50H course in Monterrey, Mexico, in September 2023 (beta module)

50H course in Monterrey, Mexico, in September 2023 (beta module)

Thursday, September 21 – Sunday, October 1, 2023

As part of his 2023 international tour, Gustavo Ponce returns to Mexico to teach this 50-hour beta module in the city of Monterrey over two weekends in September.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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:

  1. Anteversion and retroversion of the pelvis
  2. Ardha Matysana, Dandasana, Paschimottanasana
  3. Bandhas
  4. Bhramari Pranayama
  5. Bhujangasana Family
  6. Buteyko
  7. Collapsing Bridge: Activation of Swadhisthana Chakra (Original Tumo)
  8. Dinah’s Technique
  9. Headstand
  10. Importance of moving the hips, tilting the pelvis and twisting
  11. Importance of the pelvic floor muscles
  12. Intermittent breathing
  13. Kumbhaka (suspension of breath)
  14. Manipur Shuddhi and Ajapa Japa
  15. Meditation on the 5 reminders
  16. Navasana
  17. Neo-Tummo (in its two forms)
  18. Nitric oxide
  19. Pawanmuktasanas
  20. Prana-Apanasana
  21. Shoulder stand (Salamba Sarvangasana, Viparita Karani Mudra, Karna Pidasana)
  22. Soft quiks to the sacrum (Awakening Swadhisthana)
  23. Supta Gomukhasana (gonads)
  24. The CO2 paradox
  25. The power of visualization
  26. 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.

The GPBALANCE Hormonal Yoga workshop led by Gustavo Ponce is simply spectacular, extraordinarily clear and enjoyable. For me, it meant discovering and understanding the importance of the pelvic floor and why a physical problem might occur in the future. I discovered exercises that will give me security in the future both in the sexual aspect and in the prevention of certain dysfunctions that fortunately I do not have yet.

Ana María Saldivia (Chile)
With Karina García Pastén + Gustavo Ponce (Chile, 2022)

I am a middle-aged, clumsy and inflexible woman who never dreamed of ever being attracted to yoga, despite a strong intellectual understanding of its benefits. Frederique's expertise is evident from the first contact. She brings a lot of technical knowledge to her profession and generously shares her insights and experience in a way that is very accessible and helpful. Her kindness and empathy take her teaching to a new level of benefit, especially for awkward souls like me. Yoga GP Balance has changed my life . It is the best form of self-care I have found. Many thanks.

Nina Kittilaksanon (Thailand)
With Fanny Lehideux + Frédérique Verdeau (France, 2021)

A great week, my body is already feeling the benefits of the practice. Thank you Fanny and Frédérique for sharing your knowledge, and thank you to all the girlfriends.

Elisabeth Geymet (France)
With Fanny Lehideux + Frédérique Verdeau (France, 2021)

Since discovering the GPBALANCE method, my interest in yoga has grown considerably as I have seen the changes it has produced in my daily life. As part of my training, I recently had the opportunity to teach a GPBALANCE class to a group of 8 students I didn't know. I took the challenge seriously, I prepared the course beforehand and the feeling of being in front of a group of students that I could help, advise and share the GPBALANCE method with, was so great that it allowed me to visualize the possibility of continuing to teach the method to more people.

Felipe And Barros (Chile)
With Gustavo Ponce (Chile, 2022)

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