GPB Founder
A pioneer in the teaching of yoga in Latin America, Gustavo Ponce is a former Chilean Ambassador to Japan, international businessman, writer and columnist in yoga magazines in several countries.
When he was 11, Gustavo Ponce found in a second-hand book store a book that made him dream and gave a definitive direction to his young life : Yoga and Sport by the Indian Selvarajan Yesudian and Hungarian Elizabeth Haich, the couple who opened the first Hatha Yoga school in Europe. This book has accompanied him ever since, though he has already lost many pages.
In early 1968, he left his native country, Chile, by bus. In Argentina he boarded a cargo boat that took him to Kobe, Japan, 4 months later…
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What students say about Gustavo Ponce
I had the chance to take two hormonal yoga teacher trainings thanks to Frédérique Verdeau. The first, hosted by Dinah Rodrigues, was the start of my journey into hormonal wellness and yoga. This is why I did not hesitate for a second when Frédérique told me about the GPBALANCE training. Led by Gustavo Ponce, I was enthusiastic about this training. Gustavo is very pedagogical, he shares with great generosity all his knowledge learned from the greatest yogis masters and put at the service of hormonal balance. I experienced this training as a great homecoming. I came back to my breathing, to my body with a more developed consciousness. The exercises are varied, both accessible and demanding. A return to balance that accompanies me in my daily practice and that I look forward to sharing with my students.
Catherine Couput (France)
With Gustavo Ponce + Fanny Lehideux + Frédérique Verdeau + Pati Peguero (France, 2023)
Thank you to all your teaching and organizing team for their kindness, availability and benevolence during this course, it was a pleasure to be among you all. I really liked the atmosphere in general and of course the work done together. Thank you also for the many rich course materials.
Evelyne Roussillon (France)
With Gustavo Ponce + Frédérique Verdeau + Fanny Lehideux + Pati Peguero (France, 2023)
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)
I consider this a must-attend course for both teachers and yoga practitioners for its methodology and for the combination of theory and practice that enriches it and gives it the necessary context for proper learning.I invite all yoga practitioners to take this course and learn all that Gustavo has accumulated and experienced over the years.
Julio Auad (Chile)
With Gustavo Ponce + Karina García Pastén (Chile, 2022)
GPBALANCE has improved my prostate, my overall health.
Patricio Prado (Chile)
With Karina García Pastén + Gustavo Ponce (Chile, 2022)
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 sincerely thank you Frédérique for having made us discover Gustavo's technique. Personally, it does me a lot of good considering my problems with vertigo, vestibular migraines and tinnitus. As much as I could not see myself teaching another hormonal yoga technique, I am impatient to be able to teach GP Balance because I am convinced of its effectiveness.
Myriam Semery (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)
I did the GPBALANCE hormonal yoga workshop. I loved it ! It is a very interesting workshop. Gustavo is not only a very wise man but also very kind, he has a sense of humor and he is a very close person, you can ask him any question, even after the workshop and he gives a lot of advice. He explains the theory in a very understandable way and teaches the practice. I am very grateful for what he has taught and I recommend to take the course !
Inge Drenthen (Spain)
With Gustavo Ponce (Spain, 2022)
I loved this immersion and the discovery of gpbalance, in a very supportive group. I found this approach fascinating and felt the benefits immediately in terms of vitality. I appreciate the value of Gustavo's teaching, which brings us not only to a physiological and health dimension that is completely up-to-date, but also to the foundations of yoga and even to its depths. I feel both fortunate and grateful to have been able to participate.
Marie-Laure Hairie (France)
With Frédérique Verdeau + Fanny Lehideux + Gustavo Ponce (France, 2022)