Wellness-loving brides, we’ve found the hens party for you (spoiler alert: it involves yoga on the beach!)

Once upon a time, not so long ago, a hen’s party meant only one thing: lots of drinking and lots of dancing (very possibly on board a stripper booze cruise). These days, however, bride tribes know just what their girl-of-the-moment wants: to feel gorgeous and to enjoy a beautiful, meaningful time with her girlfriends before the big day. Preferably one that she can remember the next day (#nohangover). And put on Instagram.

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 That’s where SoBa steps in, toes perfectly en pointe. Offering a genius range of barre (hence the toes reference), mat and mindfulness classes, the super-woke studio also offers a brilliant offsite option for pre-wedding girlie get-togethers.

Choose your favourite beach, park or spot in the rainforest anywhere from Noosa down to Byron Bay, and SoBa will bring a ‘Healthy Hen’s party’ to you. You and your squad will soak up the good vibes – and a healthy and delish fresh-fruit breakfast – after taking a morning class of yoga, pilates, meditation or a combination of all three, with nature providing the backdrop and the soundtrack, augmented by a personalised music playlist from SoBa.

Back in Brisbane, membership to SoBa is an inspired wedding gift.

A team of highly trained (and utterly lovely) instructors presides over 75+ classes each week across three studios, in West End, New Farm and Northside. It’s a place where you’re encouraged to be mindful, not mind-full, and where self-care and inner peace are the goal. Take the signature ‘Create your State’ mindfulness class and you’ll be halfway there. 

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