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Serious question, how does it work demographic wise. I'm in my 40s and picture it being awkward for everyone to be the old guy in a room of 25 year olds (also a factor why I don't do yoga anymore). I wouldn't be surprised if there are women who are nervous about being the only girl in a room full if guys. At the same time, I don't think I'd want to sign up for a demographic specific version. Is this something you expect will sort itself out naturally?

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I'm disturbingly close to my 40s myself and I'm a bit worried by your comment. I'd imagine that any novelty that the young'uns would have to you or me wandering into a yoga class/room full of programmers would wear off quickly when we just do our thing like everyone else and fail to fall on our faces or do anything else to draw negative attention to ourselves. I'm far from a social butterfly, but I've yet to feel any particular awkwardness (more than normal, anyway) due to my age when joining social or work events which I have been invited to.

I'm sorry if this comes off as a bit brusque, but maybe this is a self-confidence thing on your part.

Many members are in your age group and older and I'd just say that we've been described as an "introvert-friendly" social network. Reason being that the focus of the sharing is mostly about priming yourself to do the work, and while you can pick up cues about other people from the video and the work they bring to Flow Club, that's secondary. Our hosts also do a good job putting the focus on the work.

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