Power vinyasa yoga

Power vinysa yoga je zapadna inačica ashtanga yoge. Javlja se sredinom 90-tih godina prošlog stoljeća kada je nekoliko učitelja (Beryl Bender Birch, Bryan Kest i dr.) odlučilo prilagoditi ashtanga yogu zapadnim studentima. Power yoga ima fleksibilan slijed asana, a učinci na tijelo su izuzetno pozitivni.
Za koga je joga?
„Joga je za svakoga“ kaže Sri K. Pathabi Jois guru ashtanga yoge.
Profesionalne skupine podložne stresu i pritiscima suvremenog života, kao što su menadžeri, glazbenici, umjetnici, studenti i drugi, vježbanjem joge održavaju balans organizma i uspješno ostvaruju svoje ciljeve. Svi oni koji žele zadržati vitalnost oranizma, bistrinu uma ili popraviti zdravlje mogu se oprobati u jogi. Individualne prilagodbe izvođenja asana daju mogućnost svakom da nađe svoje mjesto u jogi.

Power vinyasa yoga

Power yoga is a general term used in the West to describe a vigorous, fitness-based approach to vinyasa-style yoga. Most power yoga is closely modeled on the Ashtanga style of practice. The term "power yoga" came into common usage in the mid 1990s, when several yoga teachers were looking for a way to make Ashtanga yoga more accessible to western students. Unlike Ashtanga, power yoga does not follow a set series of poses. Therefore, any power yoga class can vary widely from the next. What they have in common is an emphasis on strength and flexibility. The advent of power yoga heralded yoga's current popularity, as people began to see yoga as a way to work out. Power yoga brought yoga into the gyms of America.

Who Invented Power Yoga?

Two American yoga teachers are most often credited with the near simultaneous invention of power yoga: Beryl Bender Birch, based in New York, and Bryan Kest, based in Los Angeles. Not coincidentally, both these teachers had studied with Ashtanga master Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Using the term power yoga differentiated the intense, flowing style of yoga they were teaching from the gentle stretching and meditation that many Americans associated with yoga. Another name often associated with power yoga is Baron Baptiste. Baptiste has his own method, which is only taught by teachers he certifies.

Is Power Yoga for You?

Power yoga classes can vary widely from teacher to teacher. However, power yoga will most likely appeal to people who are already quite fit, enjoy exercising, and want a minimal amount of chanting and meditation with their yoga.