Yoga in Balance

Please bring a yoga mat with you to class.

Overview
Class descriptions
Yoga class schedule

Overview

•Balanced yoga is defined by being in Balanced alignment. It is different from other yoga because of the alignment of the bones. This alignment is taught in all the poses: standing, forward bending, back bending, twisting, reclining.

•Balanced yoga emphasizes relaxation, there is no struggle. You will reduce stress. You will learn to distinguish between tension and relaxation.

Out of Balance, she leans backwards

(Copyright 1978© by Frederick Leboyer)

Balanced, her pelvis and spine are on a single line

•You will become more aware of your alignment, your tensions, and you will know what to do about it.

•Balanced yoga is pain free. You'll learn to do yoga that is completely safe for the spine, and joints.

•Expect to first recover from spinal and joint injuries and then to gain strength and flexibility. With persistence your spine will straighten.

•Since Balanced alignment is the alignment of people thousands of years ago it is the way yoga was done originally. Balanced yoga is traditional, it is how the ancients practiced.

•Balanced alignment benefits your health. The bones will align as they are designed to, taking stress off the joints and the bones. When the bones are aligned naturally there is the appropriate space for your vital organs and the nervous system. When the bones align naturally the muscles are at their natural length. All parts of your body will be in their optimal positions.

Yoga Schedule
No yoga classes August 16 - September 6 for summer break.
Regular yoga schedule will resume after Labor Day on Tues, September 7.

For Yoga in Balance in Berkeley call Beth at (510) 428-1860. For Yoga in Balance in Campbell For Yoga and Balance in Cotati, Novato, Petaluma and Sebastopol

Are you interested in the history of Balanced Yoga? Read about how Jean Couch found Balanced Yoga, taking yoga full circle to its origins.