We went to the Wonder Bread Factory for the Bendy Brunch by Grip The Mat, which cultivates community through balance by eliminating a choice between having a social life or having a healthy life.

We snapped founders Ashley Braun and Christy Skarulis, who met at yoga teacher training and quit their day jobs to pursue their passion for yoga. Their aim: to form a healthy social scene by having as many people as possible try yoga by making it approachable and out of the studio in cool, less intimidating spaces.

After yoga, we enjoyed a healthy brunch of waffles, salmon, quinoa salad and omelets prepared by celebrity chef Spike Mendelsohn, and not-quite-so-healthy mimosas poured by Vino Lovers. Here, Holly Giroux, Dept of Labor’s Emma Laury, Intelliware Systems’ Christa Sperling and XCorp Solutions’ Jessica Borrielli.

The next Bendy Brunch is Feb. 15 at Long View Gallery. Here, EJF Real Estate’s Susan Raike and the New York Times’ Ari Astles.