Yoga and masculinity: Becoming a better man through practice
Advertisement “The stretching and the heat is so good for you – it’s like power washing for your joints!” The teacher, Sarah, may have had a point – but I felt like I was on fire. Credit:Illustration Michele Mossop “Just let the sweat happen – feel all the gunk, all the toxins seeping out of the body!” Sweat gushed out of every pore, forming a wet sheen like a frog’s skin, as I futilely tried to touch my head to the floor while keeping my legs straight (Daṇḍāyamana Vibhaktapāda Paścimottānāsana, or “standing separate leg stretching pose”). My soaked clothes migh...