5th Anniversary - Cape Men's Yoga - 26 June 2016



Cape Men's Yoga is a community based, voluntary naked yoga practice. It was born from a visit to Nude York Yoga while visiting Manhattan. Frankly, the idea of doing yoga naked seemed ridiculously and distracting when I first heard about it. Indeed, it has been an ancient Indian tradition for millennia but in our modern context - would it not just come to focus on more desires, male-competitiveness and different types of external distractions?

After my first class i realised I had completely misunderstood the missing ingredient - community - naked yoga creates and honest and caring space for men, and sometimes men and women, to practice yoga in all honesty. There is no expensive lycra, no ideal body type, no age limit - rather than creating a space of surface attention, stripping off all the clothes took away all of the surface - just leaving the vulnerable inner reality as the yoga space - as it was always meant to be. Guys with uneven pectorals, a few kilograms more than last season, maybe only one ball. Whatever we bring to the mat is the reality of our lives - and this life is worth celebrating and honouring through a mindful and caring practice.

Join us for this special event - the fifth anniversary of our very first class. We met at the Hout Bay Buddhist Centre on 26 June 2011 for the first class in the middle of the Cape winter. Twelve intrepid men attended and a journey of discovery started which continues each week, winter and summer, whether three guys or twenty three. The space is always used for our betterment, peace of mind and bodily well-being.

You are also welcome. We'll do a 105 minute class followed by some shared vegetarian food.

We start at 10h30 on Sunday 16 June at our new venue in the southern suburbs of Cape Town. Extra mats for first-timers.

Whatsapp: 082 579 6868
email: capemensyoga AT gmail.com




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