4. Men, Sports, and Yoga
- Liz Stillwaggon Swan PhD
Published Online: 6 OCT 2011
DOI: 10.1002/9781118121450.ch4
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Book Title
Yoga - Philosophy for Everyone: Bending Mind and Body
Additional Information
How to Cite
Purcell, B. and Shaffer, A. (2011) Men, Sports, and Yoga, in Yoga - Philosophy for Everyone: Bending Mind and Body (ed L. S. Swan), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781118121450.ch4
Publication History
- Published Online: 6 OCT 2011
- Published Print: 14 OCT 2011
Book Series:
Book Series Editors:
- Fritz Allhoff
Series Editor Information
Western Michigan University, USA
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470658802
Online ISBN: 9781118121450
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- men, sports and yoga in the Western world;
- yoga's gender gap, an oddity limited to the Western world;
- India and yoga, dominated by men;
- Western yoga studios;
- one-on-one yoga sessions, outside gyms and studios;
- yoga and Western cultures, and a cultural gender bias;
- competing against their own bodies;
- competing against other people;
- form of competition from within oneself;
- competing against their own egos
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Mark's Story: ‘It was like Line Dancing for the First Time’
Carl's Story: ‘Everyone Avoids the Front and Center in Class’
Jake's Story: ‘The only Judging going on is in my Own Head’
Competing against their own Bodies (but is it More than a Workout?)
Competing against other People (perhaps the Real Competition is within Yourself)
Competing against their Own Egos (Playing Nice with your Ego)