About the Studio..

A peaceful and welcoming space to embrace your wellness journey!
Located in a charming industrial building near Downtown Cleveland, Ohio City and Tremont.
We offer Rolfing® Structural Integration sessions, group yoga classes, and private yoga classes.
About the Team..
Debra Barb
Owner, Balanced Breath and Body
Adjunct Professor, Hiram College
Certified Rolfer®, 2024
Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200), 2017
M.A. Biology, Miami University, 2017
B.A. Biology, Hiram College, 2006

My journey to becoming a Certified Rolfer® and Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200) began with practicing martial arts as a child. My teacher always emphasized the importance of form, posture, and balance as the foundations of our practice. Eventually, form, posture, and balance became guiding principles throughout my life -- developing my skills as a college basketball player, balancing work & life responsibilities as a high school science teacher, and eventually deepening my yoga and Rolfing® practices.
In 2016, I earned a scholarship to train as a yoga teacher at The Source Energy Yoga School in Lakewood, Ohio, where I learned to unite body, mind, and breath through yoga. This foundation deepened my understanding of movement and holistic wellness. My personal yoga practice often involves combining Vinyasa and Yin elements, embracing the balance offered between the two. My teaching style is kind, authentic and always open to everyone - I truly believe yoga is for EVERY BODY.
In 2021, during a lengthy & challenging battle with a COVID-19 infection and its debilitating symptoms, I discovered Rolfing®. It became a transformative experience in my own healing. While Rolfing® did not cure me from Long COVID, it made my body feel better, my brain more relaxed, and my recovery more supported. Since completing my Ten Series™ with Advanced Rolfer® Jessica Dillard, I have been free from chronic back pain and migraines, moved my body with increased ease, and found breathing to feel easier and more efficient!
In 2023, I took a leave of absence from teaching high school science to pursue Rolfing® training at the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute in Boulder, Colorado, with a focus on helping others heal as I had. I spent a year learning and rediscovering myself.
Now back home in Cleveland, just a mile from where I grew up, I’ve proudly created a space where I can share the benefits of both Rolfing® and yoga with my community.