Yoga and Men

Why Men Need Yoga...

Weight loss:

Certain yogasanas are specifically aimed to stimulate the lethargic thyroid gland in order to increase the hormonal secretion.  Thus, yoga acts upon metabolism of our body, increases metabolic activity and helps in reducing weight.

Relaxation:

Conscious relaxation trains your muscles to release their grip when you do not use them.  This relaxation keeps the muscles responsive to the signals from your brain telling them to contract so that you can perform all the countless tasks of a busy day.

Muscle Strengthening:

Since, the yoga postures are almost akin to resistance exercises they help in building muscle mass.  Yoga's principle of using body weight as resistance helps to strengthen and tone up the entire body.  Consequently, calorie burn occurs at a higher rate because the muscle tissues' metabolic requirements are much higher.

Sexual Performance:

According to scientific studies, men with premature-ejaculation problems lasted three times longer during sex after 12 weeks of practicing an hour of yoga daily.  Yoga movements strengthen your pelvic muscles, explain the researchers, and stronger muscles improve your control as you approach orgasm.

Better Digestion:

Yoga postures help balance your body.  Some yoga poses, when performed correctly, massage the endocrine glands and the digestive system which improves digestion.  Yoga is a natural exercise for everybody.  We have been doing yoga right from the time we were babies if you really think about it.

And it's just plain SEXY!

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Journaling for Stress Management

Journaling is a term coined for the practice of keeping a diary or journal that explores thoughts and feelings surrounding the events of one’s life.  Journaling, as a stress management and self-exploration tool, is not the same as simply recording the happenings in one’s life, like keeping a log.  To be most helpful, one must write in detail about feelings and cognition's related to stressful events, as one would discuss topics in therapy.



Journaling allows people to clarify their thoughts and feelings, thereby gaining valuable self-knowledge.  It is also a good problem-solving tool; oftentimes, one can hash out a problem and come up with solutions more easily on paper.  Journaling about traumatic events helps one process them by fully exploring and releasing the emotions involved, and by engaging both hemispheres of the brain in the process, allowing the experience to become fully integrated in one’s mind.

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Unlike more physical stress management techniques such as yoga or exercise, journaling is a viable option for the disabled.  And, although some prefer to use a computer, journaling requires only a pen and paper, so it’s less expensive than techniques that require the aid of a class, book, teacher or therapist, like techniques such as biofeedback or yoga.  Journaling does not release tension from your body like progressive muscle relaxation, guided imagery and other physical and meditative techniques, however. But it is a great practice for overall stress reduction as well as self-knowledge and emotional healing.

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