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  • Taking 5 with Kate – Learn More About Your Balanced Planet Yoga Teachers

    January 24, 2018 /

    Kate Moats is the co-owner of Balanced Planet Yoga.  She teaches a variety of classes at the studio and has brought all aspects of the practice of yoga into her teaching.  We took some time and asked Kate to her answers to the following 5 questions: 1. What are some of the challenges you have experienced in your yoga practice and how did you work through them? My challenges evolve the same way my physical yoga practice evolves. When I first started practicing my challenge was to not let my ego run how my practice looked or felt. It then progressed to knowing and understanding what my body and mind…

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    Cheryl Van Sciver

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  • Yoga Nidra

    Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra®

    November 1, 2017 /

    Deep Transformational Rest – Yoga Nidra   What Is Yoga Nidra? Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra® is a guided meditation that systematically guides and relaxes you at every level of your being through the use of breath awareness, body scanning, healing music, & nature imagery. This is true meditation. There is nothing to do but “notice” – feeling supported and empowered just as your are.  Jennifer Reis is the creator of Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra and will be bringing a training to Balanced Planet Yoga in November 2019. What are the benefits? Yoga Nidra helps to alleviate anxiety, depression, insomnia, high blood pressure, addiction, aggression, ADHD, PTSD, and chronic pain. Through…

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  • Things You See in a Yoga Studio – The Hamsa Symbol

    October 29, 2017 /

    Depending on who you ask, the Hamsa may mean different things.  For Hindus and Buddhists, it symbolizes the interplay of the chakras, the energy flow in the body, the five senses, and the mudras that effect them. Balanced Planet Yoga is continuing its blog series – Things You See in a Yoga Studio.  Let’s take a look at the Hamsa symbol. It is an ancient Middle Eastern amulet symbolizing the hand of God. In all faiths it is a sign that symbolizes protection and is meant to bring its owner happiness, luck, good health, and good fortune.  Its earliest roots trace back to ancient Mesopotamia now known as Iraq.  This…

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  • Things You See in a Yoga Studio – Mudras

    October 18, 2017 /

    What is a Mudra and how can you you incorporate them into your yoga practice? Mudras are often part of a yoga class, but how much do you really know about them? Especially if you are new to yoga, it can all get confusing. Which one should we use and when? And what is the difference, anyway? Mudra means “seal” or “closure” in Sanskrit. We use these gestures mostly in meditation or in pranayama practice to direct the flow of energy within the body by using the hands.  The use of mudras can be seen in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, an ancient yogic text.  Different areas of the hands are connected with…

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  • Balanced Planet Yoga Announces Fall Teacher Training Dates

    July 30, 2017 /

    BPY Announces New Yoga Teacher Training Dates Balanced Planet Yoga will begin its next 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training this September in a slightly new format.  The opening weekend will be four days, but after that, the program will be three day weekends.  The upcoming dates are: Training Weekends [ 5 Weekends ] Sep 7th – 10th [4 days] Oct 13th – 15th [3 days] Nov 3rd – 5th [3 days] Dec 1st – 3rd [3 days] Jan 5th – 7th [3 days] Here are some more FAQs about BPY’s teacher training. Early bird registration is July 31st! BPY Yoga Teacher Training FAQ’S HOW DO I SIGN UP FOR THE PROGRAM? You can now sign…

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  • New Year, New You – BPY New Student Specials in 2017

    January 1, 2017 /

    Balanced Planet Yoga is offering new students several ways to save and start 2017 off on the best foot possible.  More details can be learned in studio or by visiting our MindBody site .

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  • Egg Salad with Avocado helps vata dosha

    What’s Your Dosha?

    March 9, 2016 /

    Whether we think about it or not, nutrition is a huge part of our lives in many ways. What we eat can affect our sleep, energy, skin, weight, hair, nails, bone strength, muscle strength, etc. Diving a little deeper into the affects of food, it can also take a huge part on mental stability. Getting to know your body will help you learn what to eat and when to eat it to keep yourself balanced. We will discuss how to combine nutritional focus and yoga together to keep the mind and body balanced by incorporating Ayurveda into our practice.

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  • A Pregnant Yogi

    March 2, 2016 /

    I could let myself fall into the rut… I have gained 16 lbs. I seriously cannot remember a thing I don’t write down and it makes me feel incompetent. I drive by and miss my turns. I’m late. I’m uncomfortable. I can’t make my body do what it did. I’m emotional; I cry everyday- sometimes when I’m moved by happiness, and sometimes when I’m overwhelmed with sadness. Yesterday, I was talking to my friend that said, “If I get up in the morning and tell myself I am tired. Then, I’m tired. If I tell myself, I’m good, well then I’m good.”  I realized that for the most part, I…

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  • Why Do I Practice Yoga

    October 26, 2015 /

    guess I would have to go back to what was like life before yoga. Tired all the time. Busting out of my clothes and heading for the next size. My back hurt, my knees hurt. I couldn't touch my toes. My mind raced. I was filled with anxiety. I worried all the time. I thought I could control just about everything in my world and yet I was pretty sure that all my woes were someone else's fault. I was waiting for something to happen so I could be happier.

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  • The Cost of Knowing Best

    October 5, 2015 /

    The cost of thinking you are right or you know best is probably more than you have thought about. The single biggest problem, I believe, with thinking that you are always right is that you stop listening.  I bet that if you are one of those type of thinkers, even right now your mind is piping up loud and clear, “nope, I always listen – I’m just always right.”    Then, your work if you are the person that believes they are always right, the one that is always interrupting, the first person to shout out their sage advice is to be quiet.  It’s going to be super hard at…

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