Variations to build strength

09-09-2002, 02:24 AM

Baron Baptiste is in the UK at the moment and I went to one of his
workshops on Saturday.
It was interesting to see how he varies ashtanga to create
his 'power' yoga, and it was a good workout - he's a good showman
and not too 'celebrity' !
But best of all, I now know what Margee means by the impact
that 'holding' the poses in sun salutation creates. Not only did he
get us to hold the up dog for several breaths, I found a 'new pose'
which is 'high chaturanga' - basically the high position of a push
up. He had us hold that for several breaths too.
So for me, trying to build shoulder strength, it was excellent.
He also gave away t-shirts at the end, instead of trying to charge
for them, which I thought was commendable.