POWER UP MAY
It’s time to Power-Up and get ready for Summer with Balance + Glo The Online Studio. Throughout this month, we are going to be encouraging you to:
power-up your yoga practice through resistance training
power-up your pilates through increasing the intensity with household props
power-up your plate with energising foods and seasonal recipes
power-up your stance and inner strength with power poses and guided meditation
power-up your morning by supercharging your routine (implementing your learning from April’s revive your morning)
find power in the pause
Research has proven the positive benefits of using power poses to enhance inner strength and confidence. A power pose is a body posture or position that creates a more assertive, powerful stance. These poses are often characterised by strong, extended, and open body movements. This month our yoga teachers will be inspiring you to ignite your inner strength through an array of power poses (including half-moon pose, goddess pose, mountain pose).
Exclusive workshop: We will call upon this strength and confidence for this month’s exclusive yoga workshop, ‘Power-Up and Lift-off Arm Balances’ (15th May between 9.30am and 10.45am). This is an opportunity to be playful, curious and develop your practice.
New on the on-demand library:
Resistance training series for yogis with Evelyn. Designed to build yoga specific strength and progress your practice. Combining yoga poses and weights, get ready to improve your overall strength, posture and balance.
Pilates series using household props with Emma W. Designed to increase the intensity and develop overall strength.
20 minute Power Pose Flow with Emma H to boost your energy, self-esteem and confidence - its time to ignite your inner Power.
Are you struggling to get going first thing, suffering from that mid-morning slump or hitting a wall of fatigue in the afternoon? What and when you eat can have a profound effect on your energy levels…That’s why this month we are going to show you how to Power-Up your plate with natural sources of energy and delicious seasonal recipes for the whole family.
You can expect weekly recipe inspiration, including healthy snacks to keep you going throughout the day. We can confirm (due to a number of requests), Evelyn will be sharing one of her top secret energy ball recipes with you…watch this space! Plus our in-house nutritionist and health coach, Louise Murray, will be sharing her Matcha Latte recipe with you, and details why she doesn’t start the day with out it!
We want to start this month by implementing the learning from April’s Revive Your Morning Challenge, supporting you to develop a morning routine that works for you! This could just be one new habit to adopt that would give you time in the morning to wake your body up and prepare yourself to have the best day ahead.
We recognise that we cannot Power-Up without giving our bodies the chance to Power-Down. This can be difficult - often we can get overwhelmed with to-do lists, focusing on the next thing to tick-off and as a result constantly feeling like we are underachieving or behind. We want you to stop, and find Power in the Pause with Louise Murray. It is time that we stop normalising productivity as success. Your success is not about how much you accomplish in day - but how much you honour and respect what your body and mind need.
This month we will also be placing extra emphasis on Mental Health to align with Mental Health Awareness Week (10th and 16th May). This year the theme is ‘Nature’ - acknowledging that access to nature is crucial for our mental health. Expect tips for embracing the great outdoors, why it's good for us, and how to make the most of its benefits.
New on the on-demand library:
A Power Pause Wellbeing Series with Lou where she will share how to find Power in the Pause through 3 different techniques:
The Cup of Calm - showing you how to bring a little mindfulness to the simple act of drinking tea
The 3 Stress Spots - showing you how to release stress through the brow, jaw and shoulders
The Body Awareness Tool - how to come out of your mind and into your body using mini movements.
I’am strong morning guided audio meditation with Jenny to set you up for your day.
