![]() ![]() ![]() She calls her loyal fans tribe members, and they serve as the best word-of-mouth advocates of the brand. The response to Trap Yoga has been tremendous so far twerking is welcome, and it’s not unusual to see people shed transformational tears in class. The second time she talks a little less, and the third time through the flow a DJ turns up the music to “club-value loud, so you can’t hear any of your wack-ass thoughts and you just practice with your body exactly what you learned to the best of your ability.” Her current favorite song to practice to is Drake’s “Nice for What,” which she says is a female empowerment song about working hard and climbing to the top, wherever the top is for you. The first time, the flow is taught slowly and Floyd-Mayo adds her ratchet affirmations. (While she currently doesn’t have gold teeth, she does muse about buying a grill, much to her orthodontist’s chagrin.) A typical class is built around four different flows that correspond to four key songs. Her logo is a set of blue lips baring gold teeth, because blue, her favorite color, represents the throat chakra (“I have a very overactive one”) and she rocked a set of gold teeth in seventh grade that she paid for with saved-up lunch money. Trap Yoga is an extension of who Floyd-Mayo is as a person - energetic, positive, and unapologetically honest. And instead of opening up, you close down.” And I thought that was really odd, that this place where you’re supposed to go and be vulnerable and go through this journey of self-discovery, I find myself being the most self-conscious. #I cant clone mysafe brittany be my bae skinLike, ‘Am I wearing the right thing? Do I know anyone here? Am I standing in someone else’s corner?’ And a lot of times, people would confirm those anxieties.” She noticed a very homogeneous environment where she didn’t meet most of the checkboxes - “everything from perceived socioeconomic status to body types to the clothes they were wearing to their skin and hair… I’m a curvy black woman with big hair and a presence when I walk into a room. ![]() “I would walk into the room, and I would have all those social anxieties you going into a party. After college (where she did her senior thesis on how yoga can help with anxiety and stress in transitional periods), she tried various studios and found the classes just didn’t resonate with her. Welcome to Trap Yoga: a safe space to find your zen while also having fun and feeling like a badass.įloyd-Mayo, AKA Trap Yoga Bae, created Trap Yoga as a response to feeling unwelcome in previous yoga experiences. The 45-minute set goes through Vinyasa-style flows… and then Floyd-Mayo shares inspirational ratchet affirmations (“equal parts pep talk and real talk”), and a live DJ spins bass-heavy music. When you walk into one of Britteny Floyd-Mayo’s yoga classes, it’s immediately clear this isn’t your typical yoga class. ![]()
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