#32 Being a guy isn't an excuse

So begins a mini-chapter in this blog. I've entitled it "People's favorite excuses for not trying yoga."

Reason no.1: I'm a dude.

Even if you're The Dude, there's no reason you can't try yoga. If you stop thinking about it as a spandex-filled, estrogen-driven, incense-burning, chanting-the-time-way activity and starting thinking about yoga as it really is, it wouldn't seem so bad.

Yoga is a practice to improve your physical and mental health. Think of it like a combination between physiotherapy, weight resistance, meditation, sleep therapy, and a beach vacation. You can rehabilitate, strenghthen, clear your head, and rest all in the same class, sometimes at the same time.

Besides, all of the big name senior teachers who brought yoga to the West were men. Think B.K.S. Iyengar and Sri. Pattabhi Jois. Many high profile teachers are.

So men, what are you waiting for? Who knows, your mat might be the one that really ties the room together.

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