Yoanna House and BBI Gear up for Second Annual
Jacksonville Fashion Week Runway Model Workshop!
Watching Yoanna mentor and
work with the young people (as well as older professionals) at the Jacksonville
Fashion Week Runway Model workshop last year made me think about what a great
example she sets not just in terms of how to be a top model, but more on just
"how to be." From the moment
you meet Yoanna, she is an inspiration. Her love of Pilates is strong. It
peaked when she found it to be the only thing that she truly enjoyed and looked
forward to doing while striving for a lean long frame.
She is strong, she is confidant
about who she is, she is kind, she is the epitome of feminine, she is beautiful
and she is real. She is beautiful from the inside out. For someone who has seen the not always so
glamorous competitive modeling scene from the very top, it is obvious that her
passion is to prepare young and upcoming potential models for the
industry. And to tell them quite
honestly what others may not. She does
this in such a compassionate and playful way.
While the world of professional modeling can foster self-absorption and
vanity, Yoanna is on the contrary very grounded and sincere, which shines
through in her presentation. She wears
many hats as a mom, and a consummate professional, and she is a lot of fun to be
around! Every time you see Yoanna you
realize that she is living what she does and she absolutely loves it.
Yoanna
realizes that maintaining a long-term career in modeling requires staying
healthy by staying in good shape, maintaining a nutritious diet, getting enough
rest, and managing stress. While
Yoanna embodies the principles of Pilates and elegant movement, she is at the
same time lighthearted and fresh. Pilates and Gyrotonic work your body and mind
from the inside out. It is not just
exercise, it is a lifestyle. It is living
proper alignment and posture. It is learning how to breathe,
learning how to move with efficiency and ease, and learning how to stand tall
and proud in your own body. The
exercises and movements (like Yoanna) are not superficial, they are deep from
the core and soul. They embody moving
effortlessly, with elegance and grace. It is functional strength, building long
lean length in the body without bulk. Like what Yoanna embodies,
Pilates builds confidence, and quiet strength. Yoanna simply cherishes her
workout routine; it brings her pure joy. She uses Pilates and Gyrotonic to
escape the hustle and bustle of life, and it doesn’t hurt that it helps give her the cinched waist she needs
to stay “booked” as a professional model. It is a way of life for her.
Along with her passion for
quality movement and exercise, Yoanna learned early on that good reasonable
nutrition is a must for energy and health as well as beauty. This means choosing lean protein, lots of
fresh vegetables and complex carbohydrates, and limiting fast foods, high
calorie drinks, simple sugars and carbohydrates such as bakery products and
sweets. It also means eating enough for
energy, but not too much through portion control and wise snack choices. What Yoanna presents and shares is unique: an honest wholesome clean approach to
modeling, and how to enjoy a long and joyful career in the world of
professional modeling.
On February 9th, 2013 Body Balance Institute
will team up with Lululemon Athletica and our wonderful Client and Colleague
America's Next Top Model winner Yoanna House for the 2nd annual Runway Model
Workshop on February 9, 2013. In
addition to teaching the do's and don'ts of professional modeling, runway
technique, skincare, diet advice, and ways to get discovered, Lululemon Athletica will lead a goal-setting
segment, and Body Balance Institute will discuss healthy eating and exercise
for sleek fasciae and healthy wellbeing.
This workshop is for everyone and anyone 14 and older. There is no requirement to attend.
Stay tuned for more great events to come, and visit
http://jaxfashionweek.com/ for more on Jacksonville Fashion Week, 2013.
