India, April 11 -- We're familiar with wellness staples like yoga and art therapy, which help us slow down and unwind. But add a room full of puppies, and the experience takes on a whole new dimension. Puppy workshops, which combine guided painting or yoga sessions with playful rescue animals, are fast emerging as a purpose-driven form of self-care.

Participants spend time painting or practising yoga at these workshops while interacting with rescue puppies - and sometimes kittens - that are looking for homes. At their core, these workshops are designed to encourage adoption.

Sinduja Krishnakumar, co-founder of Pawga Pets Yoga, explains the thinking behind the initiative: "We wanted to put Indie dogs in the spotlight and show how joyful ...