Body Balance :: Yoga Center llc

Yoga is an inner practice!

What should you expect? We usually begin with a centering practice (sitting or lying down). We then warm up, practice asanas (postures) and pranayama (breath work), cool down, and end with savasana (final relaxation). Sometimes we have an opening and/or closing chant, such as"Om", and sometimes we don't. All of us teaching at Body Balance are well-trained and good at offering variations for poses and in helping you find your potential. If you respect yourself, your limitations, and your inner guide, you will never injure yourself. Remember, your practice begins right where you are!

General Suggestions:

For your first visit, please arrive 15 minutes early to fill out a brief form regarding your personal history. Avoid eating or drinking for 1–2 hours before class. Wear loose, comfortable, layered clothing. Please do not wear scented products to class as many people are sensitive.

We practice barefoot on yoga (sticky) mats. If you don't own one we have loaner mats you can use and then clean afterwards.

Yoga postures release toxins in the body so drink lots of water after class. You already drink lots of water? Drink more!

Gentle Yoga

This class focuses on modified and restorative poses, breath work, and relaxation techniques. Students learn how to draw attention inward to the breath and to the body. This is a great place to start if you have been inactive for some time or just want a gentle way to increase your flexibility, strength, and balance.

All-levels & Intermediate Yoga

These classes follow a Hatha Yoga-style tradition that is more than 5,000 years old. This is the most common and approachable style of yoga in the west. A regular practice of classical yoga poses with awareness and breath work increases energy, strength, flexibility, and balance. Each class is varied and we strive to customize the classes to what the attending students are in need of improving. These classes balance all the categories of asanas (poses): standing, balancing, abdominal strengthening, forward and backward bends, twists, inversions, and include a period of final relaxation. Sometimes you will sweat and sometimes you won't--but you will always feel rejuvinated AND relaxed at the end of the class.

The intermediate class is recommended for those that have been practicing yoga for at least 6 months and for those that don't have any major physical limitations.

A.M. Yoga

These Saturday morning classes allow a variety of styles since the rotating teachers all come from different disciplines. It's a great way to experience several styles and learn alternate ways of approaching and deepening poses without leaving Roseburg. Sometimes it's gentle, sometimes it's rockin', and sometimes it's somewhere in between! Leave your expectations at home and attend with the idea of finding energy, inspiration, AND relaxation for the weekend. (See bios for description of individual teachers' styles.)