
Saturday, October 21 – Friday, October 27, 2023
GPBALANCE Hormonal Yoga training modules resume in Aix-en-Provence, Gustavo himself will be present. Come and enjoy a rich and powerful teaching in a wonderful setting of Provence.
GPBALANCE is a method created by Gustavo Ponce based on traditional yoga, honoring the Indian philosophical heritage, while offering a modern and concrete method. This hormonal yoga technique will allow you to restore your vitality and naturally rebalance your hormonal health and/or that of your students/patients.
This event is open to those who want to teach the method (yoga teachers, therapists, medical or paramedical professionals, etc.) but also to those who are interested in learning it for their personal practice.
Practice
Requirements
Two different 50-hour modules –alpha and beta– are offered. Completing one is enough if you wish to train for your own practice. If you wish to train as a teacher, you are required to complete 2 different sessions, or 100 hours of practical training.
During each of these 2 modules, you will study the complete series in a general way and delve into the theoretical aspects of the 5 sections of GPBALANCE.
The 5 sections of GPBALANCE
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The study of different breathing and postural techniques: Kaya Stairyam Sankalpa, Bija Mantras, Prana Vidya, Kapalabhati, Bhastrika 1, Bhastrika 2. These techniques work on stillness, stability and concentration of body and mind as well as the channeling of energy.
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Preparatory work of simple postures lying on the back, accompanied by visualizations and the various breathing techniques studied in the previous section. This enables us mobilize energy around pelvic region.
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Standing postures whose primary objective is to strengthen the flexibility, strength, balance and agility of our whole body. This also enables us to mobilize energy throughout the body.
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In this section, the focus is on pressing the pubis to the ground and strengthening the core area of the body as well as the abdominal area. We will also perform a series of inverted postures.
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This last seated section will cover different techniques such as Uddiyana Bandha, Agnisara Dhauti, Nauli, Ashwini Mudra, Nadi Shodhana Pranayama. The essential objective of these techniques being to achieve a rebalancing of the hormonal system in a more intense way than during the various techniques and asanas proposed in the previous sections. They also help to cleanse and lighten the body of functional obstacles caused largely by stress. We end this last section of the practice with a brief contemplation (which includes your last Sankalpa), Neo-Tummo and Yoga Nidra.
Beta module
This beta module will tackle sections 2 and 4. We will focus the theoretical and practical teaching on the following techniques:
- Anteversion and retroversion of the pelvis
- Ardha Matysana, Dandasana, Paschimottanasana
- Bandhas
- Bhramari Pranayama
- Bhujangasana Family
- Buteyko
- Collapsing Bridge: Activation of Swadhisthana Chakra (Original Tumo)
- Dinah’s Technique
- Headstand
- Importance of moving the hips, tilting the pelvis and twisting
- Importance of the pelvic floor muscles
- Intermittent breathing
- Kumbhaka (suspension of breath)
- Manipur Shuddhi and Ajapa Japa
- Meditation on the 5 reminders
- Navasana
- Neo-Tummo (in its two forms)
- Nitric oxide
- Pawanmuktasanas
- Prana-Apanasana
- Shoulder stand (Salamba Sarvangasana, Viparita Karani Mudra, Karna Pidasana)
- Soft quiks to the sacrum (Awakening Swadhisthana)
- Supta Gomukhasana (gonads)
- The CO2 paradox
- The power of visualization
- Vagus nerve
In-person course
Each session will systematically and progressively address the 5 sections that make up the GPBALANCE series. The whole series uses different techniques and concepts that we will see in detail throughout the teaching of the 2 modules:
- Asanas
- Mudras, especially kechari Mudra (used throughout the practice)
- Kriyas
- Bandhas (very frequently used during practice)
- Chakras and Prana
- Visualization and concentration (very frequently used during practice)
- Meditation
- Neo-Tummo
Theory
To deepen your theoretical knowledge of the method, you will have access to the PDF version of Gustavo Ponce’s following books:
- Book 10: The method
- Book 4: Breathing
If you want to train as a GPBALANCE Hormonal Yoga teacher and teach the method, learn how you can become a certified trainer.
Testimonials
I have continued to practice, from memory, when possible and when the desire was felt...and I am amazed, with the little practice I have, at the effects felt on my general state of well-being and especially on my dynamism. There are even moments when I almost forgot that I had endometriosis ! The disease makes me very tired, but something has changed. I have to be careful because when I do BPG as is, I have trouble sleeping. I am still in the process of taming this new life impulse that I feel inside me. I am still a bit bluffed because even without practicing the effects last in time...
Sabrina Caminade (France)
With Fanny Lehideux + Frédérique Verdeau + Gustavo Ponce (France, 2022)
Knowing GPBALANCE has given me hope for a strong and permanent health despite the hormonal changes of menopause. The body feels more supple and I feel a noticeable improvement in my mood. In short, youthfulness restored !
Noemí Auad (Chile)
With Gustavo Ponce (Chile, 2022)
A very nice discovery, I really appreciated the guidance, the kindness and the very precise explanations. Thank you again for sharing so much with us, and bravo for your involvement.
Wendy Mourait (France)
With Fanny Lehideux + Frédérique Verdeau (France, 2022)
This practice overwhelmed me by the sensations it provides, a particular state oscillating between power and calm. It is so complete and so different from other practices, that it is worth discovering, teaching and practicing.
Fanny Chassefière (France)
With Fanny Lehideux + Frédérique Verdeau (France, 2021)