Founder

When a loved one was diagnosed with a neurological condition, Anderson used a blend of his physical and mental martial arts exercises as part of their recovery regimen. This curriculum and coaching helped them regain and maintain mental health stability and get back the life they deserved.

Anderson believes that everyone should have access to these exercises, techniques, and understandings. Healthy mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing is both healing and freeing. We all possess "superpowers" inside that help us navigate life and overcome stress, we aren't always shown how to use them. RA's approach to mental and emotional wellbeing utilizes physical movement to address feelings and emotions in order to tap into long-lasting neurological and behavioral change.

Somatic movement, infused with immersive kinesthetic experiences, build mental and emotional capacity and cognitive conditioning. Ancient practices such as Tai Chi, Meditation, Mindfulness, and Yoga are great tools for blending emotional and physical experiences that teach us about ourselves, provide healing, and better behavioral control. These kinds of activities have been "gateways" for personal development journeys for centuries. They are life changing and life saving. But too often, people don't know how to tap into their power and use them for their highest benefits. That's where Balanced Arts can help. 

     “To gain personal success and overcome our internal and external obstacles, we MUST learn to train mentally; retrain, reprogram and repeat! Sculpting for growth to reveal our personal, individual truths and full potential, is a daily goal that we chip away at our entire lives.”  - Except from, Mastering the Mental Dragon, From Victim to Victorious by R.A. Anderson.

You don’t need to experience burnout, a mental breakdown, or be diagnosed with a mental health condition to benefit from Balanced Arts' instruction.

The core objective of each Balanced Arts program is rooted in the fact that our brains are our most challenging opponent. In order to overcome mental, emotional, and physical obstacles we must learn how to “spar and grapple” with our brain; to train it, and to retrain and reprogram it.

From basic, core functions to learning new skills and installing new thought patterns; learning how to care for our brain and mind is the crucial key to everything. Training the mind is the number one skill needed for everything that you do. This skill will bring you closer to what you want out of life. We need to move beyond our primitive brains and work to become masters over our triggers, stressors, and regressive patterns and limiting beliefs. Training the mind is a daily activity and absolutely necessary for living free and finding your best self.