| Yoga means union in the language of Sanskrit, which is | | | | However, in a power yoga class, five to ten minutes |
| a language of India, where yoga originated. Yoga is | | | | may be set apart for meditation. Power yoga is begun |
| actually the union of the mind, body and soul and is a | | | | with three to six sun salutations that warms up the |
| philosophy in itself. | | | | body and prepare for deeper poses and concludes |
| Power yoga is a form of yoga that is based on a | | | | with at least five minutes of meditation, commonly in |
| choreographed sequence of poses known as asana | | | | corpse pose or a seated pose. This is the most |
| during which process, the joints in the body unwind, | | | | important part of power yoga practice that enables to |
| muscles get relaxed and the energy gets moved. | | | | incorporate all the subtle changes made during the |
| When a person performs power yoga, he tends to | | | | practice. |
| build strength and flexibility and is able to focus better | | | | Basically, power yoga follows a particular sequence |
| and consequently the tension in the mind and body is | | | | like sun salutation, warrior pose, balancing pose and |
| released. | | | | then the triangle pose. Then come the floor practices |
| Ashtanga yoga is a rigorous form of yoga that is | | | | and the seated postures and finally the savasana or |
| practiced in the eastern part of the globe and hence | | | | meditation. Although, yoga series ought to be |
| Beryl Bender Birch and Bryan Kest of the United | | | | performed in a particular order for each routine, power |
| States have developed a new form of yoga called | | | | yoga allows a person to either skip the entire series or |
| the power yoga which is performed more rapidly and | | | | focus on particular physical or emotional needs. Such is |
| subtly, where it is possible to easily switch over from | | | | the flexibility of power yoga. |
| seating positions to sun salutations and head stands. | | | | The benefits of power yoga are innumerable. Apart |
| Power yoga classes do not follow a specific | | | | from being a great form of exercise for everyone, it |
| sequence and are choreographed and developed by | | | | improves joint movement, increases muscle strength, |
| the teacher. The main objective of power yoga is to | | | | promotes stamina, maintains good posture, and |
| offer a lot of stretching practices and a good aerobic | | | | ultimately warms the body. But the most obvious and |
| workout. Also, the duration of power yoga is lesser as | | | | ultimate benefit of power yoga is its ability in focusing |
| against ashtanga yoga which may last for one and a | | | | mentally and improving concentration and to help to |
| half hours. Power yoga lays emphasis on physical | | | | find the inner strength of everyone and relieve the |
| benefits like weight loss and better conditioning of the | | | | stress because power yoga helps to alleviate mental |
| muscles and general strength of the body without | | | | stress and thus relieve aches and pains in the body |
| giving more stress on the spiritual or meditative | | | | caused due to muscle stress and tension. |
| aspects of yoga. | | | | |