Description
Paws, Plunge & Puppy Yoga is a playful, elevated wellness experience where guests can unwind with adoptable puppies, enjoy a gentle yoga flow, and reset with luxury heat and cold therapy provided by Drift Wellness. Tickets are $50, with a portion of proceeds going directly toward supporting the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation’s mission to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome animals in need across the East End.
Featured Partner: Drift Wellness
Drift Wellness is a luxury mobile wellness experience bringing the transformative benefits of heat and cold therapy directly to the community. Founded in the Hamptons, Drift was created to make recovery, relaxation, and connection more accessible through thoughtfully designed sauna and cold plunge activations. At this special fundraiser, Drift will create an elevated contrast therapy experience featuring a premium hot sauna and invigorating cold plunge tubs. Guests will be invited to reset both body and mind, enjoy a moment of recovery, and leave feeling refreshed and recharged. Drift’s presence adds a luxury wellness element to the day, making this activation more than just an event — it becomes a full-body reset with a purpose.
Featured Nonprofit Partner: Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation
The Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation is a leading no-kill, open-admission shelter dedicated to providing care, compassion, and second chances to animals in need. Serving the East End community, the shelter rescues, rehabilitates, and rehomes dogs and cats while promoting responsible pet ownership through education, outreach, and community engagement. For this event, the shelter will be bringing a group of adoptable puppies to participate in the puppy yoga experience. Guests will have the chance to meet, interact with, and learn more about these animals while supporting the shelter’s lifesaving work. A portion of every ticket sold will help contribute to the shelter’s ongoing mission — from medical care and food to safe housing, rehabilitation, adoption services, and community programs.
Featured Instructor: Erica Velasquez of Evolveast Yoga & Events
Erica Velasquez, founder of Evolveast Yoga & Events, is a Hamptons-based yoga instructor known for creating inclusive, thoughtfully curated experiences that bring people together through movement and mindfulness. Her teaching style is grounding, welcoming, and uplifting, making her classes accessible for all levels. At Paws, Plunge & Puppy Yoga, Erica will lead a gentle, feel-good flow designed to help guests relax, stretch, breathe, and enjoy the unique energy of practicing alongside adoptable puppies. The class will blend mindful movement with playful interaction, creating a joyful environment that supports both personal well-being and a meaningful cause.
Why Attend
This event is more than a wellness class — it is a chance to make an impact. Guests will be able to support a respected local animal shelter, connect with adoptable puppies, enjoy a luxury wellness activation, and experience The HUB Hamptons as a community gathering space for purpose-driven events.
Come ready to move, smile, sweat, plunge, cuddle puppies, & contribute to a great cause.
Event Details
Date: Sunday, May 24, 2026
Time: 1:00–3:00 PM
Location: The HUB Hamptons
Tickets: $50 per guest
Benefiting: A portion of proceeds will support the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation
Space is limited, and every ticket helps support animals in need through the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation.
What Guests Can Expect
Guests will begin the afternoon with a joyful puppy yoga experience led by Erica Velasquez, founder of Evolveast Yoga & Events. Erica will guide guests through a lighthearted, all-levels yoga session focused on gentle movement, breath, balance, and connection. Throughout the class, adoptable puppies from the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation will be joining guests on the mat, creating a fun, heartwarming, and memorable experience. This is not your average yoga class — expect smiles, puppy cuddles, playful moments, and a relaxed atmosphere where the goal is to feel good, connect with the community, and support animals looking for their forever homes. After yoga, guests will have the opportunity to experience Drift Wellness, a luxury mobile wellness concept founded in the Hamptons. Drift will be providing its signature contrast therapy activation, pairing a premium hot sauna with refreshing cold plunge tubs. This elevated recovery experience is designed to help guests slow down, recharge, and enjoy the benefits of intentional heat and cold exposure in a beautifully curated setting. Whether you are coming to stretch, sweat, plunge, support the shelter, meet adoptable puppies, or simply enjoy a unique Hamptons wellness event, this afternoon is built to leave guests feeling uplifted, refreshed, and connected.
