Real Men Do Yoga

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The Web site for guys who do yoga
- or want to get started.

Hi, welcome, and thanks for visiting the site. Hopefully, you're here because you heard about my book, "Real Men Do Yoga.'' It's available in bookstores everywhere, including Barnes & Noble and Borders, and through the online outlets, such as Amazon.

Or, even better, you've read the book and want to give me some feedback and find out more about yoga for guys.

Since the book came out last year, I've gotten e-mail from men all over the country telling me how much they enjoyed getting started in yoga, how it's improved their flexibility and sports performance and added a whole new dimension to their exercise lives. Michael Lechonczak - my teacher and a consultant on the book - and I have tried to answer all of your yoga questions. All in all, it's been great, and very gratifying.

You can still reach us by e-mailing me or Michael.

Read John Capouya's article on Real Men Doing Yoga in Newsweek.

When the book first appeared last year, it drew tons of attention and praise in a variety of newspapers and magazines, from The New York Daily News to GQ, Men's Health and Sports Illustrated, from Yoga Journal to Elle magazine. I was also asked to write a short adaptation of the book in Newsweek magazine, and it was featured on ABC, CBS and CNN television and in 25-30 radio interviews.

I really believe the project's success shows that a critical mass of American men is clearly - finally - ready to give yoga a try and to profit from all its proven mental, physical and psychological benefits. The approach we took - using informal language, showcasing the top pro athletes who have taken up yoga, devoting exclusive attention to male needs and yoga goals, and customizing a teaching approach to the way we're built - continues to strike a chord.

What is Real Men Do Yoga?

A fantastic exercise system for training the mind and body, a workout program with proven benefits that 3.5 million men already enjoy. Yoga's got 5,000 years road testing behind it proving that it:

improves flexibility
makes you stronger
relieves back pain
charges up your sex life
and even improves your golf game

What man could resist that combination? To show just how beneficial yoga can be, Real Men Do Yoga features many of America's pro athletes who enthusiastically use yoga in their training: football's Eddie George and Shannon Sharpe, baseball's Barry Zito, hoops superstar Kevin Garnett and PGA golfers Ty Tryon and David Duval. You'll hear from them about all its great physical and mental benefits - and see pictures of them doing yoga.

Real Men Do Yoga is unique in that it offers yoga the way American men want to do it: as cross-training, a new and exciting workout. And it delivers the good news about yoga to men in language they can relate to - we're talkin' guy-to-guy here. All with clear instruction, photos and two workouts designed especially for male bodies - and busy schedules.

By the time the book is published, we will have added many features to this site, including live chat , links to other materials of interest and instruction from author John Capouya and master yoga teacher Michael Lechonczak.

And remember, you can order Real Men Do Yoga just by clicking here. It makes a great gift for any guy who loves sports, works out and wants to know more about yoga and its great benefits.

See you soon,

John Capouya

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