Of course, ALWAYS CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE TRYING ANYTHING, EVER. I have to say this first and foremost because OMG, I am not a doctor! You are not my patient! Even if you’re my…
Browsing Category My Hot Bod
Mind-Body Healing Resources
I recently wrote up a list of resources for a client who is similarly in chronic pain that seems to have no physical cause. Decided to plop it all in this blog post so others…
Perspective 🦋
A year ago, I was walking home by way of Reed Park after Pilates classes, some of my 5 to 8 pole or Pilates classes per week. This was before my hip presented a “catch”…
2018: The Year of Slowing Down
So. Way before all this mystery pain/hospitalization/bedrest/mind-body healing stuff began, I had a dental consult because a bonded tooth was perilously close to another tooth in a way that could’ve been problematic down the line…
I Am Phenomenal
Let’s talk about this. For 6.5 years, I’ve avoided every camera whipped out in pole class like it’s the most important part of my workout. Even after I lost 60 pounds and built muscle like…
A Breakthrough 💫
I’ve felt 10,000 emotions in this space. I’ve called The Pole Garage my gym, my sorority, my church. My marriage was at its worse in 2012 when I first enrolled in classes here. I desperately…
THIS IS THE WORK. 🦋
It’s interesting. This mind-body healing journey has taken me on such a wild ride. It’s taught me how to read the whispers from my body so it never again has to scream to get my…
Charlsie and the Hummingbird
Let me tell you about hummingbirds. My mother loved them. She loved all birds but especially hummingbirds. She was fascinated by their speed, their ability to hover, their amazing talent for drinking bright red sugar…
Whole30 Food Freedom
Food Freedom Report (posted at my Whole30 Facebook group — come join!) Note: I am NOT in a round! (To read about my Whole30 journey, start here.) After months of bedrest and then a month…
Upper Limit Camp
And that’s a wrap on The Big Leap Couples Camp with The Hendricks Institute. I’ll be sharing the first of what will be many #SMFAninjas related lessons from this long weekend in Berkeley in Tuesday’s…