Fear Factor!

Nothing like the present to face your fears!  We have an opportunity for you to do just that on Saturday, March 24th.  Suzanne and I will be teaching Zumba on stage at the Madonna Expo center for the Health and Fitness Expo from 12:15 - 12:45pm.  We would love to have you on stage with us!  We want people of all ages, body types and fitness levels to show everyone how easy Zumba is and how fun fitness can be!  We will be doing routines that we have been doing for awhile now so if you have been coming to class you will be familiar with them.  Please let us know if you are interested in being on our stage team!  If that isn't your cup of tea come and join us on the ground to help others feel more comfortable as they follow us.   We will have a VERY good expo special going on that weekend so be sure to stop by our booth if you can't make the Zumba class.  Grab your inner performer and feel the thrill of butterflies in your stomach - you wont regret it!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh............

You may have noticed that we now have a massage therapist renting out our back space in the building.  Her name is Sarah.  Sarah started coming to The Edge several months ago after her recent move from the bay area.  She had built quite a clientele up there and was driving up every other week for 3 very long days of back to back massages.  She sat in our parking lot after a class one day and had this feeling come over her that perhaps The Edge was a perfect place to set up shop on the central coast.  Little did she know that that very week Suzanne and I were seriously talking about renting out the back room to help us make our increased rent that month.  Suzanne and I are extremely careful about the people we have in our space.  We have worked really hard to create a space of comfort and peace.  The energy at The Edge is special - hopefully you can feel it when you walk in the door.  We needed the perfect person to share our space with us.  In walks Sarah asking if we have any space to rent and everything clicked right into place.  She went to work creating a beautiful and serene oasis - the perfect place to completely relax. 


Right away she offered us a massage so we would be familiar with her services.  As many of you know we have been teaching every single class since our opening last July.  We also have very busy family lives so it has been hard to "squeeze in" a massage.  Yesterday, finally, we both made the time.  I myself have only had a couple of massages my entire life.  Suzanne has had quite a few.  After yesterday I know that is going to change for me.  Sarah made me feel so comfortable.  I walked into her room as a customer and was transported immediately to a new place.  The dim lighting, the soft music, the atmosphere was so inviting.  The minute I laid down on that warm table I was in heaven. She went to work knowing exactly what I needed - the perfect pressure - focusing on all of my points of tension without me having to tell her.  She was so quiet and effective.  When it was over (so sad) I was a renewed person. I have never felt that good after a massage and Suzanne concurred.   Lesson learned.  We both needed to take the time, for ourselves and our families, to balance our bodies, refresh our minds, and renew our spirits.  It is called massage "therapy" and now I know why.  That was the best hour spent in a long time.  I strongly recommend that you take some time and balance your workouts with a wonderful massage.  I know I will be doing that on a regular basis from now on.  


Sarah is offering our Edge clients an incredible introductory special - $50 for an hour and $75 for 90 minutes.  This special will not last long so instead of putting off some me time because you can't "squeeze" it in give her a call and make some time for yourself.  It will be completely worth it!

Perfection

Something many of us strive for but few will achieve.  What is perfection?  Too many people spend their lives looking to find satisfaction in achieving "perfection".  With the media and photoshop it is sometimes hard to not feel inferior when we look in the mirror.  The "if only"s start to creep in.  I have spent many hours and countless amounts of energy working toward that idea of perfection in my life.  I even had a short stint with an eating disorder as a young adult that made me feel terrible but gave me the physical results I wanted.  And why?  For what?  I am now 42 years old and know that I will never have a perfect body and honestly I wouldn't want one.  I have a bit of a belly that is evidence of the birth of my two beautiful children.  I have moles all over - a gift from my grandmother that will stick with me longer than any china would.  I have many scars from my battle with breast cancer that I wear with pride knowing I fought hard and came out stronger on the other side.  My wrinkles are a sign of a life well lived.  What I see in the mirror might not look perfect to you but it is most certainly perfect to me. I have the freedom to work on other things in my life that are really important like health, community, relationships and spiritual growth.  I hope when you look in the mirror you see the perfection that is you and the beauty of your uniqueness.  I hope you strive for better health, strength and stamina not a size 0.  Change your view and change your life:)