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ABOUT US
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The History of Midwest Power Yoga
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Trainer Profile
Midwest Power Yoga serves Wisconsin residents, seeking to enhance health and well being in body, mind, and spirit. The power yoga taught doesn’t fit into the classical yoga model, but breaks out of tradition and embraces the intuition of each student. This innovative model of yoga believes that yoga is a practice of adaptation. Yoga, like life is not static. Yoga and life are a continuous flow of breath and energy. Yoga means to “yoke” or “create union”. Through yoga we bring together our outer experience with our inner experiences. The word Hatha literally means “power” or “force”; so it would be considered a yoga of will power and personal force, a non-violent soul force.
Midwest Power Yoga Studios are the only Baptiste Power Vinyasa Affiliate Yoga Studios in Wisconsin offering this power vinyasa a strong, flowing yoga accessible to most individuals. No matter what your age or experience level, this yoga will take you to your edge-and pull more out of you than you ever thought possible. This yoga is personal and a way of discovering your own path, without rigid rules or goals of perfection. This yoga is tough. You’ll sweat, twist, open, lunge, reach, and balance. You will discover strength and energy you never knew existed. Hatha yoga, the physical path of yoga, is more than a workout – it is a conscious journey of discovery.
Midwest POWER YOGA is about your life.
OUR PROMISE TO YOU:
- MPY will offer 10-20 classes a week in a variety of levels and will donate the income from one class per week to a local charity.
- MPY will offer community classes at half price, encouraging families (10 and older) to participate.
- MPY is committed to providing an environment that is safe, playful, peaceful, open and friendly, creative and appropriately challenging while respecting diversity of ideas and physical and emotional abilities.
- MPY teachers bring rich and diverse yoga experience, to their teaching.
- MPY classes blend the science of bio-mechanics of body alignment and art of creativity and possibility.
- MPY will offer a variety of workshops, teacher trainings and guest master instructors from around the U.S. to help students advance their practice without having to travel out of state.
- MPY will provide blocks and straps along with a selection of retail products to compliment your yoga practice. Mats and clean towels are available for rent.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Can beginners attend classes?
We welcome beginners - our classes are open to all levels. We encourage beginners to pace themselves and trust their own bodies. In time you'll build strength, focus, stamina and flexibility. The benefits of yoga do not occur overnight but the results are lasting.
Will class be challenging for me?
Yes. But you determine the intensity with which you work in each pose and throughout the process. Your first few classes may be difficult. No matter what your age or experience level, this yoga will take you to your edge-and pull more out of you than you ever thought possible.
How often should I practice?
Successful yoga practice requires discipline and wisdom. Consistency is the key to success. For life-changing results practice 4-6 days per week. 2-3 days per week done consistently will create transformation over time. Power yoga is more than a workout – it’s a conscious journey of discovery.
What if I'm not that flexible?
We encourage you to develop a flexible mind. You don't need to be physically flexible. All you need is to focus on letting go, sweating, breathing, moving and respecting your limitations. A yoga pose will expose imbalances, as well as physical and emotional blocks. Soon the tension, and sometimes fear, will release and your range of motion will naturally increase.
How does this yoga differ from other forms of yoga?
This yoga is based on intuition rather than tradition. If you think you need to go to a health club to be wonderfully fit and beautiful, think again. If you think that you need to escape to a cave in the Himalayas to find the enlightenment that yoga promises, think again. You will discover strength and energy you never knew existed.
Does power yoga incorporate meditation?
Of course. A more vigorous class is not necessarily less meditative than a slower, more mellow class. The ingredients for creating a meditative state are the integrity of the teacher, and the attention the student brings to the practice.
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