I have learned from years in the medical profession that good health, longevity, and mind/body wellness result from more than just good medicine. In a world where stress, busy schedules, and chronic preventable illnesses are commonplace, it is vital to bring more wellness into our lives by complementing the best of what modern medicine has to offer. Fortunately, Molly Weeks has developed and introduced the BalleCore Program to fill this great need.

BalleCore is an ideal program for optimizing mind and body capacity. Through movements enhancing balance, precision, and creativity, BalleCore unleashes innate healing powers from within. The program is revolutionary in that it maintains the integrity of the classical arts of ballet, Hatha Yoga, and Pilates while making it physiologically sound and accessible to everyone. Molly Weeks has brilliantly paired inspiring music to a flow of movements that feel like the playing and dancing long forgotten since childhood. In this place of freedom, fun, flexibility, and grace, participants get in touch with their bodies and the many ways the body and mind are able and meant to function.

Body awareness, highly regarded in Eastern philosophy and culture, is the first step to mind/body wellness and good self care, and BalleCore opens the door to this healthy path of discovery and health. In Western culture, freedom of expression and compassion towards oneself are often sacrificed for achievement and material pursuits. As a result, stress often takes its toll on the body and mind in the form of joint ailments, obesity, heart disease, anxiety, and depression, just to name a few. To prevent and ameliorate some of these chronic conditions, BalleCore is a perfect outlet with its emphasis on flexibility, balance, and core strength that help prevent injury, reduce stress, and increase body focus and awareness.

The creative expression, enjoyment, and poise that come from experiencing BalleCore are additional powerful benefits that enhance emotional well being, prevent anxiety and depression, and can lead to a more fulfilling life. A healthy frame of mind and sense of freedom lead to inner calm, confidence, and optimism.

Weeks’ inspiring teaching creates a delightful, accessible, and safe environment for people of all ages and fitness level. Her program is as well suited for the first-time exerciser as it is for the trained dancer who desires to incorporate elements of other classical movement arts, freedom of expression, and fun into their overall fitness regimen. Weeks’ expertise and experience in dance and fitness as well as her high professional standards and enthusiasm make her uniquely equipped to train qualified instructors in her teaching method as well as introduce her program to those lucky enough to participate in her classes. There is no doubt in my mind that BalleCore can be an invaluable program for anybody seeking mind/body wellness, longevity, and overall good health.

Nina Frustajer Marquis, M.D., M.S.
Pysician, Wellness Coach, and Nutritionist