EPISODES

Each month the guys delve deep into all things yoga and life with some of the brightest and most forward thinking, stereotype-busting guys from all walks of life. We hope these conversations inspire and empower listeners and guys everywhere to get started on their journeys to better living through the practice of yoga.

Discovering Yoga, Enhancing Your Workout Shannon Blaisdell Discovering Yoga, Enhancing Your Workout Shannon Blaisdell

Episode 59: Why Young Athletes are Embracing Yoga and Seeing Powerful Results

Casey McBride is a longtime yoga practitioner and teacher who specializes in working with men and young male athletes.

She joins us to talk about how she found her way to that niche; common themes she sees among yoga-curious men; using props; and how yoga helps her athletes gain strength and avoid (and recover from) injuries.

Casey also talks about:

  • The “underground revolution” of young athletes using yoga to gain strength and mobility

  • Her advice for guys just starting out with yoga

  • Why your ego is the enemy of a great yoga practice

  • Why physical therapy alone often doesn’t do the job

  • The meaning of her mantra “do just enough” and how that mindset helps her students stay healthy

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Bits of Buddhism Shannon Blaisdell Bits of Buddhism Shannon Blaisdell

Episode 58: What’s Your Program? How to Find Your Dharma

Today we have a 3-man episode, with two friends of the show joining me to go beyond downward dog and dive into the more philosophical and contemplative side of yoga.

The subject is dharma: what it means to us, why it’s so important, and how to pursue it alongside other guys who share similar values.

Put simply, dharma is about maintaining a practice or a program that grounds you in the present and keeps you focused on what’s actually important to you. And in my experience, yoga is an extremely powerful tool do just that.

Richard and Johnny also talk about:

  • What brought them to yoga and mindfulness

  • “Dharma bombs”: sudden moments of awareness

  • Bringing yourself back to the moment when you’re lost in thought

  • Kinship and camaraderie among guys pursuing similar spiritual paths

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