Matt Meko was inspired to create the GURU 2008 calendar after years of frustration over the lack of males represented in today's yoga media. He self-funded the project to inspire his own practice. "I'm a guy, and it's difficult to be constantly bombarded with yoga magazine marketing images of willowy, wispy women in weird poses. I wanted to promote yoga's teachings with pictures that I could relate to.” Hawk Jones’ revealing and graceful photography captures the strength of men performing mind/body
exercises. The local Seattle male models include yoga instructors,
personal trainers, weight lifters and even a Buddhist teacher.
