How to Do Power Yoga Poses
For all you yoga enthusiasts out there, power yoga takes some skill and breath work. By being mindful of a few key ingredients to working your power yoga poses, you'll not only feel stronger but more vibrant as well.
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Instructions
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Power yoga poses differ from hatha or kundalini or viniyoga by a few key characteristics. To do Power Yoga Poses, you must ignite the ujjayi breath. Ujjayi breath is done by closing off the space at the back of the throat, creating a hissing sound. You will breath in and out of your nose, inhaling and exhaling, taking deep, vibrant breaths.
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Continue with the ujjayi vibrant breath. Allow the breath to lead you through the poses.
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Come into Warrior I. Spread your fingers and your toes and breathe three deep ujjayi breaths. In power yoga poses, you spread toes and fingers, allowing the energy to flow out from each limb.
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Move into Warrior II, opening up your arms and once again spreading your fingertips and toes. Breath three deep ujjayi breaths.
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Windmill your arms down to the mat and come into plank pose. Exhaling, lower the body down (chaturanga), upward facing down, downward facing dog. Do a few vinyasa flows with the breath initiating the movements.
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Tips & Warnings
Do not practice yoga without medical permission. If you already practice yoga, take the poses slowly, getting to know your body.
