‘Macho’ men of Australia getting hooked on yoga
Increasing number sof Australian men are showing up for yoga class.
Vinyasa “power yoga” seems to be the school favored by the men. Duncan Peak estimates that 30 to 40 of his students are men.
Power yoga is practised as a flowing stream of poses done in a heated room to further loosen tight muscles and allow for deeper stretches. Peak believes that power yoga is more accessible to men than more meditative versions because it allows them to practice poses without losing their masculinity.
Even so, some postures are specifically adapted to suit muscle-bound men. “With big guys who have played rugby their whole lives, you don’t want him to crank himself into a lotus pose, we would get him to do a modified version of the posture and let him open up slowly,” Peak explains.