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EXCELLENT SUPPLEMENT TO "JOURNEY INTO POWER"
If you found "Journey Into Power" (Baron's first book), to be a life changing book (I also have it on CD and listen to it all the time for inspiration), Baron has produced another excellent guide along the path of his approach to yoga. <
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> While I must admit that I haven't followed the plan on a week by week basis, I have already been doing yoga daily for 8 years and have a very well established practice which I vary daily (I have over 70 videos of every imaginable style of yoga). <
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> A big part of the reason that I purchased this book is because I was curious to see how he broke the sequences down for the various weeks. I like the way he lays out the routines in the series of photographs in the back section of the book, very useful! <
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> The excavation questions in the meditation sections are useful as well as the principles he outlines in the first part of the book. The last section is also very useful in terms of applying yoga to one's whole life and not just what happens on the mat. <
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> I did find Baron's nutritional principles ("The Cleansing Diet" and "The Detoxifying Cleanse") a bit easier to follow in "Journey Into Power", but there was still much interesting "food for thought" in this new book :) Baron's approach to eating is not a "diet" in the way the word is typically used, it's just really an approach to eating vital, living and unprocessed foods along with the psychology behind your relationship to food. <
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> As far as practicing Yoga, in general I feel it's much easier to work with his Video/DVD programs than any book, even those as excellent as Baron's. His video/dvd programs are the best I've seen if you want a real "physical" yet sensible practice. For me the information on the poses in the books are excellent for getting detailed information on the specific elements of the poses which can be hard to get and absorb in the flow of a class (be it live or recorded). <
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> In particular I'd recommend his "Live" programs, such as "Core Power" and "Unlocking Athletic Power" which are shorter practices. Plus "Soul Of Strength" which is a longer program (and it follows the "Journey Into Power" sequence almost exactly, just a few differences. <
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> His PBS special which you can buy called "Transform Your Life" is a documentary of sorts which shows 40 students on one of Baron's weeklong "Bootcamps" and it is very inspirational, it also has a fabulous 20 minute Power Yoga Basics routine which is worth the price of the tape alone, I use it all the time for a short but effective practice. <
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> Also, you may want to check out Baron's "Bootcamp Box" which has two CD's (not DVD's, but the CD's are VERY easy to follow) and flash cards which contain three 20 minute practices (Vinayas Flow/Hip Flow/Core Flow) and a long 75 minute practice. It also has a small booklet that helps you structure a home "Bootcamp" weekend practice. <
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> I've not tried his "Journey Into Power" Video/DVD programs yet, but I'll probably get them in the future, I've read that one of them is similar to "Soul Of Strength" with a few differences, so I'm sure it's quite excellent.

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a good read, but limited applications...
I received this book from Amazon with bated breath. I discovered yoga through Baron Baptiste, and although I have branched out beyond Power Yoga in previous years, his style is still dear to me. Two of my friends--one with no yoga experience and considerably overweight, and one who used to be a professional dancer but has "let herself go" as she got a job in the corporate world--joined me in committing to the "40 days to transformation." We all found his inspirational remarks and philosophy at the beginning of the book well worth the money. <
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>For me, the program began well. The meditation the first week (10 minutes a day) was far below what I commonly practice, and I found his "life questions" rather commercial, but the workout was excellent. The second and third week were much the same. The fourth week, with the addition of inversions (which I have never attempted before) was frustrating. There was little to no preparation for the inverted poses, and I failed again and again. Although I continued into the fifth week, Baron's book never addressed the struggles I had. Also, he did not discuss feminine menstruation and how it affects yoga--a serious oversight. I suspect that expecting a person to do 90 minutes of yoga a day and one hour of daily meditation is simply too much for most people. <
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>My "newbie" friend struggled from day one--we quickly discovered that anything beyond the first week was simply too much for a beginner, and the growth demanded from week to week is nearly impossible. There are no suggestions for modification for heavy people. She quit the program after 2 weeks. <
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>My dancer friend from day one was frustrated with the change of workout--she was so used to being "the best" that she could not stomach her inabilities. She followed Baron's eating advice to the extreme...and got sick. She was unable to meditate according to Baron's suggestions. For her, there simply was not enough instruction in the non-physical aspects of the program. <
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>The final point? I'm not sure who this program is really for. For an experienced yoga practitioner, it is not enough. For a "newbie" or the sedentary it is basically impossible. For those with little spiritual background, there is not enough guidance for the spritual components. If you an advanced beginner in yoga, who has no real health concerns and has been practicing for at least six months, I believe that this program may offer valuable insights. <
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>If you are serious about a lifestyle of yoga, may I recommend-- <
>The Heart of Yoga, by T.K.V. Desikachar <
>Yoga for your Type, by Dr. David Frawley and Sandra Summerfield <
>Moving Toward Balance, by Rodney Yee with Nina Zolotow