Cape Men's Yoga

Dear Yogis, We are slipping in a special event before the year ends. You are invited to spend an hour on an amazing outdoor deck in the heart of Cape Town for a lunar meditation. The moon energy in yoga is associated with intuition, calmness, cleansing and compassion. We'll be outdoors so bring a cushion and / or blanket. We'll be outdoors so you'll need your shorts or track pants. We may have time for the Chandra Namaskara - Moon Salutation sequence as well. Tuesday 29 December at 21h00 until 22h00. Contact Nigel: 082 579 6868 or capemensyoga @ gmail.com

There will still be Christmas cake to consume, friends to see, braais to attend and various other summer treats - hopefully including some time outdoors as the weather starts to heat up. Whatever your traditions or faith, we hope you have been enjoying your holiday period and able to experience of positive energy of friends, family, and the spirit of generosity and sharing. We will have our first men's nude yoga class of the year on Sunday 3 January 2016 at 10.00 at our usual venue in central Cape Town. We'll be doing some meditation work and a yin yoga class. Yin is a special form of yoga which is done very slowly and without using muscular energy. It is an introspective style where the positions are held for five minutes or more. It is believed that this style is stimulating for the immune system, a good recovering practice, as well as allows deep feelings to process and for the mind to find great focus and stillness. What better way to enter into 2016 than with atten...

Dear Yoga brothers, We had our last class of 2015. We celebrated our community, our practice and our journey to a unified consciousness of embracing our own lives and our place in the global ecosystem and energy of the universe. Each and every one of you shape the world through your thoughts, actions and engagement. Yoga, which means 'unity' is all about letting down our defences, putting down our armour, being vulnerable and open to the universe, and discovering how we are part of the cosmos - living, breathing, caring, loving, feeling and growing in our wisdom and kindness. We'll try to do some more postings here for you to consider how to deepen your practice of meditation, yoga asana and living well. Meanwhile, wishing you blessings, peace and serenity during the holiday period. Whatever your religion, language, culture or family context we hope that you connect with your inner truth and share this light with those around you. Be the change, use your powers of co...

Dear Yogis, Cape Men's Yoga is coming to the end of a wonderful year of yoga and meditation practice. There have been many highlights - our two very successful and transformational retreats, our out door meditations in the urban park in Cape Town; and the 108 sun salutations session to raise money for Nepal earthquake relief. The classes have been consistently full of our regulars and a steady stream of new guys willing to strip naked and find their inner selves on the yoga mat. We hope you will join the last two classes this year: Eugene, a distinguished aerobics and dance instructor and a qualified yogi will be taking the Sunday 6 December class. Nigel is back from Europe and will be teaching the last class of the season on 13 December. Remember our Cape Men's Yoga summer retreat is the last weekend of January 2016. Classes will resume on Sunday 3 January 2016. Whatsapp: 082 579 6868 Email: Capemensyoga AT gmail dot com

Hatha Pradipika practice this week This week Duncan will be following some of the older hatha yoga postures as detailed in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. These are some of the oldest recorded postures in yoga's written history.  It will be fun for us to gain a deeper knowledge of these more ancient postures. This form of yoga is accessible to complete beginners with modifications and to advanced practitioners. Yoga allows people to practice within their own ability without competition with others.  The Hatha Yoga Pradipika is a classical text describing Hatha Yoga. It is said to be the oldest surviving text on Hatha Yoga. Swami Swatmarama wrote the text in the 15th century CE, drawing upon previous texts and his own experiences.  While the text describes asanas (postures), purifying practices (shatkarma), mudras (finger and ha nd positions), bandhas (locks), and pranayama (breath exercises), it also explains that the purpose of Hatha Yoga is the awakening of kundalin...

Naked Men's Yoga in Cape Town Join us for this week's class. We invite you to get naked, get on your mat and find your inner stillness with body exploring its edges and abilities. 2 hours of men's fully naked, fully inspiring yoga. Don't think about it, get out there and do it. Each effort we make in the present transforms the foundation for what happens next. Live the change you want to see in your life. Bring your own mat, sweat towel and water bottle - extra straps and blocks available. A reminder that you must be inside before 10h00 when the doors are locked. We are at our great venue in the Cape Town CBD. Payment is by voluntary donation. Please also note this is your last opportunity to book for the 28 - 31 January 2016 Cape Men's Yoga retreat weekend in the Overberg... just a few places are left. Email regarding deposits. Sms / whatsapp zero eight two 579 6868 or capemensyoga AT gmail.com Namaste

