In 2018, our founder, Maëlis Mittig, while sitting on her bouncy chair at work, LLC’d Bounce Yoga™. Behind the name was a desire to teach a yoga class which promoted bounceability, a resiliency: mentally, spiritually, and physically. Behind the idea was a desire to reinvent the way we sit for long periods of time, especially in meditation, as well as a need for an alternative to a yoga block. While working full-time, Maëlis took her time to develop this unique invention, which we now call BOUNCE.
Over time, the balls inherited their unique shape through research, testing, and consulting. The first BOUNCE Ball was designed with the help of family, mentors, friends, and engineering students at Maryland University. The first BOUNCE Ball was brought to life by Marcus Mosby, Maelis’s husband (for Valentine’s day <3), and Mark Supik, a local Baltimore woodsman, on March 20th, 2020.
Although the balls were originally designed as an alternative meditation cushion, one that would naturally, gradually, spread the sit bones and be spherical — they became much more along the way.
BOUNCE balls™ are an alignment tool, an object of joy, a go-to for kids, an alternative to a yoga block, and an exercise device for athletes.
The color yellow graced the logo and all promotional materials from the get-go, for its many qualities and ties to our center of willpower, the solar plexus chakra. Yellow and bounce go hand in hand.
We are thrilled to share this great object, which will take your day-to-day to the next level, and bring your home an extra dose of sunshine.