Fine Balance Wellness

High school can be a precarious and difficult time for many young women when it comes to body image. I remember having friends who voraciously refused a bite of guacamole for its high fat content and  ingested diets consisting solely of boxes of ‘non-fat’ and ‘low sugar’ artificial foods.

At Fine Balance, we have witnessed the transformational impact yoga has for the young women in our high school programs and regularly hear remarks such as, ” this is the only time during the day that I feel good.” As a yoga teacher, I see the awe and pride young women can have in themselves after a challenging and successful yoga class. And it appears yoga may be going even further to help girls with their self-image. A recent study of 50 girls at Seattle Children’s Hospital found yoga, in addition to providing girls with an uplifting physical experience, may also help them achieve lasting success in overcoming serious eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia. In the eight week study, girls participating in yoga showed steady weight gain beyond four weeks, the point at which the non-yoga teens disease state relapsed.

We believe in the power of yoga and are excited about the far reaching positive clinical effects of the power of yoga. We look forward to the day when every high school student has access to the infinite potential of yoga.