What is power yoga?

Power Yoga is a powerful fitness based yoga modeled on the Vinyasa and Ashtanga style yoga. Power yoga is based on few aspects of traditional styles of Iyengar and Bikram Yoga. Power yoga has borrowed from different streams of Yoga to form a dynamic combination that is interesting to the new age fitness lovers. It is:

  • More athletic: Power Yoga is more powerful than usual and aimed to bring in strength and flexibility. It is a dynamic, challenging program that develops body strength and improves mind’s concentration.
  • Rhythmic movements: Power yoga is done synchronizing the breathing with different poses. Thus the movements have a unity and a grace. Though to a third person, the movements may look like very slow and dance like, the person who is doing it feels the strain on every muscle that is performing the pose and energy that is required to do it.
  • Strength: Power Yoga is aimed to bring in strength hence the movements are held in one position for more than 5 breaths unlike in other yoga forms.
  • Not for the beginners: Because it a rigorous form of exercise requiring certain amount of strength and flexibility, Power yoga needs a basic amount of fitness from those who are practicing. Until that level is reached, it will be very difficult to perform power yoga.

To know more see Power Yoga: Yoga for the Next generation


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