WESTON

At 29, Stephen "Jak" Jakobot seemed about to savor the sweet taste of success.

With demand for his organic Swami Juice growing, he and business partner Kelly Koleos had recently invested in a $20,000 juicer and rented a larger warehouse in Boca Raton, where the couple lived.

"We had high expectations," said Koleos.

On Saturday evening, Jakobot was killed in a single-car crash on Alligator Alley in western Broward County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol .

While Jakobot was driving toward Fort Myers, a tire on his 1996 Toyota 4Runner blew out at 8:30 p.m. near mile marker 37, causing the car to overturn and strike a tree.

Jakobot, who was wearing a seat belt, was taken to the Cleveland Clinic in Weston, where he was pronounced dead.

In the car with Jakobot was his dog Layla, an 8-year-old shepherd mix. Layla survived and was reunited Sunday afternoon with Koleos.

"He was a generous, loving, honest, somebody who would do anything for anybody," said Koleos, his partner of more than four years.

Both taught yoga at the Barkan Method of Hot Yoga in Fort Lauderdale and in Boca Raton.

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Yoga teacher and Swami Juice founder killed in Alligator Alley crash

CAN a person imagine a straight, buff guyin all machismo splendorholding the Adho Mukha Svanasana pose during a yoga session?

Women are naturally more flexible than menof course there are always exceptions. But studies have found that women do indeed have more flexibility in their hips and elbows than the average man, shares certified yoga instructor Jenifer Rodriguez Martinez.

So men and yoga doesnt sound like a good mix. Why bother?

Actually, yoga benefits men a lot, especially in sports, the instructor states.

With sports like tennis, soccer, golf, basketball and running, you tend to utilize only 10 to 15 percent of the body. Whereas yoga provides a workout that covers every muscle, joint and organ. You work every system: cardiovascular, skeletal, muscular and endocrine.

Jenifer is the studio director of YogaHub Studio located at the Banilad Town Centre, Cebu City. She says that there are a lot of different kinds of yoga and enumerates a few: Power yoga, Yin yoga, Vinyasa yoga, Ashtanga yoga, Hatha yoga and Kundalini yoga.

Sure theres been debate about the morality and spiritual aspects of yoga since its a practice stemming from new age movement, but it helps for one to be informed by doing a little research and ultimately knowing what one is getting into.

Jenifer teaches Power and Vinsaya yoga. We (in the studio) are more on the Asana based kind of Yoga (meaning body postures) and not more on the spiritual, chanting side. Our studio promotes more on health and wellness.

Just recently, a campaign for getting men to do yoga was launched by YogaHub. Simply dubbed, Real Men Do Yoga, a few men have already enrolled in the program to reap the benefits of a good stretch.

Just to make it clear, I dont do yoga to meet girls. Thats the most common misconception when it comes to guys doing yogameeting girls. Those are just one of the many benefits of doing yoga though, Karl Antonius de Pio shares not without a few laughs.

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