Power Yoga

Power Yoga is the Western version of the Indian Ashtanga Yoga. Power Yoga is characterized by the practice of a series of Yoga Poses without stopping and accompanied by Vinyasa or riding the breath in order to flow from one pose to another. It is a vigorous exercise that physically and mentally challenges you in order to help you connect to your inner power.

Poses are done in a fast pace, some poses are even held longer than the required five breaths. This practice can increase your physical endurance and ability to focus on any task for a long time without breaking your concentration. It is primarily a shortened and modified version of the primary series of Ashtanga Yoga.

Power Yoga sessions are composed of rigorous cardiovascular exercises designed to build strength and flexibility, improves your ability to focus, release tension, increase stamina, tone your body and remove toxins from your body through sweat. The poses involved are linked on the backbone of Sun Salutation so beginners should be familiar with this. Power Yoga should also be practiced by people who are physically fit and not suffering from chronic ailments.

Power Yoga serves as great training for athletes and also aids in injury prevention and rehabilitation. The exercises involved in this kind of Yoga increase stamina, make the body more flexible, correct structural and muscular imbalance caused by overuse of a particular part of your body, improve heart efficiency, and increase lung volume.