Everyone remembers their first time. Tons of reasons for wanting to wait from "I'll do it tomorrow" to "It's so scary" to "What if I'm no good at it." I'm talking about popping your yoga cherry. All great experiences start with demystifying the act. We all wish we had more information on our first times, right? There are many negative myths concerning yoga from it's only for guys who want to get in touch with their feminine sides to yogi's worship Buddha or hindu gods, wear beads, eat Vegan and are all tree hugging PETA supporters. So let's peel this onion and expose some myths. I have heard over the years from so many men that the reason they don't do yoga is because it's not man-like. One guy told me he'd like to keep his MAN CARD. There was no way he could explain to his buddies going out for a beer after work that he was unrolling a mat. I have heard that they don't have time because they hit the gym a few nights a week. I've heard that it's ok for their wives but they like a real work-out. Interesting answers from lots of men who don't do yoga. Last year at the Rasa-Lila Fest, I interviewed guys that did do yoga. The answers were much more interesting. One guy said he goes for the girls in hot yoga pants. Another guy told me he wanted to speed up recovery time between his weight lifting sessions. Another guy told me he wanted to improve his sex life because his wife was reading too many romance novels. Another guy told me that he was a type A and had his first heart attack at age 42 and never wanted a repeat. I'm thinking the guys at the yoga fest had better answers and I'll let you in on a secret, they were much hotter than the non-yoga phobics. Their abs were tight. Their butts were Magic Mike looking and they were so much cooler and more relaxed to hang out with. Just saying guys, you can keep your Man Cards and in fact earn a second one because yoga makes a guy hotter. Donavan McNabb of the 49'ers, LeBron James, the lead singer for Maroon 5, Sting, Evan Longoria all have Man Cards, probably gold and they all do yoga as part of their fitness regimens. We have lots of guys at FPY on yoga mats, more so in the evening classes than the morning classes.
Let's investigate the worship aspect of yoga. Yes there are some yoga studios that have alters of Buddha, are burning candles and speak of Gods with Elephant Heads and man bodies. They're out there. They scare me too! The definition of yoga is the connection of mind and body through breath. Where all the spiritual stuff came from is another story that I'm really not interested in exploring as at Florida Power Yoga, we teach a very physical work-out with a 600-800 calorie burn in 60 minutes and big amazing deep breathing. We leave the spiritual stuff for others to teach as it's not our thing.
People that do yoga are hippies, where peace signs and talk about everyone being one...ok its not the 60's anymore. Power Yoga has professionals from all fields hitting the mats: stay at home mom's, teachers, doctors, nurses, firemen, CEO's, financial planners, professional athletes, you name it. It hasnt been about hippies on the mats for a very long time. Power Yoga isn't your Grandma's yoga like you remember. It's an addictive style of yoga that people associate with athletism, sweat, and feeling great all around.
So are you ready to lift your abstinence ban up and unroll a yoga mat? There is an awesome Living Social Coupon for Florida Power Yoga's beginners program or
