Balance Yoga

Balance Yoga We specialize in beginners and anyone wanting to understand-learn how their human vehicle works! We are an Yoga Alliance Elevated Standards RYS 200 School.
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To learn more visit out YTT page at: https://www.BalanceYogaYTT.com

Who’d like to Yoga ITP for Labor Day? ??‍??I added Yoga in the Park to the schedule for Labor Day morning and need 3 YES...
09/04/2026

Who’d like to Yoga ITP for Labor Day? ??‍??

I added Yoga in the Park to the schedule for Labor Day morning and need 3 YES's to hold it.

If you’d like to start your holiday outside, moving, breathing and yoga-ing with me, grab your spot on the schedule.

If we get 3 registered students, we’re ON!

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼? 🤔𝗔 𝗟𝗢𝗧 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 than you may realize.Your pelvic floor works with your:✨ Breath✨ Cor...
09/03/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼? 🤔

𝗔 𝗟𝗢𝗧 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 than you may realize.

Your pelvic floor works with your:

✨ Breath
✨ Core
✨ Hips
✨ Spine
✨ Bladder & bowel function
✨ Pressure management

And here’s something people often miss:

A healthy pelvic floor doesn’t just need to be strong.

It needs to be able to engage when you need it, relax when you don’t, and coordinate with the rest of your body.

That’s what we’re digging into during our upcoming Pelvic Floor Workshop with Sarah Hocking, PTA, and me.

📅 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟵
⏰ 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠–1𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠
📍 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 | 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱, 𝗜𝗟

We’ll combine education with breath, movement and body mechanics so you can better understand what’s happening in your own body.

If you’ve ever thought, “I 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘳…”

This is your chance. 💙

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. 🩵A longtime student and member of our Balance Yoga tribe had ovarian cancer...
09/03/2026

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. 🩵

A longtime student and member of our Balance Yoga tribe had ovarian cancer. One of her missions now is to help more women recognize the signs and symptoms, because far too many of us simply don’t know them.

I’ll admit, I didn’t know them either.

She shared this information with me and asked me to help spread awareness, so I’m passing it along to all of you.

Please take a minute to read the symptoms on this flyer. And maybe even share it with another woman in your life.

Knowledge and information are powerful. They can even save lives, but only if we share what we know. 🩵

Thank you to my student for trusting me to help spread the word.

𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿.I said this in class today and everyone looked at me like...𝙒𝙃𝘼𝙏?...
08/27/2026

𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿.

I said this in class today and everyone looked at me like...

𝙒𝙃𝘼𝙏?!

So I asked them to think about what we actually do in yoga.

We stand.

We fold.

We step back.

We come into Down Dog or Table.

We lower our knees.

We shift our hips.

We sit.

And then we reverse the process to stand back up again.

That IS practicing how to get yourself safely and intentionally from standing to the floor and back again.

When I am not thinking about yoga, I can catch myself doing what a lot of people do. I lean awkwardly to one side, put a hand down somewhere, hope my arm is strong enough to help me, and sort of plop onto a hip.

But when I use the movement patterns yoga has taught me?

I stand tall.

I fold.

I place my hands down.

I step back.

I lower my knees.

I shift my hips until I am seated.

To stand back up, I can come through Table or Down Dog, walk my hands toward my feet or my feet toward my hands, come into a forward fold, and rise.

More organized. More controlled. More intentional.

And THAT is one of the reasons I teach yoga the way I do.

Yoga isn't just about whether you can do a pose.

It teaches you how to move your body through life.

Getting down on the floor and getting back up again is something we want to be able to do for a very, very long time.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝗼. 💙

08/26/2026

You've only got a few more hours to register!

We begin tomorrow at 9AM.

Let's make some magic and "fly" together!
BalanceYoga217.com

Yoga Wall Workshops in Springfield, IL𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙜𝙖 𝙒𝙖𝙡𝙡?Balance Yoga offers small-group Yoga Wall classes with...
08/21/2026

Yoga Wall Workshops in Springfield, IL

𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙜𝙖 𝙒𝙖𝙡𝙡?

Balance Yoga offers small-group Yoga Wall classes with room for only 4 students, giving you plenty of personal instruction while you explore alignment, strength, supported movement and spinal decompression.

