男子漢也需要瑜珈！Why not Man? Explore your mind to enjoy your life more!!

我認為男性需要瑜珈，因為他們需要找到生命的平衡點、調整他們的思考模式。一般而言，社會對男性的期待是要有肩膀、有擔當，不僅體格要強壯，心智也同樣要堅強；這導致他們經常要表現的像個「男子漢」，也不喜歡表達內心情感。然而，若沒有適當的管道抒發心理壓力或沮喪情緒，長久累積的負面情緒會影響人的生理和心理。另一個男性應該練習瑜珈的原因在於，和女性相比，他們比較容易流失肌肉的柔軟度。若不經常練習、維持柔軟度，關節與肌肉都會變的易受傷。因此，藉由練習瑜珈，男性可以學會放鬆，放下內心重擔也學著表達自己。
I think men need yoga practice because they have to find the balance point in their life and adjust their way of thinking. Generally speaking, men are expected to be strong, both physically and mentally. Men often try to appear to be strong and confident and do not like to share their feelings. However, if they do not find a way to release their pressure or depression, the accumulated negative emotions will affect the body as well as the mind. Another reason that men should practice yoga is that compared with women, men are more prone to lose muscle flexibility. If they do not exercise muscle flexibility oftentimes, their joints and muscles are more easily to suffer injuries. With yoga practice, men can learn to relax, to put down the burden them and express themselves more easily.

男性也會說他們要工作，沒時間練瑜珈。如同我在女性瑜珈所說的，如果你知道如何把瑜珈練習和生活結合，並不一定每次都要來和老師上課。即便在辦公室裡，也能花幾分鐘練習簡單的瑜珈動作。如果累的沒時間休息，花5到15分鐘做瑜珈睡眠(yoganidra)，這所帶來的放鬆舒緩效果等同於六小時的一覺好眠。你是否想過瑜珈老師們一天教這麼多課，為什麼還能在課堂上神采奕奕呢？正是因為他們會在中堂休息的15分鐘練習瑜珈睡眠來補充體力。根據工作需求，男性可以選擇不同的瑜珈練習。如果你的工作需要久坐、消耗大量腦力，你需要比較多動態姿勢練習、配合呼吸法來釋放心理壓力。相反的，如果你的工作偏向需要大量體力，你可以選擇比較靜態、放鬆的練習，例如瑜珈睡眠與各種不同的呼吸法。
Occupied by work, men might also say that they don’t have time for yoga practice. Just like what I mentioned above, if you know how to combine yoga practice with daily life, there is not need to always come to practice with the teacher. When you are sitting in your office, you can spend a few minutes performing simple dynamic yoga movements. If you are overwhelmed by your work and lack time to take rest, you can only spend 5 to 15 minutes doing yoganidra, which provides the relaxation and comfort equal to a good 6-hour rest. Have you ever wondered why yoga teachers who give many classes a day but still able to keep energetic in classes? That’s because they take 15 minutes of yoganidra between classes to boost up their energy. According to your work, you can opt for different yoga practices. If you work requires you to sit all the time and do mental work, you need more postures practice complemented with a few breathing exercises to release the mental stress. If your work is more physical, you can choose more relaxing postures, such as yoganidra and various breathings.

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