INTRODUCING BALANCE OF POWERS

This is a fluid practice that incorporates continuous movement with breath to help you move through physical and mental blocks. It will help bring fluidity back to the body and flush stagnant energy after a long day! Find your favorite spot and practice as the sun sets behind you and absorb all of its powerful energy!!

This class balances and strengthens your entire body and mind as you move through more challenging postures, staying connected to the breath. This practice incorporates hand weights for an extra challenge added to traditional yoga pose Warrior I. Soup Cans and Water bottles can be substituted for weights. This practice will help you strengthen your upper and lower body, build core stability, improve your balance, and help you create lean muscle mass. Take a break and water when needed, listen to your body and drop the weights if necessary, focus on your breath, and have fun! Visit https://www.balanceofpowers.com/ Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @Balanceofpowers Yoga provides great benefits, but only you know your own body and limits. Like any exercise please consult your health care professional with any questions or concerns before starting any exercise program. Not all exercises in our videos are suitable for all persons and it's important that you understand that some of our practices involve strenuous physical movement and that such activity carries the risk of injury. You understand that it is your responsibility to judge your physical and mental capabilities for such activities. It is your responsibility to ensure that by participating in Balance of Powers classes you will not exceed your limits while practicing, and you will select the appropriate level and modifications for your skills and abilities, as well as for any mental or physical conditions and/or limitations you have.

Chair yoga is a gentle form of yoga that is practiced sitting on a chair, or standing using a chair for support. The Poses, or Asanas, are often adaptations of Hatha yoga poses. Chair yoga offers the student modifications of a traditional yoga practice for participants who have physical limitations, due to injuries or age. However, Chair yoga is a great practice for everyone, as it improves posture, balance, deepens flexibility, and creates personal body awareness; It is also a great way to achieve physical and mental fitness, strengthening the body and sharpening the mind. Chair yoga helps relieve the symptoms of many health issues including hypertension (high blood pressure), anxiety, chronic fatigue syndrome, arthritis, vertigo (medical), multiple sclerosis, Osteoporosis, Osteopenia, carpal tunnel syndrome, clinical depression, and chronic pain. In this gentle chair yoga practice we will invite breath and movement to the body, focusing on spinal movements and gentle stretches for hands and feet. This practice is recommended to anyone looking to improve posture and flexibility and to anyone recovering from an injury, anyone who needs help to treat or prevent arthritis, anyone looking to develop more breath and body awareness and invite movement into their lifestyle, and to anyone who has the difficulty of getting down or up off the floor. Be aware of any limitations you might have and always stay within your range of motion. Consult with your physician before starting this or any other practice. Feel free to modify according to your own injuries/limitations, and take breaks, or drink water as needed. Give this time to yourself, to nurture your mind and body. Join us in this practice!

The term vinyasa refers to the alignment of movement with the breath, linking different asanas (yoga postures) to create a sequence of fluid movements. Vinyasa Yoga helps build balance, flexibility, strength, coordination and it demands mental focus. Learning to move through creative sequences and holding poses while focusing on your breath. This is a practice focused on strengthening our lower body. Moving through obstacles with the help of our breath adding an extra challenge to the traditional vinyasa flow sequence. Visit https://www.balanceofpowers.com/ Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @Balanceofpowers Yoga provides great benefits, but only you know your own body and limits. Like any exercise please consult your health care professional with any questions or concerns before starting any exercise program. Not all exercises in our videos are suitable for all persons and it's important that you understand that some of our practices involve strenuous physical movement and that such activity carries the risk of injury. You understand that it is your responsibility to judge your physical and mental capabilities for such activities. It is your responsibility to ensure that by participating in Balance of Powers classes you will not exceed your limits while practicing, and you will select the appropriate level and modifications for your skills and abilities, as well as for any mental or physical conditions and/or limitations you have.

Pincha Mayurasana is a Forearm balancing inversion. It is an advanced pose itself and this video is a good preparation for building strength to hold this pose and to prepare for even more challenging backbends and arm balances. Getting the feel for kicking up can take some time, especially if you're new to inversions that’s why using the wall for support to help you find balance. With practice, you will build your confidence. Here are some of the benefits of Pincha: Upper Back Strength. Pincha is renowned for its capabilities of strengthening the shoulders and upper back muscles. Improved Balance. Calming The Mind. Enhance Focus and concentration. Develop Arm Strength. Build confidence. Visit https://www.balanceofpowers.com/ Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @Balanceofpowers Yoga provides great benefits, but only you know your own body and limits. Like any exercise please consult your health care professional with any questions or concerns before starting any exercise program. Not all exercises in our videos are suitable for all persons and it's important that you understand that some of our practices involve strenuous physical movement and that such activity carries the risk of injury. You understand that it is your responsibility to judge your physical and mental capabilities for such activities. It is your responsibility to ensure that by participating in Balance of Powers classes you will not exceed your limits while practicing, and you will select the appropriate level and modifications for your skills and abilities, as well as for any mental or physical conditions and/or limitations you have.

The yoga trapeze is the best at home inversion tool ever created. Learn how to safely invert yourself, stretch your body using gravity in very unique ways, release pain and tension from back and shoulders, build upper body and core strength and finish each session relaxing and meditating. This practice is focused on using the yoga trapeze as a strengthening tool to develop abs, upper body, and lower body strength. In this video, you’ll learn different exercises that are fun and unique with the use of the yoga trapeze. Inverted core workouts, TRX- style exercises using the trapeze handles for upper body and core. Build strength to lift your own body weight and feel confident holding inversions on the ground like forearms balances and handstands. Valentina will guide you through every step of the way so you develop a strong body and a strong Trapeze Yoga practice. The yoga trapeze is a fun way to exercise, give it a try!! Visit https://www.balanceofpowers.com/ Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @Balanceofpowers Yoga provides great benefits, but only you know your own body and limits. Like any exercise please consult your health care professional with any questions or concerns before starting any exercise program. Not all exercises in our videos are suitable for all persons and it's important that you understand that some of our practices involve strenuous physical movement and that such activity carries the risk of injury. You understand that it is your responsibility to judge your physical and mental capabilities for such activities. It is your responsibility to ensure that by participating in Balance of Powers classes you will not exceed your limits while practicing, and you will select the appropriate level and modifications for your skills and abilities, as well as for any mental or physical conditions and/or limitations you have.

Stretch and Strengthen your body in new ways that are unique with the Yoga Trapeze. Develop your abs and core and strengthen your upper body.  You'll quickly learn how to get inverted (upside down), a secret to longevity.  Let gravity work for you in the upside down spine lengthening holds which help eliminate back pains and learn how to prepare your body for more advanced poses like Spider Pose. Consult with your doctor before attempting any of these exercises.