“Focusing on the physical aspects of yoga is where you start. The rest is yours for the taking but entirely optional.”

- Baron Baptiste, a tough-love yoga teacher who specializes in yoga boot camps.

Finally there’s something geared specifically for the men; YoGuy®!

Men tend to be tight in the hamstrings, hips, low back, neck and shoulders as a result of strength or endurance goals. This tightness can limit performance and progress in your athletics or even your daily life. Yoga helps you build strength, increase flexibility, endurance, and body awareness. Through positions & breathing, you will learn to control your energy and focus your output, taking your athletics and life to a new level.

YoGuy® Men’s Yoga

Almost every other yoga studio
Goal: to get you moving, increase your energy and feel good! Goal: to join with the divine spirit by transcending matter.
fun, relaxed, organic serious, silent
maintain your dignity hobble to the door, feeling defeated
just men mostly women
guys like you you’re the only guy
It’s like a night with the guys It’s like nothing you’ve ever experienced
no rules, no lectures yoga “etiquette” & philosophy (see goal)
Plain English instructions Complex Indian Sanskrit instructions
Burp, fart, swear, scratch, talk frowned upon, disapproving stares
A simple space & reduced prices fancy digs, a spa, costly overhead
male teachers mostly women teachers
life (age?) inspired “anusara inspired”
clear, precise instruction “BREATH” esoteric instruction: “breath through your feet”
safe; 1 teacher for every 15 students 1 teacher, regardless of class size
your clothes tatoos, rings, odd clothes,Lululemon
targeted to new/beginner men not targeted to men at all
talking, sharing nope
laughing chanting
similar/familiar experiences unfamiliar/unrelated experience
cheap expensive
more attention to detail and reasoning Not in terms and ways men understand
down to earth elitist

 

….and the list goes on, and on….