One of the things we are hearing a lot of lately is that students are embarrassed to come back in studio because you’ve gained weight. Maybe it's that you got out of the rhythm of working out or maybe it's that you were stressed out, and downing that bowl of ice cream or bag of potato chips seemed to be the answer at the time. Regardless, I just want you to know that you are NOT alone!!  AND a seemingly simple but hugely challenging concept to grasp is that you can only start where you are. Moving in a more positive direction to take better care of yourself starts with baby steps. So I’m going to give you just 2 suggestions to nudge you in this direction…Read More

As I mentioned last week, Chris and I spent the last couple of days at the annual Mindbody Conference called Bold. We have been attending Mindbody conferences for the past 10 plus years and have found the information to be very helpful in terms of running this big ship we call Body Language. Part of the conference is dedicated to inspirational stories of other individuals or businesses who have overcome great obstacles to land where they are today. Other parts of the conference focus on improving the client experience whether its upgrades in technology, tweaking of our branded app, best practices on connecting with our clients or most importantly, ways to continue to foster that deep sense of community we have all grown to love and appreciate at BL. This year though the conference kicked off with a very interesting segment on industry trends. They gave us much data on how other fitness and yoga studios across the country have navigated this pandemic and the staggering reality is that 30% of businesses like BL have closed over the past 2 years. Mindbody also collected data from those who have survived and across the U.S., fitness & yoga studios are only at 60-70% of pre-covid numbers. (Which is exactly where BL is.) While other industries have survived and even thrived, fitness & yoga studios have been disproportionately impacted because of the option of “substitution.” Many have chosen to “substitute” working out at home for their in studio classes. The stats also show that 30 percent of those who were previously working out pre-covid are just not working out at all any more…perhaps a testament to the fact that those at home workouts are not really a viable “substitution” after all.Read More

I wonder how many of you know Body Language’s tag line??  Here’s a hint…it’s found spelled out with different colored metal letters above the lockers in the Link.   Anyone?? Next time you’re in the Link be sure to look up and you’ll see it.

Work…Sweat…Play!!

Chris and I came up with this saying to describe our approach to how we have chosen to run Body Language but also as an encouragement for you, our clients, to find this balance in your own lives as well.Read More

 
 I have spoken with so many students lately who are thinking about joining Body Language’s teacher training but who just haven’t quite made the leap.   So, I just wanted to take a few moments of your time to tell you a little more about our program and why you might want to consider joining us.

First of all, although I am the creator and coordinator of the program, I am just one of a whole team of teachers who lead the training sessions.   If you look around at other programs, you will find that this is very rare.  There is typically one person who leads the entire training which was originally me.  But over the years, I have been able to add other teachers into the training who have way more expertise in certain areas than I do. This has really added depth and value to our program.   For example, Ronda has a Ph.D in psychology and she leads many of the sessions especially those related to how yoga can help you deal with anxiety and depression.   Margie is a physical therapist and she leads the sessions on anatomy, the Respiratory and Nervous systems.  As a Registered Dietitian I lead the sessions on nutrition and how yoga can be an effective tool in managing your health and weight.  These are just a couple of examples of the amazing staff we have in place to lead the training.  Having all these teachers with their depth of knowledge in different areas is a huge value added to our program and is singlehandley what sets us apart if you’re looking around at different studio’s trainings.Read More