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Welcome our new Yoga instructor Malcolm

Come and explore yoga with other TNT Men. The evening is an interactive exploration of yoga positions with one member leading the group. This evening is not a class, but an adventure for all to seek out their own limits while flexing those muscles while bringing a sense of inner peace to body and mind.

Yoga is the last Wednesday of each month beginning this March at Goodhandy's beginning at 730 pm until  9 pm.

Goodhandy's is located at 120 Church St, SW corner above Spring Rolls

Please bring your own mat, towel & Water.

I'm looking forward to leading the naked yoga classes for members of TNT and other men in the community. I’ve been a volunteer fitness instructor at Metro Central YMCA for over 15 years, specializing in aerobics. More recently I took level two (of three) certification in Pilates and completed the exercise specialist certification in Hatha yoga.

 For me yoga is a discipline of the body, re-awakening the mind-body connection with respect to good posture. Stretching our muscles helps to lengthen the body. Engaging our muscles in eccentric contractions makes us stronger in our everyday movement. By focussing on our breath, especially during vinyasa, we learn to breathe more efficiently, bringing oxygen deeper into the lungs. I would also like to incorporate the chanting of OHM at the end of each class after we rise from savasana (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPIES1mWCig). The inner peace that this chant brings is remarkably powerful when done with conviction.

If participants are interested, we could also explore partner yoga which when done with the utmost of care can help individuals to challenge their limits. When partnering is done in the nude, it also brings a sensual element into the practice that requires each of us to respect the intent of the discipline. An erotic response to sensual body contact is natural and nothing to be embarrassed about. Acting on such sensual responses in a sexual way would be inappropriate during class time.

Here’s hoping that we can grow this activity over the coming months and make it an enriching experience for all.