The sun is shining and it makes me feel so happy! With this gorgeous weather, it so easy to throw things on the grill and have a quick healthy meal. But the question was, when I first moved here to Northwest Indiana, “where do I get fresh organic ingredients?” I had to do some digging around to find health food
When I brought the barre workout to Northwest Indiana over 2 years ago, nobody really knew what “barre” really was. Some thought I was preparing law students to take their bar exam. Nope that isn’t me! Some thought I was working at the local bar at night. Not me either! Some thought that barre was like Zumba and some
July 1st, 2015 Mind Over Matter Studio Monthly Newsletter July 2015 With one month down in our Burn at the Barre Summer Challenge, I am in awe of the dedication, commitment and energy that has been put into this challenge. Over 350 classes total have been taken, and a couple of people who already got their 24 classes in. AMAZING! No
This week, the Mind Over Matter Studio Blog was inspired by going to the Natural History Museum in Washington D.C. with my daughters. We were one of the first ones there and went straight for the butterfly exhibit. Over 300 butterflies of all sorts of species were housed in a tropical environment. As we waited to enter, my six-year-old daughter
Here at Mind Over Matter Studio, we get you might start to get bored of your workout and thus we try to keep you on your toes. We offer barre + beyond. Evolving from our M.O.M.s Method, our signature “barre “class, we developed a class called M.O.M.s Interval. What is interval? Just take your favorite Barre Moves and add 30
One of my summer projects is to go through my daughter’s school work from the year. She is only in kindergarten, but so far, I’ve kept everything! Yes, everything! Not sure why, but I have been hording and now we get to go through every single paper she has brought home in her blue folder. We sort through what she
Men at the barre? At M.O.M.s {Mind over Matter Studio}, our goal is to inspire women to feel comfortable to raise the “barre” and build not only physical strength but also mental strength; a strength that carries into daily life. But the fitness technique itself, is not just for women. “It may be difficult for men to feel the “pelvic
June 1st, 2015 Mind Over Matter Studio Monthly Newsletter June 2015 It may not feel like summer today, but bikinis, vacations and cook-outs are on the horizon! We started our Memorial Day weekend with our M.OM.s Mingle-Lades Night Out; an intro to barre, new lines of designer fitness apparel, generous donations and beautiful old and new faces. We also brought
Memorial Day is a time to remember and thank all those who sacrificed themselves for our beautiful country. But I say the entire weekend in itself can also be a time for you to remember all your own personal sacrifices you make on a daily basis. Do you stay late at the office to help out a coworker? Do you wake
Little did I know that when Calla walked into my home as a sweet, young girl with a killer smile, that she would turn out to be such a prominent fixture in all aspects of my life. Calla began helping me at the home with the last stages of pregnancy and saw me at my worst; bed rest, stressed
