sandeyeYoga Styles: Power Yoga
May 22nd 2009 15:59
Power Yoga is included in the branch known as Hatha Yoga. It is performed in a heated room. Various teachers offer different experiences within the title of Power Yoga, but generally you will find it is geared to those who are seeking to keep fit, burn calories, and shape up. Sometimes, you will find some of the spiritual aspects included also. It is the most commonly practiced form of Yoga in the US, but is also increasing in popularity within Australia. Power Yoga draws on several Yoga traditions, rather than keeping to one specific lineage or set of Asanas, although it is often based on Vinyasa and Ashtanga style Yoga practice.
Power Yoga was a term not used until the mid 1990s. it came about when teachers wanted to westernize Ashtanga Yoga. Because the majority of westerners turn to yoga in the middle of their lives and are not starting out with the flexibility of childhood - or used to sitting in the Lotus - it was decided that a new Yoga form suited to the West should be used. Power Yoga encourages everyday westerners to try Yoga. Strength and flexibility are both emphasized, and the popularity of Power Yoga came about mostly due to its workout properties. It has enabled Yoga to become a part of the 'gym' lifestyle, introducing Yoga to many more people.
Out of the famed beings within Power Yoga, you will find New Yorker Beryl Bender Birch, Bryan Kest from Los Angeles, and Baron Baptiste. The former duo were separately teaching a variation of Yoga that was more intense and had less emphasis on meditation and gentle stretches than other Yoga forms and are considered joint inventors of Power Yoga - the term inititially being used by Beryl. Baron Baptiste created a unique Power Yoga format, and certifies teachers that use his particular style of Power Yoga. Baron Baptiste quote: "This is a new yoga, a non-dogmatic, progressive yoga. Yoga is philosophy in motion, there is no quick fix, no short cut to physical health and fitness, just a process, and in yoga the goal is the process."
Power Yoga was a term not used until the mid 1990s. it came about when teachers wanted to westernize Ashtanga Yoga. Because the majority of westerners turn to yoga in the middle of their lives and are not starting out with the flexibility of childhood - or used to sitting in the Lotus - it was decided that a new Yoga form suited to the West should be used. Power Yoga encourages everyday westerners to try Yoga. Strength and flexibility are both emphasized, and the popularity of Power Yoga came about mostly due to its workout properties. It has enabled Yoga to become a part of the 'gym' lifestyle, introducing Yoga to many more people.
Out of the famed beings within Power Yoga, you will find New Yorker Beryl Bender Birch, Bryan Kest from Los Angeles, and Baron Baptiste. The former duo were separately teaching a variation of Yoga that was more intense and had less emphasis on meditation and gentle stretches than other Yoga forms and are considered joint inventors of Power Yoga - the term inititially being used by Beryl. Baron Baptiste created a unique Power Yoga format, and certifies teachers that use his particular style of Power Yoga. Baron Baptiste quote: "This is a new yoga, a non-dogmatic, progressive yoga. Yoga is philosophy in motion, there is no quick fix, no short cut to physical health and fitness, just a process, and in yoga the goal is the process."
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