THE RESULTS ARE IN ALLURE: PROGRESSIVE POWER YOGA IS THE TOP PROGRAM FOR WEIGHT LOSS AND BODY FAT REDUCTION

Los Angeles, April 22, 2007 – Mark Blanchard and Progressive Power Yoga is prominently featured in the May issue of Allure Magazine, out on newsstands nationwide today. The cover story features five top celebrity trainers as they work with five different candidates to achieve a total body transformation, over a six-week course. Mark Blanchard, one of the five featured trainers and only yoga instructor worked with Jessica to introduce a workout regimen consisting primarily of 90-minute Progressive Power Yoga sessions five times a week coupled with a sensible diet. “That was it – no homework, no hiking, no jogging. Which is not to suggest it was easy as unrolling a sticky mat,” states the magazine article.

The results? After just six weeks, the mother of two went from 163 pounds to 148 pounds and dropped an impressive 12% in body fat, surpassing the results of the other four candidates whose routines included weights, crunches, machines, and cardio. “This should prove once and for all that yoga is not just about sitting cross-legged on pastel mats with your eyes closed,” says Blanchard. “Progressive Power Yoga is a serious intense exercise routine that burns fat and calories and can transform a body from head to toe.” Mark worked diligently with Jessica through one-on-one sessions, classes at this studio, and through his DVDs when schedules were conflicted.

“I sweat more in yoga [with Mark] than I used to running five miles,” Jessica was quoted saying in Allure. “I feel stronger, my stomach is flatter, and my arms and butt are toned. My back pain is gone, my mood is improved, and I have a sense of calm.”

About Progressive Power Yoga:

Yoga is no longer about sitting cross-legged and meditating -- Mark Blanchard's Progressive Power Yoga will change your entire perception of this practice of exercise. It is an upbeat, cardio, make-you-sweat workout that consists of high energy, flowing poses and postures combined with core training, balance poses, and deep stretches. This complete mind/body regimen will have you burning calories, increasing energy, decreasing stress, enhancing your immune system, and sculpting muscles.

Practitioners of Progressive Power Yoga can expect to break a sweat, release some toxins, and burn up to 800 calories during the 90 minute session. There are no potentially threatening “levels” or use of props and music in Mark Blanchard’s practice. "Regardless of how trendy these accoutrements have become, there were no stereos or straps when yoga was created over 5,000 years ago," says Mark Blanchard. "I encourage students to simply work at their own level, do the best they can personally do, and welcome the joy from within. There's no attitude in our studios. We come only to practice and to feel calm and in balance with the world around us."

An introduction to this form of yoga will literally bend your misconceptions and physique into an indomitable, healthy, stronger, and better you.