I was appalled and disgusted by last night's Biggest Loser Season 14 show. I stopped watching this show a long time ago because of the abuse the trainers lay on the show's contestants. I have never pushed a client so far as to sustain an injury and I have never dropped an F bomb in their presence. [...]
1995 - Fit and Fat. That's what I stood for. As a member of the board of NAAFA (National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance) I believed no one should be discriminated against when it came to movement. And still today I would defend any full figured, plus sized, large, curvy woman who leads or desires to [...]
Do you get up in the morning waving your pom poms? Do you thrive to do the very best you can? Or do you suffer quietly with anxiety and worry? I can honestly say I am a combination of all three. Most of the time I'm waving my pom poms. My dedication to my work [...]
I'm reading Rory Vaden's book "Take The Stairs - 7 Steps to Achieving True Success." (Penguin Group, 2012). Rory is a member of the National Speakers Association. He writes about the fact that we are an 'escalator society' - we want everything quick, now and no effort. We 'take the escalator' and are not so [...]
The croissant shop was SCREAMING for me as I climbed the subway stairs from the 77th Street #6 train. My body lurched in the direction of the warm scent of freshly baked bread. It's an assault on my senses, but this croissant was screaming for me long before I even got to 77th Street. I [...]
I absolutely love NYC, but ever since the smokers have been banned from EVERY establishment here, the sidewalks have become a colossal nightmare. I tend to move along at a rigorous pace, my sneakers smacking the pavement, body slightly angled forward (my Alexander teacher would have a fit!), breath moving in and out. And then [...]
My grandmother, Eleanor Hill, passed peacefully at 94 years young. As many of you may know, she is my mother's mother and was always a great inspiration for me when it came to movement. She did her last dance recital at the age of 80 to "Hello Dolly" with her fantastic red boa. She was [...]
For the first time in many years, I quietly let the New Year roll in. My usual routine is a host of rituals on New Year's Eve: incense, painting, writing and smashing an egg symbolic of the things I want to let go of in 2012. But I did nothing this year and I was [...]
I love finding movement opportunities in NYC and the places I travel. I was thrilled to find this French sport, Pétanque, similar to the Italian Bocce, is right here in Bryant Park! I find many women still believe 'working out' is an all or nothing event. Creating a "Buffet of Movement (c)" is a very [...]
The beauty of the full body moving in space still brings joy to my heart. I have been teaching plus size yoga for 12 years now and I was reminded again why I love teaching this class! A new client came in to take class tonight. There was a sense of welcome and surprise when [...]