written by Nigel Waters In May 2013, I attended the first Yoga4Men retreat in Provence, France, organised and run by Rad, the founder of Yoga4Men. It was a 6 day intensive yoga retreat and, when I returned home, I was surprised to find that it took me 3 days to come back down to Earth
Category: Yoga
The Six Levels of Mind
The following is based primarily on the teachings of A Course In Miracles (ACIM), and adapted from Robert Perry’s Path of Light. Level One: The Innocent Mask. This is where most of us start out in life, and often in any given complex situation we may enter into. At this level, we see ourselves as
How to stay mentally/spiritually fit?
How to stay mentally/spiritually fit? Yoga practice, as any of many physical exercises, encourages us to stay fit. Exactly as going to gym, TRX, boot camps or running, we work out our muscles to keep us strong and healthy and fight against gravity. As we all know, the body that is not exercised deteriorates –
Self-love for men
From Elephant Journal , November 28th, 2014 As a yoga teacher dedicated to bringing yoga, meditation and well-being to the male community, I continually ask myself these questions: What do men really need? What is the highest service I can offer as a Yoga teacher? From my own life experience I have realized
Falling in Love with Utthita Trikonasana
Utthita Trikonasana In Sanskrit, “utthita” means extended, “trikona” means three angle or triangle, and “asana” means pose. Variations Baddha trikonasana (Sanskrit: बद्धत्रिकोणासन; IAST: baddhatrikoṇāsana) (bound triangle pose) Baddha parivritta trikonasana (Sanskrit: बद्धपरिवृत्तत्रिकोणासन; IAST: baddhaparivṛttatrikoṇāsana) (bound revolved triangle pose) Parivritta trikonasana (Sanskrit: परिवृत्तत्रिकोणासन; IAST: parivṛttatrikoṇāsana) (revolved triangle pose) Supta trikonasana (Sanskrit: सुप्तत्रिकोणासन; IAST: suptatrikoṇāsana) (reclining triangle