YoGuy Mens Yoga

The life of a contractor can already take its toll on a back, but Stacey Reeves was a mountain biker, too. After a biking accident in which he injured his neck—and, of course, years of work-related stress from deciphering home blueprints’ arcane Swedish instructions—Stacey turned to yoga as a way to exercise while hopefully easing his chronic pain. Suffice it to say he quickly became enamoured with it.

Still, Stacey frequently found himself the only man in any of his classes, despite its overwhelmingly positive effects on his physical and mental well-being. So he decided to found his own studio instead, soon registering as a certified instructor and creating a space where men could explore the form in a male-focused environment. Today, Stacey holds weekly classes at each of three locations, including a spacious hardwood dance hall inside The Wise. Owing to his casual discovery of yoga, he takes a casual approach to classes, fostering a relaxed, organic atmosphere as he helps students tone their muscles through flowing movements, or yin, and tighten their joints in static poses, or yang, which together enable yogis to work multiple areas of their body at once without having to arm-wrestle an octopus. Additionally, Stacey often ventures outside the studio with his pupils, leading guy-focused retreats to sanctuaries such as fishing lodges, raceways, and campsites.