Pregnancy Modifications PART 1 Congratulations to all of our pregnant barre beauties out there! I look around class, and am seeing more and more of you. So, that had me thinking. Many of us don’t know what is ok and not ok to do during pregnancy. Now, I want to first preface all of this by saying two things, I am
CORE + BALL; It’s a class that we added to our repertoire about a year ago. We realize that core strength is one area that requires the most attention. When our core is strong, we have the ability to isolate the extremities and work them with complete control. Our Core + Ball class incorporates all your favorite Barre moves from
Dear Barre Beauties, It has been one full week in our NEW home in Valparaiso at 3907 Calumet Ave. It’s been a whirlwind of a week, starting with our two Barre Progressives, our first Glow in the Dark Interval, NEW class times and many new Barre Beauties! Thank you for a killer first week! I just want you to
I LOVE MAKEUP. Every morning, even to go workout, I have to put on my eyeliner, blush and lipstick. I might be a rarity in this phenomenon of wearing makeup to exercise, but I feel more confident about myself when I do. I just want to “look” good. It’s not for anyone else but for me. For the same reason
Do you remember that time you were so upset when you got dumped and the next thing you know everything changes; job, career and you find a new best friend in your life that you could never live without? Well, these changes happen for a reason. If you want a good inspirational read, pick up Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson.
Last Wednesday was “National Walking Day” through the American Heart Association. Of course, we live in NWI with crazy weather and it snowed! One week later, I am waiting in carpool lane with windows open enjoying the beautiful day we have here. Well, let’s make today and every Wednesday National Walking Day! Through American Heart Assocaition, we can learn about
“Kids are always welcome for meetings, it is how we can be efficient, be an example to them and give each other grace while being a business owner. If you are ok with it, then I am too. 🙂 “ This is from another like-minded business owner that I have been trying to set up some time to meet with.
How to Get the Most Out of Your Hour? We’ve all been there, right? Watching the clock because we have other things we need to do like pick up the kids, make sure you’re home for the cable guy, or getting groceries because your husband and kids have complained 100 times because there is nothing to eat in the house.
I was invited to speak at The Chesterton Porter Rotary yesterday. I spoke about “Melding the Best Together”; barre is a fusion of ballet, Pilates and Stretch. At Barre + Beyond, we have melded together a special network of strong, empowered women. And slowly, I am working on melding together our beautiful community of businesses to build a stronger one.
We have all been tucking away at the barre and have read this wonderful saying on the wall in front of us. Well, there might actually be some truth to this saying; and, maybe, just maybe, what the instructors are having you do isn’t just to see your faces contort into all different shapes or just to torture you. We
