What
is Balance Your Body Yoga?
Balance Your Body Yoga has a creative and compassionate approach and
philosophy toward yoga. It is a modern yoga program that is
designed to restore and maintain our body's appropriate range of
motion, develop beneficial alignment, optimize muscle balance and
cultivate physical awareness.
Drawing on over 30 years of
development and embracing knowledge of anatomy and physics, Balance
Your Body Yoga centers on the cultivation of muscle balance for
enhanced strength and flexibility. With sensitivity and compassion, we
teach yoga postures to develop muscle groups that balance in
harmony.
We believe that you can discover your deepest potential for growth, and
experience transformational epiphanies as you learn to breath deeply,
nurture wholeness and health and live in the present moment.
Optimize
your body
Balance Your Body Yoga
recognizes that not every pose is for everybody, and that physical
limitations may be a result of injury or illness, poor posture in a
work environment,
or overuse in athletic performance. Balance
Your Body Yoga therefore centers on muscle
functions and body
mechanics, and utilizes beneficial exercises and yoga postures to
restore a
balance
of strength and flexibility. It is an
innovative method to enhance and optimize body performance for everyone
at all
levels.
A
transformational system
Balance Your
Body Yoga is a
way to manage life’s difficulties due to
chronic pain, stress and tension. It is a safe and transformational
system that
benefits men and women of all ages and at all levels, from elite
athletes to
the athletically or physically challenged. Balance Your Body Yoga is a
way to reduce
anxiety
from work and every day life. It emphasizes knowledge, personal
wellness,
breath and relaxation. From
recuperative levels to the advanced, it is a method to assist each
individual’s
search for health and well-being.
The 7 principles of Balance Your
Body Yoga
Strength We seek to enhance our
strength to provide a stabilizing balance to all of our joints. We
recognize that the true pathway to flexibility is proper strength. We
use utilize training methods to challenge our muscles at the
appropriate starting level and progressively challenge them as they
become stronger. We believe that we can be stronger than we currently
are.
Motivation We cultivate a positive
attitude in order to motivate ourselves to achieve our goals. We
formulate plans and create a step by step process toward each aspect of
our goal. We focus on each success to motivate our continued progress.
Knowledge We recognize that
knowledge is a powerful tool and we seek to learn as much as possible
about the complex workings of our bodies. We seek to have rational
reasons behind each decision we make and a logical plan to carry out
our mission.
Posture/Awareness We recognize that
our postures reflect not only the physical stresses on our bodies but
also the psychological burdens we shoulder. We seek to be aware of
ourselves and our body postures at all times to reduce the physical
stresses that interfere with our muscular balance. We seek to cultivate
an awareness of the current moment and reduce our stress by focusing on
the now.
Breath We seek to open our breath
to its full capacity and enhance the function of our lungs. We breathe
in deeply an exhale slowly. We seek incorporate our breath into every
movement.
Transformation We recognize the
transformational power of exercise. We recognize that a true state of
wellness involves a balance within our physical, mental and spiritual
selves. We believe our bodies possess the natural capacity of healing
and we encourage this process.
Persistence We understand that the
completion of our goals of a perfectly balanced structure will take
time and persistence. We are willing to apply our strategies toward a
more balanced body continuously and for as long as necessary to achieve
our goals.