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Well, its too late to make this long story short, but, my advice for women wanting to get their significant others into yoga is first to start a daily yoga practice for yourself and you will become a better, more patient, partner. When you begin to experience your own transformation, he will become more interested in the change in you. Make it easy for him to fit a yoga class into his schedule, completely stress-free. If you are a teacher, tell him it is really important to you that he take your class and see what you do. Then, pick-up a class or sub a class that fits into his schedule. He’ll feel proud of you, and want to take more of your classes. Attend a yoga retreat together somewhere your both interested in. If he’s not into that -- negotiate -- offering to do what ever he wants next time. If he has old injuries, is out of shape, or just resistant to your suggestions, be patient. He may need to hear it from other people as well – show him this article! My advice to the reluctant man is; let go of your ego and just try it a couple of times with a truly open mind. See where it takes you. What do you have to lose? You might not love it at first. However, know that it is an extremely powerful tool to transform your life in whatever way you need it to. You may not realize how important it is at first and that’s ok. Be patient with the process. Relax and enjoy the journey. If your lady teaches, go take one of her classes. It will make her feel good to have you interested in what she does. Teaching yoga is more difficult than it looks, be proud of the job she does, and respect her for it. You will soon see how she is changing the lives of the students who take her class. You will be proud of the respect and the gratitude she gets from her students. Maybe, you’re scared to try it…that’s ok, you don’t have to be super flexible and able to do the splits, or bend your body into a pretzel, to get the benefits of yoga. Nor do you have to be able to do the perfect triangle pose, or be able to touch your toes You don’t even need to be in good shape or look good, the lights are usually dimmed and nobody’s looking at you anyway. Everyone is too worried that everyone else is looking at them. Every body is different. Men’s bodies especially are tight because we have bigger muscles and different hormones (thank goodness!) than women do. With YogaFit style yoga, your muscles will become stronger, more flexible, you’ll recover quicker from injuries and soreness, and even digestion will improve. Your “mojo” will improve, you’ll shed some of the “body by Budweiser”. You will begin to see a new you, like when you were younger, only you are smarter this time. Remember that yoga is a journey with no end, and everyone is at a different place in his or her journey. Those who have begun the journey understand that and respect where you are. No one will expect you to be where he or she is right now, continue your journey and you will be there when you are ready. Also, understand that yoga can be a very challenging physical workout, it’s more than just laying around stretching, you will probably be sore after the first few times. Yoga is not about competition, we move and breathe in yoga, and listen to what our bodies are telling us. Pain is a sensation that our body uses to speak to us, yoga teaches us the language of the body so that we can interpret what it needs, bringing awareness, and healing. Yoga is over six thousand years old and was started by men in India. In the early days of yoga, women were not allowed to do yoga. My story is not uncommon. Pain was a great motivator for me and yoga is a the perfect tool for healing. There are countless stories of how yoga has changed peoples lives and healed lifetime injuries, chronic pains, emotional suffering and internal disorders for men and women. Yoga really is for every body, so just try it. Yoga is becoming very popular, but is still sometimes misunderstood. It is simply about getting to know your body, mind and spirit. It’s all good. Namaste’ |
