Power Yoga: The Total Strength and Flexibility WorkoutTHE OFFICIAL YOGA PROGRAM OF THE NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS CLUB Power Yoga is a unique combination of dynamic breathing and strong, flowing movement, which creates a high-heat, high-energy workout. Unlike any other yoga program, Power Yoga is a choreographed sequence of postures that flow into one another, building strength, unwinding tight joints, and loosening muscles. Beautiful photographs and clear instructions guide you through this effective and popular routine. Based on the classical and original yoga system called astanga, Power Yoga is a complete mind and body workout that develops concentration and reduces stress. With its focus on mindful breathing and body heat, Power Yoga goes beyond the relaxation benefits of traditional yoga to offer a route to health and fitness that athletes of all levels will embrace. |
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Page 26
... begin to wear in the same place and eventu- ally go flat , too . I generally use this analogy in the first class of every Power Yoga session I teach at the New York Road Runners Club . Then I ask if anyone in the class has had the ...
... begin to wear in the same place and eventu- ally go flat , too . I generally use this analogy in the first class of every Power Yoga session I teach at the New York Road Runners Club . Then I ask if anyone in the class has had the ...
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... begin to train again , as I mentioned previously , the injury will come back . Why is that ? Imagine misaligned moving parts rubbing against one another , causing friction , or what we feel as pain . If we stop exercising , the friction ...
... begin to train again , as I mentioned previously , the injury will come back . Why is that ? Imagine misaligned moving parts rubbing against one another , causing friction , or what we feel as pain . If we stop exercising , the friction ...
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... begin this yoga practice and start to pay attention a little more closely , we begin to notice how much of the time we aren't paying at- tention and how much of our life passes us by in un- awareness . We see for ourselves how the mind ...
... begin this yoga practice and start to pay attention a little more closely , we begin to notice how much of the time we aren't paying at- tention and how much of our life passes us by in un- awareness . We see for ourselves how the mind ...
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... begin to feel the process of letting go and opening up in their own minds and bodies , anything anyone says is use- less . So they come to yoga class to learn . I see the tightness causing them anxiety and the anxiety causing impatience ...
... begin to feel the process of letting go and opening up in their own minds and bodies , anything anyone says is use- less . So they come to yoga class to learn . I see the tightness causing them anxiety and the anxiety causing impatience ...
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... begin to be drawn in or curbed , as Patanjali describes the process of pratyahara . The whole practice trains you in concentration , or dha- rana , which leads to meditation , or dhyana . Thus , this practice , certainly like none I had ...
... begin to be drawn in or curbed , as Patanjali describes the process of pratyahara . The whole practice trains you in concentration , or dha- rana , which leads to meditation , or dhyana . Thus , this practice , certainly like none I had ...
Contents
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THE SUN SALUTATIONS | 80 |
THE PRIMARY SERIESSEATED POSTURES I | 95 |
THE PRIMARY SERIESSEATED POSTURES II | 161 |
THE CLOSING SEQUENCE | 197 |
8 | 207 |
INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND SERIES | 223 |
9 | 234 |
YOGA THERAPY | 255 |
Specifics for Injuries | 261 |
Axioms of Power Yoga | 274 |
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abdominal Achilles tendon alignment ankles arms asana astanga yoga balance bandhas begin big toes body bone bring buttocks chakra chapter Closing Sequence connecting movement contraction energy Exhale Exhale Figure Face Down Dog Face Up Dog feel feet FIVE BREATHS FIGURE flexibility forward bending front Gaze half lotus hamstrings hands head heat heel hips imbalance injury INTENSE WEST STRETCH jump back keep look lotus position lower back Marichyasana means meditation mind Modification mula bandha muscles neck pain palms PASCHIMOTTANASANA Patanjali Pattabhi Jois POSTURE-HOLD FOR FIVE Power Yoga Power Yoga workout prac prana Primary Series pull push range of motion relax right foot right leg runners running Sanskrit sciatica Second Series shin shin splints shoulders side slowly spine standing postures straight strength stress Sun Salutations TECHNIQUE Inhale tendon thigh tight tion torso ture uddiyana ujjayi breathing vinyasa warm-ups yoga practice