Have you ever tried just closing your eyes and taking a few slow, deep breaths? Do you feel confined, trapped or disconnected? Do you instead feel relaxed, contented and focused? Did you notice ...

As soon as I walk into my yoga studio in Brooklyn, I leave every societal hang-up on how black men are supposed to act and feel at the door. I can be free. I can be me, at peace with my mind and body.

Yoga mats dot the floor. The room is hot; heaters stand in each of the corners. Mirrors line the walls so participants can check their posture. The instructor gives directions and the class responds ...

Men who crave the benefits of yoga but recoil at sharing the experience with a room full of women are turning to Broga, a rugged take on the 3,000-year-old practice of movement and breath. Broga ...

"Black men in particular were being isolated by the yoga community," he said. Yoga instructor Changa Bell is on a mission to create a safe space for black men in his community to open up, breathe and ...

Changa Bell founded the Black Male Yoga Initiative in 2015 to teach Black men and boys in the community the importance of holistic health Changa Bell, of Baltimore, grew up watching his father do yoga ...

Because yoga has become feminized in American culture, with social media filled with women in bendy poses, many men don't realize the practice has a lot of benefits for them, too. About 72% of yoga ...