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Community Classes Back at BPY
Community yoga classes mean different things at different studios. Here at Balanced Planet Yoga, a community class is taught by a newly graduated teacher or a teacher new to BPY. The pricing for drop-ins is reduced to $10.00, but a class card can also be used to attend these classes. Many of the teachers are graduates from the studio’s 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program. You will also find that the studio’s community classes are multiple different offerings like heated classes, vin to yin, BPY flow, or vinyasa. The studio is currently offering the following community classes: Tuesdays and Thursdays – 6 am classes: Tuesday’s class is Movement + Meditation…
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High School + College Students – Get Grounded this Summer @BPY!
Balanced Planet Yoga is offering its annual high school + college student summer pass. The pass runs from June 1st to August 31st for $250. This gives students three months of unlimited classes to BPY’s regularly scheduled offerings. Not all stress is bad. Eustress (good stress) can boost motivation and decision-making, which are important to achieving education and career goals. But chronic stress that results in longstanding high levels of cortisol circulating in our systems can suppress the immune system and impair brain function. In fact, science has show that chronic stress can actually rewire the brain and disrupt normal development. Yoga and mindfulness have been shown to improve both…
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BPY’s Virtual Yoga Community + Patreon
BPY makes the move to Patreon and you can get in on a free 30-day trial period if you sign up before April 3rd We are so grateful for our time (and your participation) on the Marvelous Platform. Having the ability to stay connected via on-demand + livestream classes during the pandemic was a huge help in keeping our virtual yoga community intact! We have many students that now practice near and far and take full advantage of having BPY’s virtual yoga community “whenever + wherever” for as little as $15/month. In order for us to continue hosting this virtual yoga library of classes we need to make a small…
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New Year’s Day at BPY
The studio is hosting 3 special classes to kick New Year’s Day of 2022 First up on January 1st is Holly’s 9 am Vinyasa RED class. Instead of setting a resolution for 2022 on New Year’s Day, Holly will focus on setting a drishti. A drishti translates to perception in Sanskrit, and in the practice of yoga we use this term to indicate our gaze point, such as the nose, the brow point or navel. Along with the breath, we focus on these particular points to develop our ability to concentrate. Holly will be expanding upon the concept of a gaze point off the mat asking each student to decide…
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BPY Studio Announcements
Here’s what’s left on tap for 2021 and a look ahead to our plan for 2022! Our two-month long calendar challenge wraps up December 31st – still time to get some classes in. We will be announcing our winners the first week of January 2022! SCHEDULE CHANGES ONE CLASS on Christmas eve at 915A and CLOSED on Christmas ONE CLASS on New Year’s Eve 9:15 am THREE CLASSES on New Year’s Day – 9 am Vinyasa RED with Holly, 10:30 am Beginners with Cheryl, and 12P Recover, Reflect + Reset with Jenna. All classes are covered by our regular class cards. UPCOMING EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS: You can sign up ahead of…
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BPY Welcomes Back Drop-Ins
It’s been a long strange ride friends. And while not everything has gone back to normal since the start of the pandemic, we are happy to lift the restriction on drop-ins. Students may now attend any class at the studio without first signing into MindBody ahead of time. While we certainly still appreciate anytime you can sign in for class in advance, we once again want to allow students who find themselves able to attend class last minute to drop in. Payment can be made in studio by way of cash or credit card. BPY offers a variety of packages from drop-ins, unlimited passes, and class passes. As a reminder,…
