Fine Balance Wellness

Fine Balance would like to extend our deepest thanks to those who donated to our Focused Yogis = Great Leaders campaign at The Brooklyn Latin School. Fine Balance successfully raised almost $3,000 towards the purchase of new yoga equipment, including blocks and straps, to help students delve more deeply into their yoga practice. The Brooklyn Latin School provides students with a specialized, classical education, including the study of Latin and Greek, in a disciplined academic environment. Yoga is the cornerstone of the Physical Education Department at the school with students taking yoga up to five days per week. In just under four years, TBLS has gone from a new, start-up school to one of the top ranked high schools in NYC.

What some of The Brooklyn Latin School students had to say about yoga and the new equipment:

• “These tools contribute to the relaxing of tensions and a clearer frame of mind.” – Bertram
• “Yoga class allows me to relax before starting a stressful day of school. The blocks and the straps allow us to make a variety of poses easier.” -Zuleica
• “Yoga is my favorite class of the day. With the addition of these necessary tools, yoga has become more challenging and also more relaxing.” -Shahadah
• “The equipment has helped me gain a greater grip on balance when stretching (a la holding the strap) and positioning my body at different heights (resting limbs on the block).” -Andrew
• “Yoga is a necessary relaxation time I need after and before a stressful day of class. It also helps me clear my mind before I start my homework.” -Cielito
• “This (yoga) is the one period where we are able to relax, stretch and forget all of the work we have coming up for the rest of the day.” -Clifford

Thank you to all those who contributed to developing the next generation of leaders equipped with yoga based tools to deal with the stresses they will encounter along the way!