Here’s a question that was emailed to me recently concerning someone who is new to Yoga and how he feels it is affecting his diet and overall health. Since I fully re-engaged in the Yoga “lifestyle” – and particularly since I entered Yoga Teacher Training – I have seen tremendous changes in my diet and [...]
Yoga Mat Review: Rajasthan Practice Rug
I recently received a Rajasthan Yoga Practice Rug from Barefoot Yoga Co so I could take it for a spin and give you my take on it. In case you’ve never heard of Barefoot Yoga Co, they sell very cool and very authentic yoga gear. I believe all of their gear is handmade from organic [...]
Andy Puddicombe Talks About Mindfulness Meditation
When is the last time you did absolutely nothing for 10 whole minutes? Not texting, talking or even thinking? Mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe describes the transformative power of doing just that: Refreshing your mind for 10 minutes a day, simply by being mindful and experiencing the present moment. (No need for incense or sitting in [...]
Rod Stryker Talks About Vinyasa Krama
Rod Stryker talks about Vinyasa Krama, the importance of sequencing, and bringing a more mindful approach and holistic balance to your practice.
Moving to Where You’re Least Comfortable
By my own admission, I’m certainly not the most amazing yogi in the world, and my better days of physicality are most likely behind me in a lot of ways, but I think that it’s important in times of moderate self-doubt to take pause and ask myself why do I do this. Why do I [...]
Proper Yoga Form Before Depth
Proper form always comes before depth in a posture. Your depth within a posture will change from month to month, week to week, day to day, and during each unfolding moment within each posture as you find your edge, and work to expand it. But proper form is proper form: unchanging. During your yoga practice [...]
On the Mat With…Leo Babauta, Zen Habits
Yoga for Men is honored to serve up as our first profilee, the inimitable Leo Babauta from Zen Habits. Zen Habits is but one of a small, yet influential, handful of causations of the birth of YogaforMen.com. His work on ZH and mnmlist, along with his e-book “focus“, has directly inspired us to quit dreaming [...]
Letting Go of Expectation During Meditation
Recently, a close friend of mine was asking me about meditation. He knows I practice yoga and meditation and he was picking my brain to find out a little bit more about how it could benefit him. At one point he uttered the famous phrase that every beginner says about meditation, “I CAN’T meditate. I [...]
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