Power yoga is taught by two American yoga instructors by the name of Baptiste-Baron Baptiste and Sherrie Baptiste Freeman, who are brother and sister and are highly successful in teaching power yoga and each has an individual style of teaching yoga. Both grew up in San Francisco with their household fully dedicated to yoga, healthy living and physical fitness.
But Baptiste power yoga actually refers to Baron Baptist’s method, which is also known by the name power vinyasa yoga. Baptiste power yoga is a strenuous and vigorous form of yoga that is taught in studio with the heat turned up, mainly to emphasize the personal power and empowerment of a person. In this way, Baptiste power yoga helps to transform a person on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels. Thus the practitioners are able to take full control of their lives and bring about healthy positive changes in their lives.
Vinyasa is the most important feature of Baptiste power yoga. In this type of vinyasa yoga, the poses tend to flow from one to another in a sequence. This is achieved by controlled breathing and this breathing is used in some specific manner to move from one pose to another. This is in contrast to other forms of yoga where the poses are held for some seconds or minutes before moving on to work on another pose. Thus the vinyasa sequence takes care of the particular physical or psychological goal like relaxation and energizing the body and mind.
Baptiste power yoga can be learnt and practiced from Baptiste certified teachers who have attended power vinyasa trainings. Baptiste power differs from ashtanga yoga in one major aspect. In Baptiste power yoga, the beginners are also accommodated with others and are not isolated, giving them an opportunity to develop their intuition and self power right from day one of the class.
The very essence of yoga is taught in Baptiste power yoga and it aids in the discovery of freedom, truth and individuality of a person. This drives the point that lead to a meaningful and fulfilling life, the tools and wisdom are within oneself and not anywhere else. Though this untraditional method faced some criticism and opposition initially, Baptiste power yoga has gained popularity since it purifies the body in and out as well as the mind and is a complete integration of mind, body and soul.
Also, Baptiste power yoga is suitable for people of all ages alike, young or old. Those who practice Baptiste power yoga become empowered to overcome the hurdles that stand in the way of rediscovering the inner strengths, emotions, the relationships and the ability of a person. Thus, Baptiste power yoga is a level better than any other process that taps the hidden potential of a person, to lead an extraordinary life.
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