Dear Yoga brothers, Our venue is not available on Sunday 8 November 2015. We will have no class this Sunday. You are welcome to join Body Mind Breath in Newlands on Friday evening (see Facebook). We are back on the mat in town on Sunday 15 November 2015.  For more information contact us on capemensyoga AT gmail.com Namaste

Join us for a flowing vinyasa naked men's yoga class with Nigel on Sunday 01 November 2015. All naked, all male: combining yoga asana with yogic breathing and meditation instruction. Community based - pay by donation. For more information contact: capemensyoga AT gmail.com or whatsapp 082 579 68 68 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO YOGA CLASS ON SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 Our next class is Sunday 25 October 2015 We are pleased to announce that Sean is back doing some teaching. Sean is a well-known Cape Town yoga instructor. He teaches a strong vinyasa style, punctuated with pranayama breathing, clear teaching style and a genuine care and compassion for his students. Come enjoy a sweaty, fun and inspiring challenge on Sunday.  Classes are on a voluntary donations basis. We recommend you bring your own mat, sweat towel and water bottle. We do have some additional mats, blocks and straps. Class starts promptly at 10 am until noon. All male, all nude, all genuine yoga with certified instructors.  For the venue contact us on capemensyoga AT gmail.com or text / whatsapp on  083 300 9513 Also, please remember that deposits are NOW DUE for the Summer yoga retreat: Dance of Life - 28 - 31 January 2016. Places are limited. Email for details.  ...

Get your Spring Naked On!  Duncan is back from North Africa and ready to inspire you with another 2 hour naked men's yoga class in the Mysore hatha flow tradition. Duncan trained in India with a leading yoga guru. He brings to Cape Men's Yoga his detailed training in yoga physiology, pranayama (breathing techniques) and Sanskrit chanting. This week will include the hatha flow sequence, work on strength and flexibility, and keeping with our October theme of taking yourself into new areas, he will be continuing the work with headstands and inversions. The class starts at 10 am promptly. You need to inside before 10 as the doors are locked. Bring a yoga mat (some extras for drop ins are available), a sweat towel and an open mind. CMY is a community-based naked men's yoga group. Payment is by voluntary donation. All of our instructors are certified. Beginners are welcome as well as more advanced practitioners. Our aim is to help you develop your body-mind relation...

Cape Men's Yoga & Meditation on Sunday 11 October 2015 Summer is coming guys!  Yoga is mostly about the mind, but we know that having a fit body is good for many reasons. For October, we'll be working with ashtanga vinyasa flow styles to get some strength building up in different parts of the body and breaking a sweat in class. Sean got us started at the beginning of October with a measured strong ashtanga-vinyasa class. Nigel  will take this forward in this week's class, continuing to explore the full expression of the Sun Salutations and working with standing postures, balances and upper body strength.  Yoga can be started at any age. If you have substantial issues such as injuries, medical conditions or major weight issues, a regular class may not be appropriate for you. There are yoga therapists in Cape Town. Whatever your requirements are the practice has many variations which are there to assist you. For most guys, our class works well. It is athlet...

Cape Men's Yoga & Meditation We are pleased to announce that Sean will be teaching this coming Sunday, 4 October 2015. Sean is one of our regular retreat teachers and offers classes at some of the gyms in the northern suburbs. He has kindly offered to teach this weekend for CMY in town. 2 hour class, men only, fully nude. Vinyasa style. Bring a sweat towel and a donation. Starts promptly at 10.00 on Sunday. If you are late you won't be able to access the venue. For more information contact us on Capemensyoga AT gmail.com or Sean can be messaged on zero eight  33009513

 is one of the most famous lines from Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. The Yoga Sutras are considered the definitive ancient Indian work setting out the philosophy of yoga, examining the capacity of the human mind to achieve full liberation from our daily lives. It remains as rich and as fresh for the student as it did thousands of years ago when it was composed. Yoga citta vrtti nirodha means yoga is the stilling of the waves of the mind - nirodha is the description of the attainment of blissful tranquility which is our natural state when the mind is not agitated. In yoga asana (following the postures of yoga), we have the opportunity to strengthen the body, improve flexibility, massage our internal organs, work with our endocrine system, destress and generally use the body's own capacity to improve health and well-being. Under that is the deeper journey towards a sense of happiness, connection, balance and integration. Yoga won't stop crap from happening. That is part o...

