Items filtered by date: May 2016

Shelby Williams

Nationally Certified Massage Therapist, Founder of Balanced Bodies

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Shelby started Massage Therapy in 2007 and is always searching for ways to continue her education of therapeutic massage. She traveled with her practice coast-to-coast and found her roots in Tulsa, OK where she has partnered with several gyms and chiropractors who share her vision for optimal health and wellness.

Shelby takes a therapeutic approach to health and has found that regular massage, diet, exercise, and a well maintained nervous system are the keys to living a healthy life. She enjoys helping people find and maintain a healthy and even athletic lifestyle.

Thomas Williams

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Instructor, Co-founder of Balanced Bodies

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Instructor Thomas Williams began learning martial arts at age 4, and continued progressing through his black belt in karate. After beginning wrestling at 12 years old, Thomas wrestled through high school, then began learning BJJ fundamentals along with Muay Thai, kickboxing, and MMA. Since then, he has competed numerous times in BJJ tournaments and other disciplines with great success.

Thomas is a black belt under Piet Wilhelm (Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Renato Tavares > Piet Wilhelm). He teaches willing learners ages from 3 to 75 despite any physical limitations. Thomas is also available for BJJ seminars, and loves helping out in the community.

Kristi

Licensed Massage Therapist

Kristi graduated from Western Career College in Sacramento, CA, and is certified with 740 hrs of clinical and therapeutic training She specializes in sports and Swedish massage, deep tissue, reflexology, shiatsu and spa treatments.

Kristi’s mission is to help rid the world of pain one body at a time. She has a strong dedication to supporting individuals in achieving life balance through personal wellness.

Her massage style is an integrative approach to create an overall sense of relaxation while pinpointing troublesome areas. A firm believer in the inseparable connection between body/mind/spirit, Kristi is a proponent of massage as a centerpiece for relieving physical as well as emotional stress and enhancing health and well-being.

Katy Ellington

Certified Yoga Instructor, Massage Therapist

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Katy initially decided to become certified as a Yoga instructor as a way to complete her increasingly healthy lifestyle; she studied organic farming and herbology and practiced Yoga for years privately.  She knew that becoming certified would give her a platform to help others find their best selves as well as begin to listen to their bodies for their own sense health empowerment.

Katy discovered how crucial alignment would be for her Yoga practice and her Yoga students.   Katy shows her students that how we move (or don't move) throughout the years causes degenerative diseases, muscle and joint pain, and that making precise changes to movement can drastically improve health. Katy loves teaching new Yoga students how to de-stress and restore the body by using Yogic breathing practices, how to improve their alignment for optimal health, and how these tools can be carried with them throughout their lives.

Jennie Pletsch

Certified Yoga Instructor

Jennie Pletsch has been practicing yoga since 2007, and received her 200 hour instructor certification from a Chicago-based school after her immsersion training program in Costa Rica. Jennie's yoga style specializes in individual modifications for injury recovery and genetic conditions, based on her belief that our bodies perform the best with a well-rounded routine. For her, that includes massage recovery and yoga.

Jennie describes herself as grounded, expansive, and empathetic, which fits right in with her favorite part of Balanced Bodies: the community atmosphere. Shortly after joining our team, se jumped right into training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Jennie quickly found that BJJ surpassed her expectations, noting that it "helps my reflexes, exercises my analytical skills, and provides excellent cardio." Along with BJJ and yoga, Jennie also enjoys aerial silks, and any outdoor activity involving sweat or water.

Casie Whitney

Licensed Massage Therapist, BJJ Purple Belt

Casie (pronounced 'KC'), knows some things, and she will talk about those things here.

As an affiliate of Triton Fight Center (Broken Arrow, OK), Balanced Bodies provides Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes and private lessons.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a lifelong learning experience, with the outcome being increased confidence and an improved ability to defend oneself in the event of an attack. Whether you are just starting out in submission grappling or you have quite a bit of experience in martial arts, our student-focused lessons can help empower you with new skills.

BJJ techniques are often used by law-enforcement and military personnel for use in worst-case scenario, hand-to-hand combat situations. These techniques, along with strength training and cardio conditioning, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu can help you meet your personal goals or overcome what would otherwise be a nightmarish situation.

About Thomas Williams

Instructor Thomas Williams began learning martial arts at age 4, and continued progressing through his black belt in karate. After beginning wrestling at 12 years old, Thomas wrestled through high school, then began learning BJJ fundamentals along with Muay Thai, kickboxing, and MMA. Since then, he has competed numerous times in BJJ tournaments and other disciplines with great success.

Thomas is a black belt under Piet Wilhelm (Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Renato Tavares > Piet Wilhelm). He teaches willing learners ages from 3 to 75 despite any physical limitations. Thomas is also available for BJJ seminars, and loves helping out in the community.

Yoga will help you find not only your physical strength and flexibility, but also your individual balance of mind, body, and spirit. Hatha yoga combines breathing (pranayama) with postures (asanas) and meditation. When combining these three powerful ideas you are sure to feel balanced inside and out. Our focus, whether in a relaxing or strenuous class, is alignment and working in a pain free range. With this focus in mind our classes are accessible to any body type with any amount of experience.

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