Changing The Face Of Yoga Podcast

Yoga for Men with Missy Hoffman 2:36 Introduction 4:30 Discrimination against men re: yoga Many believe that yoga should not be modified for men; yoga is for all. But men and women have different social conditioning, motivations, physical and muscular differences. 6:30 Missy’s research: 80% of Western men agree with the statement that yoga is for women. In India, yoga was primarily a male activity. As it moved from India to the West, businesses started marketing it to primarily more affluent women. In the West, yoga is seen as feminine. Men want to know the outcome, benefits, and function to start practicing yoga. Their motivation in different 9:20 Yoga conversations are demonising physical aspects of yoga and yet this is the way many men start. They are at the beginning more interested in the physical aspects, especially how this can help them with injuries, stress and other athletic endeavours. About half the men start yoga by coming with a friend, usually female. It helps to get over the barriers invisible