Beginner's Guide to Power Yoga

Power yoga is a type of Ashtanga yoga that involves dynamic postures and activity. Learn Power yoga in this video yoga lesson.

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Expect similarity to Ashtanga yoga
Releases toxins
Begin with Sun Salutations
Build endurance & muscle tone

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Cindy Mastry has practiced yoga since the age of eight, and also has a background in Jazz and Ballet. Active in the fitness industry for nearly twenty years, she teaches aerobics, kickboxing, and yoga at many fitness centers in the Tampa Bay area. Cindy trained with 84 year-old Master Yogi Monk, Baba Hari Dass at the Mt. Madonna Center in California and owns/operates "Yoga Etc Studio" in St. Petersburg, Florida. Cindy teaches yoga to people of all ages and experience levels and at very competitive rates.

CINDY MASTRY: Namaste. My name is Cindy Mastry and in this clip we're going to discuss the beginner's guide to power yoga. Power yoga is very popular in the west because it's a very dynamic, energetic, action-packed style of yoga. You use your internal body heat to come through the poses. It's going to build a lot of heat and thereby release the toxins as you sweat and you can expect to sweat a lot in a power yoga class. You normally warm up with several sun salutations, which is a flowing movement of postures. The postures are designed to flow with your breath and that helps you build up this internal heat. You're going to build endurance, stamina, flexibility, toning for your body and with all yoga as with all the other styles, it's all designed to connect your mind, body and breath and to connect your inner self with the divine. So Power yoga, very popular, great for type "A" personalities, a lot of strength, a lot of stamina. It's gong to be very athletic and very energetic. It's a great practice. Namaste.

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