
Skylark Bookshop turned puppy yoga into a low-cost fundraiser, pairing adoptable dogs from Central Missouri Humane Society with a $28 class and a bookshop backdrop.
Skylark Bookshop turned its downtown Columbia space into a puppy-yoga fundraiser on Saturday morning, pairing adoptable dogs from Central Missouri Humane Society with a one-hour class that felt built for first-timers as much as regulars. The session ran from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at 22 South 9th Street, was hosted by Sarah's Yoga Studio and listed at $28 per person, with ticketing showing a slightly higher total after fees.
The bookshop setting changed the tone of the format. Instead of a studio booking that can feel specialized, the event page framed the class as family-friendly and open to all ages, with calming yoga poses, playful puppy energy and room for friends, families or solo attendees. Skylark’s listing said the puppies were back, signaling a repeat partnership with Sarah's Yoga Studio and Central Missouri Humane Society rather than a one-off stunt.
The rescue side gave the morning its purpose. Central Missouri Humane Society said the puppies were adoptable and described the session as a chance for puppy snuggles and yoga that also gave the dogs exposure and socialization. Its adoption pages say potential adopters submit an application before arranging a meet-and-greet, so the class doubled as an early introduction to dogs that may soon be looking for homes. Guests could bring their own mat or rent one for $5, which kept the entry cost low for anyone testing out the format.
That accessibility matched the way Skylark has used the event over time. Earlier puppy-yoga listings at the shop set the price at $25 per person, and older postings show the format has returned in December 2022, February 2023, January 2024, February 2025, May 2026 and June 2026. Skylark is an independent bookshop in downtown Columbia, and its events are typically planned two to three months ahead, which made the June class feel less like an isolated novelty than a recurring part of the neighborhood calendar.
In a room built for browsing and lingering, the puppies made the fundraiser feel easy to walk into and hard to mistake for anything but a community crossover: books at the front, yoga mats in the middle and shelter dogs at the center.
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