Our Mind Body program is designed to facilitate wellness and healing by making movement and conscious attention a lifestyle practice. Incorporating a variety of yoga, barre, and mat pilates classes, the balance between mind and body are explored through an awareness of your breath and whole-body movement.
*Specific classes vary between Walnut Creek & San Jose locations.
Barre Strength will challenge your stamina, strength, and balance, through a combination of tiny, pulsing movements along with dynamic multi-muscle movements. Experience a full-body burn, sure to get your heart rate pumping and your muscles shaking. Modifications offered for all fitness levels. Props used may include light weights, ball, booty band and yoga block.
The twin arts of Chi Kung and Tai Chi build health and well-being for body, mind, and spirit. At their heart is the cultivation of “chi” which means life energy, vitality. The slow, fluid movements develop strength while releasing tension and calming the mind. Additional benefits include improved flexibility and balance. This class also emphasizes habits of movement, posture, and alignment that heal and prevent injury.
Cardio Barre takes your traditional barre class to the next level! Experience a full-body burn and get your heart rate pumping and your muscles shaking. Challenge your stamina, strength and balance, through a combination of tiny, pulsing movements along with dynamic multi-muscle movements. Modifications offered for all fitness levels. Light hand weights are also incorporated.
A mat Pilates class focusing on core stabilization and postural alignment. The class is taught both from the perspective of injury prevention as well as strength building to maximize the benefit.
A dynamic practice of postures, breath and concentration with an emphasis on functional anatomy, bio-mechanics and alignment principles. This class is designed to develop a strong foundation of flexibility, strength and endurance for greater health, vitality and mental clarity. Yoga props can be used to ensure comfort and alignment.
Combining the best of total core toning and integration with the therapeutic benefits of self-massage – twist, bend, hold, and lift your way to more efficient and powerful movement from your center to create a solid base of support. Next we transition to tennis balls, a foam roller and various stretching techniques for a deep, self-massage session. Foam rolling is one of the best ways to recover sore muscles, maintain joint alignment, increase mobility, decrease tension and prevent injuries.
Gentle Yoga is an asana practice that eases the body into postures that are not taxing. By relaxing into postures that put the body at ease, the mind is put at ease and a sense of calm is restored to the body. This class is suitable for all levels.
Iyengar yoga emphasizes on detail, precision and alignment in the performance of-yoga-posture-and breath control. By paying close attention to anatomical details and the alignment of each posture, Iyengar Yoga is the practice of precision. Poses are held for long periods and often modified with props. This method is designed to systematically cultivate strength, flexibility, stability, and awareness, and can be therapeutic for specific conditions.
Whether you are just starting back or have been regularly working out, this class is appropriate for all levels and will provide a gentle progression of difficulty. Restorative Strength combines strength, flexibility, balance and posture awareness – designed for anyone who has not been exercising regularly, for those who need more guidance and modifications and low impact moves for those post injury, or with chronic orthopedic issues.
Beginning with a series of gentle yoga poses to open and warm up the body, we then transition into using the roller to ease and release muscle pain and tension. Myofascial release focuses on reducing pain by easing the tension and tightness in the trigger points.
Yoga Sculpt is where mindfulness meets muscle. Incorporating hand weights and high-intensity cardio bursts for a maximum calorie-burning effect. The hand weights add a new challenging dynamic to traditional yoga.
This is a total body conditioning class that will improve your core strength, agility, balance, upper and lower body strength and cardio endurance. Using just one piece of equipment, the MOTR made by Balanced Body, you’ll soon discover it’s definitely More Than a Roller.
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