Upcoming sessions:

• 𝟲-𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀
𝘉𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺 August 27 at 9:00 AM

• 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗹
September 5 at 10:30 AM

• 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗹: 𝗔 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲-𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
September 12 at 10:30 AM

A minimum of 3 students is required for each workshop to run, and preregistration is required.

Perfect for beginners, returning students and anyone who wants to understand their body and movement more deeply.

📍 Balance Yoga Studio & School
Springfield, Illinois

Have you ever looked at my Great Yoga Wall and thought...What in the world does she do with 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧?! 😂A lot, actually.The ...
08/20/2026

Have you ever looked at my Great Yoga Wall and thought...

What in the world does she do with 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧?! 😂

A lot, actually.

The Yoga Wall isn't about doing fancy poses hanging from straps. I use it as a tool to help you better understand your body.

It can give us support when something feels difficult, feedback when you can't quite feel what your body is doing, resistance when we want to build strength, and traction when we want to create space.

Sometimes adding support actually helps you learn how to do MORE on your own.

That's one of the things I love about props. They aren't there because you "can't" do yoga.

They're there to help teach your body how.

I wrote more about the Great Yoga Wall and how we use it at Balance Yoga in this week's 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀.

👇 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
https://balanceyoga217.com/post/what-is-the-yoga-wall

Ready to explore more?
Our 6-Week Level Two Great Yoga Wall Series begins Thursday, August 27 at 9:00 AM.

Previous Yoga Wall experience is recommended, but not required. If you're new to the Wall, come ready to learn quickly, try new things, and bring your sense of adventure. 😊

We need at least 3 registered for the series to run, so if you've been thinking about joining me on the Wall, now's the time!

You can find all the details and register on the Balance Yoga schedule.

How often do we wait until everything feels just right?Until we have more time.Until we feel stronger.Until we’re more f...
08/15/2026

How often do we wait until everything feels just right?

Until we have more time.
Until we feel stronger.
Until we’re more flexible.
Until life settles down.
Until we finally feel “ready.”

The problem is, the perfect moment rarely shows up.

Sometimes you have to start with the body you have, the energy you have, the time you have, and the life you’re living right now.

Take the class.
Go for the walk.
Make the appointment.
Try the thing.

You don’t need perfect conditions to begin.

Sometimes beginning is what makes the moment perfect. 💙

At our recent Balance Yoga retreat, I gave everyone a little card with 8 reminders for better self-talk.A few of the car...
08/14/2026

At our recent Balance Yoga retreat, I gave everyone a little card with 8 reminders for better self-talk.

A few of the cards were numbered incorrectly. Rather than throw them away, I decided to give them to all of our students. Because maybe those words were meant to reach a few more people. 💙

We talk to ourselves ALL DAY LONG.

And while you can’t always control the first thought that pops into your head, you do get to decide which thoughts you continue to feed.

You choose the words you repeat.
You choose which thoughts you challenge.
You choose which thoughts you believe.

Your thoughts influence how you feel, how you move through the world, and what you believe is possible for you.

Feed your mind hope. Feed it truth. Feed it love.

Choose wisely. 💙

I’m excited to team up withstrongmom.sarah, PTA, for a Pelvic Floor + Yoga Workshop at Balance Yoga! 🫶🏼There is so much ...
08/13/2026

I’m excited to team up withstrongmom.sarah, PTA, for a Pelvic Floor + Yoga Workshop at Balance Yoga! 🫶🏼

There is so much more to the pelvic floor than just “do your Kegels.” We’ll be talking about:

• pelvic floor anatomy and how it functions
• common signs of pelvic floor dysfunction
• how the hips, core, ribcage, breathing, and other areas of the body may play a role
• yoga poses and movements for a variety of pelvic floor needs
• different ways to explore the pelvic floor + core connection
• ribcage mobility and 360° breathing
• and plenty more!

Sarah will bring the pelvic floor education, and I’ll help you put it into practice through yoga, breathing, and movement.

We’d love to have you join us! Registration has begun—Space is limited so reserve your spot today!

🗓️ Saturday, September 19
⏱️ 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
📍 Balance Yoga
2532 Farragut Dr., Springfield, IL

📲 Register at BalanceYoga217.com

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2532 Farragut Drive
Springfield, IL
62704

Opening Hours

Monday 7:15am - 10am
Tuesday 9:45am - 6:45pm
Thursday 8:30am - 6:45pm
Saturday 8:30am - 10:30am

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+12174144636

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