| You can see for yourself the influence of yoga on the | | | | has athletic movements that help in energetically flow |
| western world in general and the United States in | | | | from one posture to another posture. |
| particular. Yoga has become extremely popular and | | | | There are many sports enthusiasts who take up this |
| one of the common forms of yoga practiced in west | | | | form of Yoga as it has got the ability to balance |
| is Power Vinyasa yoga. | | | | opposing muscle groups thus helping to get away with |
| Power Vinyasa Yoga is the form of the yoga in which | | | | a number of, if not all, sports injuries or pains. |
| there is a synchronistic application of body movements | | | | Invention of Power Yoga |
| along with breathing that is maintained over a period of | | | | It was invented by two American yoga teachers |
| time. In other words, this means that there is an | | | | namely Beryl Bender Birch and Bryan Kest in mid |
| interaction of body movements in sync to the | | | | 1990s. Beryl Bender Birch was based in New York |
| breathing techniques. | | | | while Bryan Kest was based in Los Angeles. These |
| Power Vinyasa Yoga is something that is not so | | | | two were the students of Ashtanga master Sri K. |
| unique in United States. It was a form of yoga that | | | | Pattabhi Jois. By using the term power, they have |
| was derived to help people gain physical strength | | | | differentiated the intense, the flowing style of yoga as |
| along with flexibility. It is a challenging work out and also | | | | against the slow, gentle stretching and meditation. |