I don’t know if this qualifies as a Captured Moment but this here is Rod from Modern Dads Pages doing a great yoga pose! Who is Rod, you might ask? And if you know his blog you might ask, why is he doing yoga all of the sudden?
Well it’s actually quite exciting… there are a bunch of very enthusiastic Daddy Bloggers on Instagram who do yoga all of the sudden!!
I don’t actually know how it happened but they asked my yoga teacher colleague Zaz and myself for help so we put together an Instagram Dads Yoga challenge for these two guys and called it #dadyogaoff!
What is so amazing about this is that they are complete beginners who have never done yoga before and they are actually doing really really well! Of course we’ve definitely had some interesting variations and facial expressions 🙂
It’s not too late to join or simply head over to Instagram search for #dadsyogaoff and cheer them on! It started out with Rod AKA @moderndadpages (left) and Alan AKA @omgitsagirl2015 (right) but we’ve now got many more dads who’ve joined in which is fantastic!
I really love that they are giving it a go and if they continue like this they might just be my next Inspiring Yoga Dads!
So these are the poses that they have to do (one every day):
Day 1: Warrior 2
Day 2: Side Plank
Day 3: Matsyendrasana
Day 4: Eagle Pose
Day 5: Half Handstand
Day 6: Dancer
Day 7: Wheel / Bridge
Day 8: Crow
Day 9: Gomukhasana
Day 10: Sun Salutations!
We’ve given them video tutorials for each of them so they (kind of) know what they are doing!
So if you are a dad on Instagram then join them for the challenge and if you’re not a dad but you are on Instagram then head over there to give them a like and a lovely comment!
I love this idea! Well done guys! Quite inspiring actually…
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Thank you!
I know I touched base with you on Instagram. This yoga campaign for dads rocks! It’s a reminder for us all that we can do yoga in most places!!! #thelist
Thank you so much! Hope you join us for the parent challenge!!
Ah what!!!? I love this!! I know I’m not a dad but I’m going to try some of these poses too. Also, I’m loving your starter guide to yoga on YouTube. Keep them coming : )
Thank you so much for linking up to #MyCapturedMoment xx
oh excellent! Watch out for the #parent30dayyogachallenge coming up soon!! x
Great blog!
Brilliant! Keep up the fantastic work!
Good, as many individuals could benefit from yoga. I can recall when in my teens :- I babysat children for a friend. When we got chatting, turns out she attended yoga. At that time I thought it was only for fit super slim women.
In later years I have attended yoga classes at Community Centre. I am overweight and have arthritis. A friend invited me along to the class. So thought ok I’ll give it a go. Tutor :- mature, with arthritis. I found her very helpful and considerate. She took in to account that most of us had arthritis etc. She was well experienced and very encouraging. So :- All the Best lads and lassies enjoy your yoga classes.
Thank you so much for sharing this! Also yoga teacher come in different shapes and sizes, different backgrounds and different conditions! They are usually yoga teachers because they need yoga themselves so it’s really important to find someone who is just right for what you are looking for.