Welcome to our 8th biannual  Cape Men's Yoga retreat. We are again preparing for our Cape Men's Yoga Retreat at Bodhi Khaya​ near Gansbaai. This is our summer retreat. It is four days and three nights long: 28 to 31 January 2016. The weekend involves various forms of yoga (hatha, vinyasa, kundalini and yin), meditational instruction and creative projects, as well as pure enjoyment of the natural environment. Note that BK is NOT a nudist centre - only the yoga is done entirely nude throughout the weekend. To reserve a room, kindly deposit R800 per person into our account. This information is available by email. Please send a confirmation to me on my mobile 0825796868 or by email to capemensyoga AT gmail.com Final deadline for deposits is 10 October 2015. Deposits are in principle non-refundable. If you have shift work or unclear work responsibilities, contact us to ask to be on the tentative accommodation list. After the cut off date or when we...

Welcome to another Sunday session of Cape Men's Yoga. We are a community yoga collective, promoting authentic practice of naked men's yoga and meditation. The group has been running for four years and has built a strong network of committed yogis, with new guys joining regularly.  This week's class will focus on the basics of yoga. If you have been thinking of starting or restarting yoga, it is a good class to begin with. We'll move slowly and steadily through all of the basic yoga moves, exploring the use of bandhas, alignment, and engagement of the muscles or muscle stacking for a safe and focussed practice.  We practice various different styles with several qualified teachers. Read the FAQs for more information.  Class starts at 10am - you need to be there before class starts as we lock the door. Two hour practice. Some of the yoga is physically demanding, so alert the instructor if you have any injuries or medical conditions. Work at your own level...

#capemensyoga #nakedmaleyoga #nudeyoga Bhakti yoga class on Sunday 06 September 2015 Spring energy is with us. We have entered the final lunar cycle ahead of the Spring Equinox. Heavy rain has nourished the land and the mountains are roaring with waterfalls and heavy with the scent of Spring flowers and fynbos. Come and join us for a flowing session of Bhakti vinyasa yoga this Sunday. Bhakti is the tradition of devotion. This can be devotion to God, your spiritual path, or devotion to the living universe that has manifested you within it. Whatever you feel grateful for, learn from, honour and value - come and move your body and heart to express that. If you do not have a sense of spirituality, come and enjoy the workout, if you come with a specific spiritual tradition, get naked and be immersed in that joy of contemplative movement and meditation. Bring a yoga mat, sweat towel and a voluntary donation. Classes led by a qualified instructor. Make sure to get there befo...

Dear yoga brothers, 2016 CAPE MEN'S YOGA RETREAT DATES As you know we have just completed our second retreat for the year, Fire & Ice at the wonderful Bodhi Khaya retreat centre in the Overberg. That is our last one for 2015. We hold retreat weekends roughly every 6 months. The next two retreats have been secured already and in the coming weeks and months we'll be putting out calls for deposits. Please note that the spaces are limited and the dates are strict in terms of getting yourself registered, deposits payed and the final payment before the event. So it is a great chance to mark your diaries now. 28 - 31 January 2016 : a four day retreat at Bodhi Khaya (near Gansbaai, Western Cape). BK is famous internationally as an excellent retreat centre. There are dams for swimming. A large yoga and meditation hall. Excellent vegetarian catering and nature walks. 12 - 14 August 2016 : this is our first winter retreat at Hearth & Soul (near Napier, Western Cap...

Discover your true potential! Sounds like some advertising slogan, hey? Yet we all have potential. Through opportunities, contacts and contexts we somehow may our way in life - developing skills, and identity, relationships, perhaps a career and family life. Typically we develop a persona about who we want to be - how we want others to perceive us. This may be transparent, kind and honest, or it may be misleading, unwholesome or even destructive. Lots of options out there. Yoga is about bringing the body and mind together. Anchoring ourself in a physical and mental process so that we rediscover ourselves and eventually rethink some of our assumptions. In yogic philosophy our surface manifestation - this life, this body, these ideas - are just emanations from the energy of the world. Elements come together and manifest, then they come apart and that life ends. Yoga practice is a study of both the reality of our being, our limited time on Earth, deepening and understand of our l...

Sunday 23 August 2015 10.00 until noon Fresh on the thrills and fun of our Fire & Ice winter retreat, we are back on the mat in Cape Town with another 2 hour naked men's yoga and meditation class. Join us for an energising vinyasa class this week. We'll be intregrating some of the Tibetan wisdom and images into the vinyasa flow class. We will also be including special attention to arm balances in this class. Beginners are welcome. The class is based on voluntary teaching and donations from the men participating. Class starts on time at 10.00. Door is locked so be on time. We are in practicing at a venue in central Cape Town. For the venue details contact us on: Whatsapp or sms zero eight two 579 6868 or email capemensyoga AT gmail.com Mind and Body  On the retreat we worked with the five faculties of the mind, the five elements and touched on the five states of awareness in our way in which we engage with the world. Five Faculties  Faith a...