Cape Men's Yoga

Dear Yoga brothers, We are pleased to announce that Craig will be leading a hatha flow class this Sunday. Craig has helped teach at a number of the CMY retreats. He is known for his creative and thoughtful style as well as his personal humility. Craig has been a major odyssey, spending 6 weeks in northern India on a training and spiritual journey which included hiking to the source of Ganges in the Himalayan mountains. There are no words to describe such a journey. You will have the opportunity to experience his yogic expression of this journey while on your mat in Cape Town. We invite you to step into this particular river of sharing. Namaste CMY is a men's nude yoga and meditation practice. We practice at a great venue in the southern suburbs of Cape Town. Class is from 10.30 to 12.15 on Sundays. Payment is by a voluntary donation. Please bring a sweat towel and preferrably your own mat. For further information contact us on Whatsapp 082 579 6868 email: capemens...

Cape Men's Yoga & Meditation - Sunday 30 October We are going to have a yoga flow class this Sunday, 30 October. Nigel is going to try to draw together some of the principles and lessons of his visit to Hawai'i and the training by Gavin in Kahuna massage and turn this into a yoga practice. Hawaiian culture is very rich in spirituality, shamanism, body work and the connection between humans and nature. This revolves around the key concept of 'Aloha' - meaning love which guides our thinking, our actions, our relationships with each other and with the living world. Aloha is not just an open heart, it is a type of discipline to be generous, to be patient, to value yourself equally with other living beings. It is the art of good balance and insight.  Yoga similarly works with the mind, body, spiritual connection - finding how the study of our inner world helps us understand the greater universe.  Join us this week for a journey of the heart centre, inspired by th...

A reminder that the deposits are due by 25 October to secure your place at our Cape Men's Yoga Summer Retreat, 19 - 22 January 2017. This is at an outstanding natural yoga centre in South Africa - Bodhi Khaya in the Overberg. All male naked yoga, meditation, vegetarian catering, dam swimming and nature hikes in the Cape summertime. For more information contact us on capemensyoga AT gmail.com

Yin Yoga - Working with Stillness We are overjoyed to welcome Eugene who will be our guest teacher this week. Eugene has a long career in fitness, aerobics and dance. He more recently qualified as a yoga instructor and teaches regularly in Somerset West. He will be leading this week's yin yoga class at CMY. Yin is the slowest form of yoga. It also relies completely on gravity, rather than muscular strength. Almost all yoga leans heavily to a yang nature - meaning it involves strength and exertion. Yin requires letting go, completely surrendering to the experience of the asana. Yin's physiological benefit is that the very slow movements and deep stretches work on both the fascia and the ligaments. It is not easy to stretch either ligaments or have a sustained pull on the fascia. Normally the movement of the muscles is the focus - contracting and relaxing, drawing blood into the muscle. It is argued that fascia work may play a strong role in the human immune system. Th...

Sunday 16 October 2016 Join us for another one of the Spring adventure series of naked men's yoga classes. After the Cape winter has come to a close, Spring is in the air, flowers are blooming across the mountains, the whales a swimming in our seas - it could not get more beautiful here. And the men are coming in numbers to class - bring it on! Cape Men's Yoga offers a safe and focussed space for men of all sexual orientations to experience yoga, meditation, pranayama and a community fellowship. It is about a brotherhood of caring and supporting each other's growth, spiritual awakening and a practice of living well. CMY is all about building a clearer relationship between the body, mind and spirit, as well as building up trust and fellowship between men of diverse backgrounds. It is all the journey to being whole, happy and resilient. You need a yoga mat, a sweat towel and an open mind. The class is from 10.30 to 12.15 every Sunday at our special venue in the sou...

NOTE : Kahuna men's massage weekend courses happening in October and November (for Level 1) and December (for Level 2). Please contact Gavin on  gavinrobertson7@gmail.com CMY Summer yoga retreat 19 - 22 January 2017 is open for bookings. Limited places. Please book and pay your initial deposit to secure a space. capemensyoga AT gmail.com Springing into life! Clearly Spring is in the air in Cape Town. We had 22 men in class today - always a sign that the men and the wildflowers are blooming and bursting forth with new energy. Join us Sunday 9 October 2016 on the mat, naked and ready for the new chapter of your life. Cape Men's Yoga is a community-based, all male, nude yoga and meditation practice. In our sixth year of operations, the group has been a touchstone of male solidarity, spiritual sharing and some wonderful yoga. This week we will continue to explore issues of opening up the body, flexibility and flow in a vinyasa style class with Nigel teaching. Beg...