Larry Caruso Co-FounderThe book Journey into Power by Baron Baptiste sat on my nightstand for 2 years before I opened it. After the first 10 pages I'd decided I was going to try Hot Power Yoga .... that day! Being a long distance runner and weight lifter I thought it was going to be a breeze. I walked into my first class a few hours later. I approached yoga head on and to my surprise it physically floored me. Over the next few weeks the teachers showed me how to try easy and how to rest in the resistance as opposed to using bull force.
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Instead of me doing yoga I was taught how to let yoga do me. I found the balance between not enough and way too much, it was a watershed moment in my love for physical activity. Like many others I thought yoga was just bending and stretching exercises, I couldn’t have been more wrong. The word Yoga is derived from the Sanskrit root to unite, that being the union of mind and body. Through my practice I learned how to slow the train down, calm the mind and minimize the worry that daily life presents. It eliminated aches I’d had for years and increased my core strength to levels previously unattainable. The icing was to discover that my interest in self-transformational writings from authors like Lao Tzu, Deepak Chopra, Echardt Tolle and others now had a place in my daily life. What a marriage: mind and body growing together in harmony.
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![]() Susan Caruso Co-Founder of Amazing Yoga TravelSusan's vision and energy remain the driving force for the Amazing Yoga Travel team. The awakening and revitalizing experiences she shared with others helped shape the AYT community and transformed many lives.
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