Today at the end of my Yoga Sculpt class I encouraged my students to come chat with me after class and ask me any questions they might have. I was expecting/hoping that I might get asked to help someone with their chaturanga or tell them the name of the song that I used during squats….
I am a self-proclaimed body positive dancer, yogi, and fitness professional. And I’d like to personally admit that body positivity does NOT mean that you always have positive feelings about your body. I know I sure don’t. But today, I’d like to give a quick shoutout to my feet. Because for the past few weeks,…
A body positive fitness professional huh? It’s an unlikely combination considering the prevalence of diet culture in the world we live in. I notice it every time I teach or take a dance, yoga, or group fitness class. It’s there every time I glance at my Facebook feed, and whenever I’m at any sort of…
Last week as students filtered into my group fitness class, everyone was in a good mood because of the weather. As Justin Timberlake reminds us this time of year, it’s gonna be MAY. 😉 As I started my class on a set of calf raises, I excitedly announced: Hey friends! Summer is coming! You know…
It’s amazing how aware I’ve become of the prevalence of diet culture since I’ve given up dieting. I really noticed it on Christmas Eve at dinner. Everyone was talking about how “bad” the food was for them, and was looking to me, the fitness professional, to affirm that their choice to eat something made of dark chocolate…