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The Evolving Role of Yoga
Yoga is a lived experience. It is dynamic. It continues to grow and evolve, just as each of us continues to grow and evolve. As more and more people discover for themselves the diverse benefits of yoga, they are adapting yoga to suit specific interests and needs. This is especially true in the West, which has always prized individual creative energy. Yoga is exploding in new directions today as practitioners and devotees continue to find new ways to integrate yoga into their lives. Yoga is being adapted for use by handicapped and disabled persons, by individuals coping with HIV, by senior citizens seeking gentle exercise, and by athletes training for peak performance. Yoga is being merged with journal writing and talk therapy to access ever-deeper levels of the body/mind. It is being combined with dance and movement to enhance creativity, natural expression, and the sheer enjoyment of one’s own body in movement. Yoga is being shared with partners for a particularly nurturing practice.
Yoga for Men introduces you to all of these and many more ways in which you can incorporate yoga into your life. The most important aspect of yoga, though, is the actual experience of the practice itself. In this book, you will find all the information and inspiration you need to begin your practice of yoga if you are a novice, or take it to a higher level if you are already somewhat knowledgeable. It is up to you, however, to take the first step in putting that information into practice in your daily life. It is my hope that you will take that first step now: Discover for yourself the joy, peace, and harmony that are the gifts of yoga. They are your birthright.
