About this Event
In person, on Vancouver Island
On the last Monday of the month, starting September 30, 2024 I'll be offering a monthly series of yoga sessions for men. Our sessions will focus on postures, breathwork, sound, and meditation. I will draw on Kundalini Yoga and Tantric practices to help you deepen our connection to your sacred masculine purpose.
FORMAT
- 90 minute structured sessions
- Asanas (postures), mantra (sound, chanting), pranayama (breathwork), and meditation to take home and practice for the month
- Monthly (on last Monday of the month) in person in Courtenay, BC
- Drop-in pricing online or by e-transfer ($25) to [email protected]
WHY MEN'S YOGA?
By changing our bodies we change our minds. By changing our minds we change our world.
Many of us feel the need for something to change in our lives. Most of us talk about this —or are talked to about our need to change. Most of us think about how we can change, how we can make life easier and more enjoyable. Unfortunately, trying to make change by talking about it or thinking about, while helpful, is rarely enough. Practices that engage the body will change the chemistry in our body-mind. Practices that engage the body through posture, movement, breathing, sound, and stillness will facilitate change that is consistent with who you are. It will help you bring yourself into alignment with the man you are, and from there, so much is possible. So much more than you can imagine.
WHY I DO THIS
I've been sitting with men and listening to men struggle with life for 30 years. I was, for much of my life, one of these men. Trying desperately to talk and think my way through life.
Crisis hit. Finally I paid attention to a wise man in my life and I began to meditate. Finally, I paid attention to the woman I loved and I began a committed yoga practice.
In recent years I've been able to turn my experience with crisis and what I've learned from a range of teachers and mentors into working directly with men who want to change.
I see and hear men struggle. I know many of these struggles intimately. Our issues are physical and mental health. Our issues are frustrations with marriage, with parenting and family, with career and work, with friendships, with a world that seems beyond their control. I've watched —in my own life and in the lives of men I work with— as simple yogic techniques begin to make a difference. We change. We begin to know ourselves. We begin to understand our place in the world, and how we can create the happiness we desire. It's because I see so much pain in men, pain too often visited on the women and children around us, that I do this work. I look forward to working with you.
QUESTIONS?
If you've got questions about what this monthly series please set up a short, no-charge conversation at sacredbodies.ca/chat
PRIVATE COACHING
If being part of a small group class isn't a fit for you and you'd rather do private sessions please book those here: sacredbodies.ca/coaching
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The House of Now, 536 5th Street, Courtenay, Canada
CAD 35.00
