Basics of Power Yoga

The concept of Power Yoga was introduced to the West by devotees of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, a renowned Sanskrit scholar who inspired Western Yogis with his Ashtanga Yoga style and philosophies. It's a small wonder why Power Yoga is considered as the Western version of the Indian Ashtanga Yoga. The term "Power Yoga," however, was coined by Ashtanga Yoga teacher Beryl Bendere Birch, author of the widely-read book "Power Yoga: the Practice."

It is basically a term used by the people belonging to the western part of the world for describing a fitness based, vigorous approach of performing yoga of vinasya style. Power yoga is described as one of the variants of Ashtanga yoga. This technique was modified to allow people in performing yoga in a more energetic, lively and appealing way. These features make it extremely popular among the people of the modern generation. The emphasis of this yoga variation is mainly on the fitness of the performer. You must have higher levels of flexibility and fitness for getting involved in this yoga form as majority of the power yoga poses are extremely difficult.  The first step of power yoga training revolves around two significant approaches, synchronizing your mind and body and flushing out the toxins from your body. The next step of power yoga training will concentrate on increasing your muscle flexibility and stamina and will also work by cleansing your nervous channels.

The benefits offered by Power yoga are immense. As you complete a series of postures of power yoga, you will be able to stretch and strengthen your body and have a relaxed and calm mind. The most prominent benefits offered by power yoga are:

 

1. Improvement in joint flexibility
2. Improved muscle strength and also tones them
3. Increased physical endurance and stamina
4. Corrects posture
5. Makes more mentally aware
6. Flushes out toxins and cleans up the system
7. Increases the ability of focusing and concentrating
8. Eases out tension and stress
9. Reduces aches trioggered by stress
10. Offers overall relaxation of mind and body

 

Other than the above mentioned benefits, power yoga is also done for warming up our body. This not only helps people in achieving high levels of awareness, but also eliminates the harmful bacteria from our body.