You may have a vision of yoga as being something only ladies do, but the practice of training your body and breathing has incredible benefits for everyone, the manliest of men included.
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
Welcome everyone who has just joined YOGA 4 MEN! YOGA 4 MEN - a social group for men who share similar interests - to share the practice of yog
a, meditation and wellbeing. Heal your body, mind and soul on your personal journey to become a happy, healthy and strong man, become whole. I have decided to set up this Community group so we can interact with each other, give support and inspiration in our every day lives. You are welcome to share blogs, articles, videos and join group discussions. You can follow us on www.yoga4men.com for classes, workshops and retreats or Twitter http://twitter.com/Yoga4M
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Join our community! "Yoga has a long rich history in India (as long as 5000 years) where a vast majority of the practitioners are men. But there is a general misconception among men in the West about yoga.When yoga is mentioned a typical man’s response is “I’m to tight to do yoga” or they say, “I should do yoga, but I don’t”. There seems to be this awkward not knowing how to get involved, what’s yoga about, nervous about being a beginner, that keeps most men from ever trying yoga. Or they do go to a yoga class and indeed there are a lot of flexible young women and they feel out of place. The work that men do together, learning together, helps build honor and respect for each other and for them self. When you look around you see men doing yoga, their bodies are similar to your body, there challenges are similar to your challenges it feels more inclusive, you feel more included and 3accepted. It is very reaffirming to see a room full of men, young, old, in good physical shape, not in such good shape, but all taking an active role in improving their health and the quality of their lives." Read full article by Jonathan Bowra
http://www.mensyogatribe.com/YogaForMen.pdf
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Here’s 10 reasons why more guys should do yoga.
1. You’ll work different muscle groups
Most guys go to the weight room and do the same exercises for years and years. Yoga offers a way to build strength in different parts of your muscles that you’ve probably never built before.
2. You will burn calories
If you take a YOGA class - you will burn a lot of calories that will help you lose weight. It’s also not as hard on your joints as running is.
3. Yoga reduces toxins in the muscles
A lot of guys don’t do to much stretching, so toxins tend to build up in their muscles. Yoga is all about stretching all the various muscle groups to release built up of toxins in the body.
4. Yoga is great for stress relief
A major component of yoga is working on meditation and breathing. It’s like a meditation in motion that will help you clear your mind from your stress-filled work day.
5. It’s great for pain relief
If you have sore or stiff muscles, yoga does great things to relax and relieve the tension areas of the body.
6. It will give you an edge in other sports
Professional athletes do yoga to gain any extra advantage they can get.
7. You’ll feel better
Yoga will help you sweat and release serotonin in the brain, which will improve your mood. It will also improve you confidence because you’ll be in better shape. Most importantly, a lot of yoga includes meditation, which will help you become more calm.
8. Yoga will help you sleep
Yoga will will help you sleep because it reduces stress, which is usually a major part of keeping us awake at night.
9. Yoga will help you increase your strength
Most of the postures require that you coordinate your entire body in order to get into the pose. This will help you strengthen muscles throughout your entire body.
10. Yoga will help improve your balance
A lot of postures in yoga work on improving your balance. This will help you in sports and all areas of life.
