Cape Men's Yoga

Mindfulness in meditation While travelling, I have taken time to read through a book Bhikku Analayo, a Buddhist monk, writing on the Satipatthana Sutta, the Buddha's most famous teaching on meditation and mindfulness. Mindfulness has become quite a trendy topic in the Western world. It came directly from exposure to Buddhist meditation practices and the rise of Goenka's Vipassana meditation methodology to enter into Western ideas of stress reduction, health treatment related to stress, and generally improvement of life quality. Mindfulness, or 'sati' in Pali means to pay attention to what is going on: to watch and observe. It is link to sampajana - which means to understand something in context. Through observing carefully what we are doing, to watch our reality in slow-motion, we often find that we have built up stress and anxiety unnecessarily and that by concentrating the mind we can untangle that process. In this morning's meditation I started off ob...

Dear yogi brothers, I am very pleased to announce that for the next four weeks we have some outstanding guest yoga instructors for you. Winter is winding up in Cape Town and it is a great time to move your body and mind into a healthy place. Come and join us for 2 hours of naked men's yoga every Sunday at our new venue in the southern suburbs. Here is the schedule: 28 August - Aidan will be teaching. He runs his own studio and is a published yoga author. He is well known for his work on integration of body and mind, of a balanced and calm approach to hatha yoga. With Aidan, yoga is a journey of self-knowledge - suprisingly strong while focussed on the fundamentals. 04 September : Gavin returns to the mat. Gavin is a yoga and massage teacher trainer, a qualified psychologist and mountain orienteer. He has a great love for working with energy and movement. His flowing and mystical style is enchanting and you will likely be sweating and smiling as you go through the creati...

After our amazing and uplifting weekend retreat in the Overberg - Weaving the Tapestry of Life - we are back on the mat in our southern suburbs venue in Cape Town. Class is from 10.30 to 12.15. We will be doing pranayama breathing, vinyasa flow yoga and some meditation. The yoga is for men, done fully nude, taking off our covering and getting to the truth of who we are, how we feel, a journey to our most authentic selves. Beginners are welcome. Payment is by a voluntary donation. All the teachers are certified yoga instructors with meditation backgrounds. We actively encourage men of all backgrounds, faiths, sexual orientation, sizes and ages to join us. Yoga is for everyone. You are welcome to bring your own mat, sweat towel and water bottle. We have a few extra mats. We have a Facebook page and post updates here on the blog as well. If you have any injuries or medical conditions which may be affected by the yoga. Please check with a health professional and also alert the...

Dear yogis, We are on retreat in the Overberg this weekend. We have NO class on Sunday 14 August 2016 in Cape Town. Come join us completely and wonderfully naked back on the mat on Sunday 21 August 2016 at our southern suburbs venue. For more info: whatsapp 082 579 6868 email capemensyoga AT gmail.com Namaste