REGULAR CLASSES
Acroyoga is a discipline that combines yoga, acrobatics and Thai massage.
At BALEA we have 3 different levels:
AKROYOGA 0: 3-month module where we learn the basics of acroyoga little by little. Designed for people who have never done acroyoga and are interested in getting started in the practice.
*Registrations are not allowed in the middle of the 3 months.
AKROYOGA 1: Multilevel acroyoga classes, for people who have done some acroyoga before and want to continue learning. They have to have a minimum of knowledge to be able to attend these classes.
AKROYOGA 2: For those who have been practicing acroyoga for a while and have a very solid foundation. At this level we work in modules that last about a month. The topics of the modules can be general like flow, slackro, pops, icarians, standing, dance lifts… or more specific like hand to hand or foot to hand.
Yoga in movement, flowing to the rhythm of the breath. It is a dynamic practice that combines different asanas (postures) through fluid movement between them together with the rhythm of each person’s breathing.
Being a very physical style of yoga, it will help you tone your body and gain flexibility. You will also notice improvements in coordination, balance and concentration.
Perhaps in some session Valle will guide us through an Ashtanga yoga practice.
Taught by Valley.
A more static type of yoga focused on finding the balance between the most active energy and relaxation, but it does not have to be a less intense practice.
It is very appropriate for people who have never done yoga or who have just started yoga, since a lot of attention is paid to the alignment of the body in each posture and to maintain it for a few breaths. Which helps to gradually integrate each posture.
Hatha yoga will also help you improve your physical condition, as well as improve your mental health by reducing anxiety, stress and fatigue.
Taught by Marta and María.
This class is a fusion between yin yoga and restorative yoga. In it we seek a deep relaxation of mind and body through passive yoga postures and long stretches.
In yin yoga, the body and mind are worked on at a very deep level. The postures are maintained for between 2 and 5 minutes, with the help of accessories, reaching the deepest layers of the tissues with the stretching. This leads us to a state of deep relaxation by releasing unnecessary tension.
This class is perfect for those who need to regulate the anxiety and stress that day-to-day routines generate.
Taught by Valley.
Yoga adapted to the needs of people over 65 years of age.
In this class, Valle will use a fusion of different styles of yoga to adapt it to the students in the class and make it accessible to everyone. You will have moments of activation and moments of complete relaxation.
This class will help you gain strength, flexibility, coordination, concentration, balance while giving you techniques to learn to relax.
Taught by Valley.
Discipline that combines dance and acrobatics and makes it accessible to all audiences. Come move your body while having fun!
The classes focus on learning the different movements within the Movement Flow system to then create small choreographies called flows (with or without music).
It tries to explore the body of each person at their own level and the movement that we can give it. Always from the game and exploration.
Taught by Maialen.
Handstands and inversions. Classes in which we will work the world upside down. We will prepare the body so that it is able to stay on a handstand and/or headstand.
Handstands are an intense discipline, but with time and dedication they can be very satisfying. Being able to balance your whole body on your hands makes us feel like we are capable of anything.
They will be multilevel classes, adapted to each person whether you have ever done a handstand in your life or not. Of course, come prepared to sweat a little…
Taught by Maialen.
BALEA TEACHERS
Kaixo! We are Aitor and Maialen, the people behind Balea!
We started practicing acroyoga on our own in 2017, in our living room at home when we were living abroad as a way to do a fun activity together. We started trying to decipher poses from photos that we saw on the internet, trying to get to them however we could… A few months later when we returned to the Basque Country, we started going to classes and workshops that helped us understand the technique behind the things we had been trying for months without much idea. And how important is the technique and how easy it is when they explain it to you!!
In 2019 we decided to train as acroyoga teachers to help other people interested in the practice in its beginnings. Since then we have been giving regular classes, workshops and acroyoga and movement retreats whenever we have the opportunity.
Namaste, My name is Valle, and although I am from Vitoria, I have been enjoying life in the countryside for many years. Yoga came to me at the exact moment, and decided to accompany me until it became my philosophy of life. I share and teach this wonderful tool out of love and respect for our body. A practice adapted to each person, whatever their physical or emotional state, you will always be able to enjoy and feel everything that it can bring you and help you in your day-to-day life, on and off the mat.
I have trained in: Integral Hatha yoga, Prenatal Yoga, and Children’s Yoga from the Mahashakti School. Yinyoga from the Shiva&Shakti School. Aerial Yoga with Aerial Yoga.org. And the Certificate of Professionalism (Navarra).
This school year I will teach vinyasa yoga, restorative/yin yoga, and gentle yoga (+65) in Balea.
I started practicing yoga from a personal growth perspective a few years ago. In 2018 I made the decision to delve into it and carry out the Integral Yoga training at the Mahashakti School. Currently I feel like a yoga apprentice for life who has the privilege of sharing everything that this practice brings me.
Since then I have accompanied children and their families in their emotional education in civic centers in Vitoria-Gasteiz and I currently teach yoga classes in English for kids at the ikastola in Izarra and aerial yoga for kids in Zerulur, where I also give air yoga classes for adults I have also shared hatha yoga classes at the Arteria center, and at the Creciendo center and at Balea.
I’m Sandra. I was born in Bilbao in 1983. (Former) computer engineer, aikidoka, acroyogi, Shiatsu practicing therapist, passionate about life…
When I found acroyoga, it taught me to overcome my beliefs and my fears, I learned to say no and ask for what I need, to connect with my body in new ways that seemed incredible to me. I also found Thai massage, which taught me to work from humility and gratitude, and led me to a place where I could finally connect head and heart.
Regarding acroyoga, I have trained at the Acroyoga Montreal Teacher Training (level 1 and 2) and at the Acroyoga for Social Inclusion Training (Barcelona).
I will be teaching acroyoga classes in Balea and some other workshops during the year!
Hello! Yoga came to me at the right time, even though I started approx. 10 years thanks to the stress of school, and the chaos of Mexico City (where I was born). Years later I would meet the practice again, when I moved to one of the most paradisiacal places (Quintana Roo). This time, another great teacher, taught me what kundalini yoga is, something that is still part of my days in the form of breathing and visualization exercises.
Last year thanks to an event that changed my life, I returned to Mexico City, where working in a Yoga studio “secret room yoga” gave me the peace and focus that I needed. There I was fortunate to practice with discipline and a lot of love (every day), to meet teachers who are very important to me and learn 22 different styles to practice, which in the end taught me that with yoga we all go to the same place (our sacred place) no matter the path chosen.
That’s when I decided to certify myself in hatha yoga, and with each knowledge acquired by my teachers, day by day my curiosity and love for the practice grew more.
I hope we can meet soon and enjoy the present moment together!
Namaste
I started my practice with movement when I was 9 years old. I trained until I was 16 years old at the José Uruñuela Dance Conservatory in Gasteiz. Ballet gave me the discipline and body awareness that now helps me in the disciplines I practice, but my body has always asked me for more movement, more acrobatics. So much so that as a child when we went out for a walk I never walked, but instead walked the streets doing cartwheels. Little by little over the years I have been training in different disciplines (yoga, akroyoga, Movement Flow, Thai massage…) and practicing others on my own such as acrobatics, pole dance, aerial silcs and handstands.
Now in our new acroyoga and movement studio, BALEA, I teach these disciplines that I am passionate about with the hope of helping more people find their passion in movement.
