The ‘Living on the Line’ retreat is a one-time, exclusive event focused on helping participants reconnect with their original alignment and find balance within themselves. Guided by experienced instructors, you will learn to feel deeply, to shift your weight effectively, and
to perceive a deeper self.
It is being held at the wonderful Vallombrosa Retreat Center in Menlo Park, CA.
Retreat is all inclusive: 13 hours of class, room and three meals daily.
I didn’t need a Stanford MA in Education to get me teaching. I started teaching dance at 14. Soon after starting yoga classes, I was teaching yoga at the YMCA. After doing Continuum for a year or so I was passing on this deep physical exploration to my yoga students. My passion was for all things physical, but in my heart of hearts I knew I hadn’t found the essence yet. When I was introduced to Aplomb in 1988, every cell in my body informed me that I had found my life’s work. That lead to the Balance Center, 1992 – 2017, where I have had the honor to teach thousands of students and teachers the basics of Aplomb. My work continues to this day, teaching in person and on the internet, to anyone who wants the freedom of living on the line.
Posture is learned. Every child on the earth is in Balance until the age of 3. After the age of 3, children begin to imitate the postures of the people around them. If a person lives in a culture where the adults are Balanced, then that person grows up in Balance. However, in modern cultures, most people are out of Balance. Posture is a cultural phenomena.
The Physics of Flesh and Bone.
Up until 1920, most people on the planet were in Balance.
In the 1920’s, there was a shift in the fashion of posture when the flappers ushered in a new trendy way to stand, sit and move. They moved the pelvis forward, uncentering it. This caused the spine to lean backwards, in compensation the head and shoulders moved forward, causing imbalances throughout the body.
You are designed to be friction-free. However, when the pelvis is off-center, every joint compensates and is off center. This causes friction in the joints and is the wear and tear that is the underlying cause of premature aging, joint and back pain. So, when you realign and recenter the body, underlying wear and tear dissolves. You experience pain relief and soon regain your strength and vitality.
Even if you’re not in pain, balance optimizes performance because it makes everything efficient and easier, in daily life and athletically and artistically.
Pay a $200 refundable (until 1/25/25) deposit to secure your space for the retreat.
Receive a discount if you register by 1/25/2025.
Starting on 1/26/25, registration fees.
We accept payments through various secure methods, including Zelle. Ensure your place at the retreat with a simple and reliable payment process.
