Comments on: [Blogging Yoga] Are You Man Enough to Do Yoga?

By: K

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:20:59 +0000

Exactly, where are the priorities, eh?

By: Clint Eastwood: The Good, The Bad, The Manly Man’s Yogi

Clint Eastwood: The Good, The Bad, The Manly Man’s Yogi — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:32:48 +0000

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By: Roger

Roger — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:53:25 +0000

Funny how a man who chooses to spend time in a room full of middle class women in leotards is considered gay whereas as the one rolling around on a muddy field with a bunch of guys isn’t.

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:53:28 +0000

I am a non-homo male and I love the smell of lavender! That’s right I said it. Isn’t being in a room full of half naked, sweaty women like, the whole point? It’s great!

By: Monica

Monica — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:42:29 +0000

You guys all make me giggle. I teach yoga, and most of my students are men. They love it, and it HAS transformed their bodies. Wow, it truly is sad that the Western culture has made yoga this way. I hear about it all the time, people feeling intimidated by certain studios and classes. No one should feel that way upon walking into a class. Agreed? Yogadawg, keep looking. There is a teacher out there waiting for you. No bandana or lavendar spritz necessary.

By: YogaDawg

YogaDawg — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:19:22 +0000

Hummm, let’s see….

Pastel colored yoga mats
Yoga music
Practicing in a ‘studio’
Baron Baptiste’s bandana
Partner yoga (with other men) OMG!!
Yoga Journal
Flowery yoga talk
Did I mention Baron Baptiste’s bandana?
Frilly studio décor
Sanskrit
Lululemon
Phrases such as “this will make your butt tighter and your thighs leaner…”
Lavender spray, spritzed on you
I did mention Baron Baptiste’s bandana, right??

I don’t know, but I still get a bit creeped out when I take a yoga class in a yoga studio even after 4 years. There is definitely something there. But then again, this magazine might help turn things around…:)

http://yogadawg.blogspot.com/2007/11/yoga-news-innovative-new-magazine.html

By: linda

linda — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:06:29 +0000

and as for the argument FOR yoga, the dude says: “While more flexibility isn’t always a good thing, many people will benefit from stretching the muscles..”

He doesn’t know what he’s talking about because flexibility has nothing to do with the muscles — muscles are about strength. Flexibility has everything to do with the connective tissue, with the FASCIA of the body, which is a different animal from muscle tissue. and if you don’t believe me, go to my blog and read about yin yoga.

You don’t “stretch” a muscle; you stretch the fascial layer that surrounds the muscle. And the bulk of connective tissue is around the joints which have everything to do with your “flexibility.”

By: linda

linda — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:59:48 +0000

“if we can elect a black president of the United States, why can’t we get a black person on the cover of Yoga Journal?!”

because yoga advertising in OM-mera-ka, and dare I say it, Americanized yoga, is ageist, sexist, and racist.

By: Julia

Julia — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:52:44 +0000

what’s really funny is that one of the links in the article AGAINST yoga goes to a picture of a guy in utkatasana.

By: wherehaveyoubean

wherehaveyoubean — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:36:43 +0000

From the “arguments for yoga” on askmen.com:

“We’ve never seen a dramatic body transformation result from a strict yoga routine.” <—you haven’t looked hard enough… lolz