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Tips From The Trainer/Power Yoga

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: August 30, 2008

Meditation takes a backseat to pure strength in power yoga sessions, says Annie Okerlin, owner of Tampa's Yogani studio. Power yoga is a vigorous high-energy workout that also incorporates yoga's breath-centered approach.

"It's harnessing your inner power with your breath," she says.

Okerlin, a certified Bikram yoga method instructor, teaches people of all ages and abilities. Her Exalted Warrior Foundation provides yoga therapy to wounded veterans at Tampa's James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital and Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington.

This exercise focuses on developing core strength.

EXERCISE: YOGA CRUNCHES

Lay down, knees bent, feet on the floor, hands folded behind the head.

Squeeze a block or book between the knees. Inhale to expand the belly.

Exhale and lift the upper body, pointing underarms up to the sky. Pull the belly down.

Don't use your hands to pull the neck.

Repeat as long as you are able.

Need help learning the steps to this exercise? Follow along with a video of personal fitness trainer Annie Okerlin demonstrating this move at TBO.com, Keyword: Trainer.

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