I've been going to the gym more frequently and I find that I'm breathing better, can move easier, and have less lower back pain. I don't look at the scale, but looking for other ways to track progress. How do you give yourself grace during a weight l...
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I want to slim down and tone up so that I can fully embrace moving to a new Country and lifestyle. I am in my 60's, pudgy and lack energy.
Happy Monday! It's the first week of Spring. The season of new beginnings. I don't know about you but I can feel myself moving into the next season of growth and change and know I have some work to do. I think I am ready now...how about you? What do ...
Read moreThis past weekend I led a "GIRL ON FIRE" Yoga flow to honor Women's History Month. I wanted to share the playlist with everyone. Hope you enjoy the mix of "GIRL POWER" anthems on your next walk, yoga session or just plain singing out oud in the car! ...
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It was this time 4 years ago, at the busiest point in my full-time fitness and yoga teaching career, that my body said “ENOUGH.” I was demo-ing a movement during my 5th class of the day and felt a dull pain that had been lingering in my low back sudd...
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Happy November, AthletaWell Fam! I always find the beginning of each month to be a good reminder to pause, check-in with myself, and get clear on what I want to cultivate and step into this month. Over the last couple weeks I've been dealing with som...
Read moreI've spent a lot of my life worrying about being too big or "too much." From growing up in the ballet world and constantly receiving messaging about not letting my body get too bulky, to being told I'm "loud and intense" when I'd speak up about uncom...
Read moreWelcome back to you. Here at AthletaWell we take a mid-week check in to ask—How are you? Do you realize how far you've come? Looking back, what advice would you give to your 20-year-old self, or your 45-year-old self, or an earlier version of you? Wh...
Read moreReady...set...GO! It's Monday! How do you get going and supercharged for the week ahead? Are you working out, or writing in your journal, meditating, or something else? What's motivating you to stay well, protect your boundaries, or try something new...
Read moreAs health and wellness educators/leaders/guides it’s tough to be in a business where size seems to matter most and image can, truly, be everything. The hardest place to be sometimes is comfortable in our own skin. For ALL the reasons. I loved watchin...
Read moreTake a breath and ground yourself in this present moment. Whatever you are feeling, let's feel it all the way through. So let's pause. Take a big inhale in for 1-2-3-4-5. Exhale out 5-4-3-2-1. Now, how are you doing, really? Every Wednesday we are ta...
Read moreHappy Monday! Please share your mindful words of wisdom with each other in the comments below— -affirmations -mantra -positive phrases -favorite quotes The words we choose when speaking to ourselves are powerful—the way we talk to ourselves shapes ou...
Read moreJust because it's a Tuesday that doesn't mean it's not the perfect day to celebrate! We should all take the time to recognize the amazing things that are going on in our lives. Happiness is ALWAYS worth sharing. It's so easy for us to dwell on our st...
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