"Every single one of us is suffering from the same problem," says Baron Baptiste. "We are not living from our authentic selves." Journey into Power offers more than yoga poses; it also aims to "rewire your mind" and "recharge your spiritual batteries."

Baptiste's program, based on his weeklong "Journey into Power" boot camps, integrates the physical and spiritual components of yoga. His daily "Power Vinyasa Yoga Practice," done in a heated room, is a challenging series of 54 yoga poses, one flowing into another. The poses are well illustrated and clearly described, including modifications. Baptiste encourages you to reach your edge ("where we come right up against ourselves and what we can do and be") by holding a pose for a breath longer than you think you can or stretching a quarter-inch farther.

Eight spiritual/psychological principles, described cogently and often lyrically, guide the transformation process. Principle 5, "In Order to Heal You Need to Feel," has this introduction: "The real irony of spiritual growth is that instead of being some miraculous experience, it feels a lot more like going to pieces."

The rest of the program includes a cleansing diet, daily meditation, and a strong, spiritual focus in daily living. Journey into Power is highly recommended for people ready for a major physical, emotional, and spiritual change. --Joan Price


From AudioFile
Through a flexible type of yoga he adapted from traditional practices, the author provides a guide to personal change that covers a lot of ground. Eight principles summarize the elements of mind-body mastery and meditative self-awareness, and these principles are delivered with great clarity by one of the most charming audio teachers I've heard. His helpful and optimistic attitude, the pacing of the material, the layout of the content--every part of this program is designed to influence the listener in the deepest possible way. The sections on healthy eating and knowing when you are pushing your physical and emotional boundaries are especially inviting. The second half, which describes yoga positions, is augmented by an illustrated handout. T.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine


Review
Self A spiritual master driving the yoga revolution.

Vogue One of America's ALL-STAR trainers.

Chynna Phillips Actress Baron's yoga can literally take you to another level....You're left feeling as if your body, mind, and soul have all connected. It's as if the lights have been turned on!


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Bill RomanowskiFour-time Super Bowl championI love this program and I love the feeling and benefits I get from it.


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Bill Romanowski Four-time Super Bowl champion I love this program and I love the feeling and benefits I get from it.


Book Description
Whether you are looking to lose weight, trying to increase your strength and stamina, hoping to sharpen your mental edge, or seeking to go deeper within, Baron Baptiste can take you there. Baptiste Power Yoga isn't just the ultimate workout, it's the ultimate life transformation program. In this unique and inspiring book, one of the world's most dynamic and sought-after master yoga teachers brings us the same revolutionary program for body, mind, and spirit that has changed the bodies and lives of Hollywood celebrities, all-star athletes, and millions of people just like you. In his refreshing and iconoclastic style, Baron Baptiste shows us that the key to true power is not to chase an ideal version of ourselves but to reveal the perfect self already within. Here are just some of the benefits you can expect from using this book: • Strong, lean muscles and a shedding of unwanted pounds • Laserlike mental clarity and focus • An easy release of the beliefs and habits that hold you back • An inner oasis of calm and composure • Inspiration to live authentically every day of your life Baptiste Power Yoga is the ultimate commitment that yields the ultimate transformation, as Baron's millions of students have discovered. It heals, detoxifies, and electrifies body and mind at their deepest levels. You will find your true strength, your real self, and a new way to live that is both authentic and joyful!


Book Info
Consumer text illustrates yoga program for losing weight, increase strength and stamina, and sharpen the mental edge. Also discusses the daily power yoga practice, the cleansing diet, meditation techniques, and more. Full-color photographs illustrate yoga poses. Softcover.


About the Author
Baron Baptiste began to study yoga seriously at age twelve and trained extensively in all the major traditions before creating Baptiste Power Yoga in the mid-eighties. Baptiste has trained both celebrities and athletes, including Helen Hunt, Randall Cunningham, and Elisabeth Shue, and for four years he was Peak Performance Specialist for the Philadelphia Eagles. He divides his time between Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Sundance, Utah.

FROM OUR EDITORS

The Barnes & Noble Review
Yoga phenomenon Baron Baptiste has taken an ancient art form to the next level with his unique brand of power yoga. The innovative, athletic form of Vinyasa yoga taught at the Baptiste Power Yoga Institute provides an intense workout that will tighten and condition the body while challenging the notion that yoga is not serious exercise. In fact, even regular gym rats are sure to work up a sweat with the moves and postures prescribed in this book.

Of course, practicing yoga is about more than attaining that fantastic "yoga butt" we've all heard about. The point of engaging the body and mind in such a concentrated way is "excavating the amazing, radiant self already inside" all of us, according to Baptiste. Spiritual focus suggestions accompany each of the illustrated exercises, ensuring that the point of practice is not overlooked. Meditation is also key, but that comes later -- first it's important to detoxify. Baptiste recommends a cleansing diet that prepares the body for the tremendous physical and mental work to come. After this detoxifying phase has been completed, the mindfulness and awareness that readers are instructed to bring to their yoga workouts are to be their mealtime companions as well.

The book ends with a chapter on meditation that will entice even the most skeptical reader. "The purpose of meditation," writes Baptiste, "is simply to cultivate a quiet consciousness from which your emotions and intellect can flow." Offering tips for opening the door to that quiet consciousness and then incorporating it into other aspects of life, Baptiste rounds out a complete wellness program that is at once physically invigorating, spiritually enriching, and totally addictive. (Karen Burns)

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Wake up the power inside and turn your life around!

Whether you are an athlete looking for better speed, strength, and stamina, an executive looking for that mental edge, or a seeker looking to go deeper within, Journey Into Power can take you there. In this unique and inspiring book, Baron Baptiste, one of the world's most dynamic and sought-after master yoga teachers, brings us the same revolutionary program for body, mind, and spirit that he has brought to Hollywood celebrities, all-star athletes, and thousands of people just like you. Now you don't have to travel to one of Baron's studios or attend one of his wildly popular week-long Bootcamps to find out why Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga isn't just the ultimate workout, it's the ultimate life transformation program.

Journey Into Power shows us that the key is not to chase an ideal version of ourselves -- it's to reveal the perfect self already within. Using his intensive Bootcamps as a model, Baron has developed a long-term program that anyone can use to shed excess stress, weight, and emotional baggage to emerge lighter, leaner, focused, and empowered. Here are just some of the benefits you can expect from using this book:

Strong, lean muscles and a shedding of unwanted pounds. Arms get toned, buns get tighter, abs get sleeker. In time, you awaken in a whole new body.
Laser-like mental clarity and focus.
An inner oasis of calm and composure, even in the midst of chaos.
Inspiration to live authentically every day of your life.

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