Today, yoga is still often regarded as something for women only. Although yoga was made popular by men, such as Sri Krisnamacharya, known as the modern yoga guru, followed by Sivananda Saraswati, Desikachar, Sri Pattabhi Jois and B.K.S. Iyengar. In the west, men like Tim Miller, Larry Schultz, Rodney Yee, Erick Schiffmann and David Swenson have made their mark on yoga.
So why is it that many men still shy away from yoga? I can think of a few reasons, for example:
Based on my personal experience, I honestly regret that not more men do yoga. It really has such great benefits. Yoga physically opens and strengthens the body on many levels, by getting the blood circulation flowing and the lymphatic system working. Yoga wires the neurons in the brain and when this happens, the brain becomes more active. Calmness, peacefulness, clarity and better focus and centering are the results, definitely something business men, decision makers and leaders can profit from. And along them, the rest of us as well!
I hope to see a change in the attitudes and look forward to seeing more men going to yoga studios, joining yoga retreats or just doing yoga for themselves at home. For me personally, yoga is not everything, but it truly gives me many things.
- Iyan -
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