About

Sonoma Body Balance is a posture and yoga studio located in Petaluma, California.  Classes in the Balance Posture Method, Yoga for a Healthy Back, and Restorative Yoga are offered, as well as other yoga and meditation classes.

The Balance Posture Method is a method of traditional, natural posture to relieve back and joint pain and lengthen the spine.  This method returns people to the healthy alignment they had as young children, and brings relief in sitting, standing, bending, walking, sleeping and driving, as well as all one’s daily activities.  The work is based on the research of Noelle Perez-Christiaens from Paris, France.  Ms. Perez-Christiaens traveled around the world studying the posture of less industrialized countries and discovered a remarkable similarity among many cultures worldwide – people who were free of back pain and stayed straight and active into their old age.

Private and group classes are available, and a home study course is available as well ("Good Posture is Bad for Your Back").