Chantal Deeble of Kinespirit Fitness Studio in NYC teaches Regis and Kelly a few Gyrokinesis moves. Check it out!

I attended a workshop last week on Therapeutic Applications for the Pelvis using Gyrotonic. The instructor, Paul Horvath, asked a really great question, “What is health?”  Here is what I took away from this very rich discussion: Health is when every part of the human system functions as a synchronized and synergistic whole; that is, everything is in balance. It is when your internal processes meet your external needs – a dynamic and ongoing exchange that happens every second.

Symptoms, then, are an indicator that something is out of balance, and that ‘something’ affects the entire system.  The way to rebalance is to provide information and direction – verbal, physical, conceptual – to the whole being; to awaken health from the inside out so that the body can reestablish equilibrium, restore the system and heal the symptom.

We normally do just the opposite – just manage the symptom and ignore the system. Losing weight is a good example: If we focus only on losing weight, the opportunity for true healing is diminished as only the symptom (weight) is being addressed and not the fundamental imbalance. If, instead we address the body as a whole, feed it relevant and caring information, guide it into its healing capacity, then it has the opportunity to reorganize itself and regenerate health. At this point, with the strength of a balanced system to support it, the extra weight can come off in a way that is natural, conscious respectful and intelligent.