Cape Men's Yoga

We are back on the mat this week. We have been working with themes of inversions, strength, flow and opening up the body and mind. Winter is a great time to work with the body and have time for regular meditations - it is an introspective time with less of the issues of holidays and visitors. Come and get your naked on, step up to your mat and lets make this happen - flexiblity and happiness are something available to all of us. 10.30 to 12.15 at our Cape Town southern suburbs venue. All male, all nude yoga. Taught in classic style with meditation and yogic breathing. Bringing truth and wholeness to your practice. capemensyoga AT gmail.com whatsapp 082 579 6868 Namaste

Dear Yogis, We have a special class on inversions this Sunday, 31 July 2016. We are in the smaller yoga room, so we can only accommodate 10 guys. So please advise if you wish to attend or sign up on the facebook page. The class will include a warm up and then an introduction to handstands, headstands and forearm stands. These movements require both flexibility and strength in the shoulders and core. They also require some patience and a sense of humour. Guys who think they are going to jump up into a headstand or handstand will likely get injured. We aim for injury free practice so it is a great time to learn how to put your ego aside and build up a steady evolution in your practice that will take you to new positions and experiences. The class is 10.30 until 12.15 at our regular venue in the southern suburbs of Cape Town. This is a fully nude male yoga practice. We have extra mats for drop in visitors, otherwise bring your own mat and a sweat towel. The room will be heated....

NAKED MEN'S YIN YOGA PRACTICE IN CAPE TOWN Join us for this special Yin yoga class. We will be teaching this unusual form of yoga - slow and using gravity rather than muscular strength. Yin draws on our lunar energy and the intuitive mind. Most yoga is 'yang' in that it is muscular and energetic. Yin allows us to let go, to let go of the physical effort and concentrate just on being. Yin is a way to explore the unexplored - to be mindfully exactly where we find ourselves.  Each posture is held for five full minutes - working through a sequence of floor postures where the focus in on the still mind rather than on the form of the asana.  This is arguably one of the most meditative styles of yoga. Though working without physical exertion it is still challenging and we confront our own mental reactions to comfort and discomfort, stillness and concentration.  We are at a venue in the southern suburbs of Cape Town. Beginners are welcome. It is a fully nude male practic...

Dear Yoga brothers, We are very pleased to let you know that Sean will be our guest teacher on Sunday 22 May 2016. Sean is a well-known Cape Town ashtanga / vinyasa yoga instructor and a regular contributor to our retreats. He is making this special guest appearance - completely naked - to take you to that higher state of mind. Yes, let it happen - set yourself completely free! Get naked, get to the southern suburbs, get on your mat and YOGA! 10.30 - 12.30 Sunday 22 May 2016 at our southern suburbs venue. Yes, you need to ask us if you want to come along. whatsapp: 082 579 6868 email: capemensyoga AT gmail.com You need to bring a yoga mat, a sweat towel and a water bottle. Prepare for some sweating. Namaste

Welcome to Cape Men's Yoga blog page. Last week we explored the use of bandhas - the energy locks which intensify yoga practice and power up the cleansing fire energy of the body. We also took time to open up the shoulders and practice handstands. This week we will have another hatha flow class, exploring the use of breath, posture, the mind's focus and contractions of our muscles to create a harmonic approach to wellness and well-being. Whether you are a total newbie or an experienced yogi, you are welcome to join our community-based practice. Our teachers are all qualified and volunteer their time to build the community of practice. Our new venue in the southern suburbs of Cape Town is great! A real home for CMY. Plenty of parking and an ideal yoga hall. We start at 10.30 and the class runs for 2 hours - including meditation, yoga asana and breath-work. You need a sweat towel and a water bottle. It is best to have your own mat though we have extra for drop ins...

Dear yogis, Please note we have no class on Sunday 6 March. It is very rare we cancel classes but it is the time of the Argus Cycle race and much of Cape Town will be shut down to facilitate the race.  We will be back on the mat, naked and smiling, on Sunday 13 March with Eugene leading the sun salutations. Please join us. We'll be back at our temporary venue in Vredehoek. Get in touch for the directions and the address.  CMY is a voluntary, all nude, men's community yoga group. You need a towel and a water bottle and a willingness to be at peace with your mind and your body. It is best to bring your own mat (make sure to buy a yoga mat not a pilates mat). We have a few extra mats for drop ins.  Beginners are welcome. Payment is by voluntary donation.  Email us on capemensyoga AT gmail.com Namaste 

Dear Yoga friends, Duncan, our Mysore hatha yoga teacher, will be back on the mat with you this Sunday, 17 January 2016. He will be teaching one of his classic Mysore practices with attention to alignment, patience and focus. This is an ideal class for beginners and for those more advanced students wanting to hone their skills and focus. This is a nude yoga practice for men. Beginners are welcome. Payment is by a voluntary donation. Our class is in central Cape Town at a convenient venue until the end of this month. Note that our last city centre class will be on 24 January 2016. To join the class, you may text / whatsapp Duncan on 084 294 830 nine.

