Yoga for the Inflexible Male: A How-To Guide

Bought the book for my husband and he has found it very interesting and useful. It has helped him a little with his flexibility as he has always complained of his stiffness. He has kept reading and practicing the different positions. Would recommend.

Great book, plenty of helpful advice. Couldn’t wait to get started.

I bought this for my husband but also for reference and ideas to vary up the weekly yoga classes I teach. Even my experienced students really appreciate these sequences, as it gives them new ways to explore asanas, while less experienced students or those who have physical limitations will be challenged but not discouraged. And the touch of humor goes a long way. For my part as an instructor, I always like finding new ways to make yoga accessible and dynamic to my students. I highly recommend this book!

I was excited to get a book that makes yoga poses easy to learn, however, I immediately found the descriptions confusing. "Keep your knees together like a hinge" What? "Lift the skin of your knees" What?? "Lift your trunk- the sides not the ribs" WHAT??? These short and confusing instructions are found throughout the book with no time spent explaining or illustrating the details required to understand what they mean. The images are good as far as giving you a general idea of what position you are trying for, but the written descriptions are a complete miss in my opinion. Also, the author offers a suggestion if you have bad knees, however, after telling you to do the entire series cross legged on a bolster it never shows or explains how that would even work. And after looking at the images for the regular pose, it makes no sense how it would be achieved sitting differently etc.

I absolutely love this book. I originally saw it when I worked in a bookstore, but never picked it up. Recently, I've been getting into yoga, and decided now was the perfect time to buy it. I'm so glad I did, because not only does it give some insight on how you can build up your poses, but the doses of humor just adds to the enjoyment I get from this book. Please don't hesitate and get this book today!