On some days, leaving your house to go to yoga may sound like a good idea in theory, but if you’re totally honest you’d rather just stay home. I hear you. So when I got the chance to review Jake Panasevich’s Yoga for Men DVD, I jumped at the opportunity to practice in my pajamas, [...]
“Are you kidding me?” This is the thought that’s going through your mind as you peek into the yoga class ahead of you. You start thinking of ways to back out…hamstring too tight, feeling tired, yadda yadda yadda. There are incredible articles about why guys should practice yoga. I’m not going to beat that dead [...]
My first mat was 14 bucks, a known brand, and slippery as #*@&! That mat was my attempt at making a commitment to my practice by giving up the studio rental mats and having one I called mine. But it ruined my practice because I spent the entire sweaty time trying my best not to [...]
I address the question “Is 48 too old to start Yoga?”. I’m pretty sure you know that my answer will be an immediate “no”. Will it help with weight loss? Sure, but first get some Restorative yoga in and find out where you’re at physically. The weight loss will come.
Recently, I was sent a pair of Shadow Shorts by Verve to try out from up-and-coming dealer of fine yoga gear Nadiflow Yoga. I’ve never really given too much thought to wearing an “official yoga short”, that is, yoga shorts designed with the male yogi in mind, so I was curious to give them a [...]
It was the third time I’d practiced yoga. The studio was particularly hot that mid-summer day as the class moved in sync with breath and one another. We were only part-way through the class, transitioning into our twists, linking working one side of the body to the other with vinyasa. I had just willed my [...]
I’ve been bringing this idea to my classes of late. Perhaps I picked it up from some other teacher, maybe a blog post, or it could be that I had an original thought. Who knows?!? It goes a little like this…
A fast take on the shoulders, hips and hamstrings. Moving between yoga poses that open the shoulders and ones that open the hips, hamstrings, and the whole leg in general, this short sequence is great for guys who are experiencing tension in the shoulders, neck, or hips and hamstrings.
Staying grounded with Restorative Yoga Restorative Yoga is something that I’ve become a huge fan of over the last year. I find that it’s a terrific complement to the more powerful vinyasa practices that I do. Often in fact, I take breaks from doing any vinyasa flows and just stick with Restorative for a week [...]
Sometimes we yogis miss very clear opportunities during our daily lives to take our practice off of the mat and place it firmly and prominently into our every day existence. It can be all too easy to become comfortable with how we view our practice and the world around us. Yoga provides a wonderful toolbox [...]
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