#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...

We are overjoyed that we raised R1850 for Nepalese earthquake relief. This was a great act of compassion with our members doing the traditional 108 sun salutations in the hatha style. This month, we will have a variety of teachers taking the Sunday classes - always at 10.00 am in our inner Cape Town city venue (email or whatsapp for details). Duncan will be a teaching a hatha flow class on Sunday 31 May 2015 We'll have regular yoga classes on: Sunday 7 June: Duncan Sunday 14 June: Craig Sunday 21 June: Duncan - International Yoga Day class Sunday 28 June: Gavin Our teachers are all internationally certified instructors. All practices are male only, nude yoga (see FAQ). There is also meditation and prayanama teaching. Classes are by donation. All levels welcome. If you have injuries or a medical condition that might be relevant when starting yoga, please consult a competent specialist. We are not responsible for injuries - we encourage an injury free practi...

Sunday 24 May 2015 - we'll be doing 108 hatha sun salutations to raise money for Nepal and those helping with emergency services. The funds will go to community organisations that we know directly on the ground in that country. Funds will be channelled through a South African registered NGO / NPO Trust and delivered to an equivalent indigenous peoples environmental and community development project in Kathmandu. The recipient organisation is working both in Kathmandu and the Mount Everest area. They are currently supplying tents, food and medicine to displaced people. If you can't make the yoga class, email us and we'll send you the South African NGO / NPO banking details. Deposits should be marked 'Nepal'. The NGO is audited annually so money will go in where it is meant to and be delivered where it is needed. The 108 sun salutations is an auspicious yogic event and we welcome you to be part of the experience. If you can't manage all 108 - don't w...

Naked Men's Yoga In Cape Town Join us again this Sunday, 3 May 2015, for another session of Cape Men's Yoga. This is a nude men's yoga and meditation practice offered for the betterment of society and for the growth of personal happiness. Our energy gets absorbed into so many things in life: work, relationships, our emotions, sucked up in technology, often wasted in our anxiety and confusion. The ancient Indian practice of yoga is a method to harness our inherent energy and learn to work with it for our wellbeing. It brings improved health, improved mental skills, reduces stress and creates the foundation for a new path in our lives. We welcome you onto the mat and to be part of our journey. Duncan will be teaching another of his beautiful Mysore Hatha flow classes this week. Duncan has spent another month in India on an advanced teacher training course. The class is fine for beginners or experienced yogis. You don't have 'believe' anything in partic...

Duncan has just returned from his advanced teacher training course in Mysore, India. This week he will be offering up a feast of yoga teaching.  This week we will be following a Hatha Flow class This is more dynamic, using a vinyasa sequence in between each asana. This flow is gentle, light but equally as powerful as the Hatha sequence we normally follow. Complete beginners to advanced practitioners are welcome to these classes.  We follow the eight limbs of yoga, particularly as it relates to Patanjali’s Sutras. Patanjali was a great yoga teacher who collected up the essence of yoga teaching in a collected set of sutras or short chapters. This means that asana (postures) are just one of eight tools to lead us to internal bliss. Asana - the yoga movement - together with breath, helps us to relax the mind and become better focused for meditation. Yoga helps us to become calmer and more compassionate people.  All you need is an open mind and open heart. Bring a mat, towe...

Welcome to another session of men's nude yoga in Cape Town. This week we'll be doing some basic meditation techniques and some dynamic vinyasa-ashtanga yoga.  Beginners are as always welcome.  It is an authentic yoga practice, designed to open up the body, mind and the heart. It has a spiritual framewor k which you may engage with as it suits you. We respect whatever spiritual tradition you come from or if you have no such affiliation. Class starts at 10h00 sharp and the doors are locked so important to be on time. We recommend you bring your own mat but there are a few extras, first come, first serve. If you have never done yoga before, please come a bit early to speak to the instructor. If you have any previous injuries or health conditions you should consult a physician / chiro / physio before attempting yoga. Again, alert the instructor if you have any pre-existing conditions This is our last weekend practice before the Spring Awakening retreat 12-14 September. Note...

It is our great honour to announce that Volker Moritz is back in Cape Town to run men's erotic workshops. He was here two years ago and ran the highly successful Fire on the Mountain series. Then next session is on 14-16 June 2014 in Rondebosch. The link is here: http://www.authentic-eros.com/en/workshops/authentic-eros.html Authentic Eros is Capetown 14-16 June 2014 authentic eros  is an invitation to enter your body, to sense, to feel, to be guided by your heart and your desires! To be yourself! To find and to create community! We facilitate deep connections between body, mind, sex and spirit. We support men to proudly take their place inside the larger culture, to live from their deepest longing, to own their gifts and share them with the world. For that, we draw from various cutting edge disciplines concerned with embodiment, sexuality, systems awareness, psychology, spirituality, intimacy, communication and creativity.  authentic eros  provides a s...