25 years…I still can’t believe it!! I vividly remember the huge gamut of emotions I had surrounding the decision to buy BL. I had so much uncertainty about the ability to juggle being a mom of 3 young daughters with the many responsibilities of owning my own business. Actually, at that time, I really had no idea what all those responsibilities even were. I have to admit the fear of failure did cross my mind as I took on this foreign endeavor. I remember thinking if I could just make enough money to help with upcoming college tuition for my 3 daughters, I would consider this little side gig of mine, a success. Well needless to say, BL exceeded my expectations. BL even survived buying out a business partner, my husband quitting his corporate job to pursue a career in art, the 2008 Recession and, of course, most recently, COVID!! Just giving you this cliff note version of why celebrating 25 years in business is truly such a big deal. And although me and Chris and our amazing BL staff have put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into making 25 years a reality, it’s really our students that are due the credit. We want to say thank YOU for seeing the value in supporting a business that promotes your wellness. We want to thank YOU for being a part of this BL community whether it be for a week, a year or perhaps for the entire past 25 years. So we felt that in view of this huge accomplishment, a day of celebrating just wasn’t enough…so we decided to celebrate for an entire week. Yep that’s right…we are calling it a TOAST TO 25 and the celebration will be from Sunday, October 30th until Saturday, November 5th. Here’s what to expect…
First of all, we are changing up and spicing up the classes that week to make every class a mini celebration. AND…every time you come to a class or a workshop you will enter into a drawing that will be held Saturday November 5th at 10:30 am. The more you show up that week…and believe me you will want to…the more chances you will have to win 1 of 25 different give aways from local vendors and businesses. You can look on your BL app for the specifics of what classes will be offered and sign up for them 1 week in advance to secure your spot. All of the BL Boutique items as well as Dave’s Around The Corner items will be…you guessed it…25 % off!! Every day has a name and a theme as well as a few fun ways for you to celebrate.
Sound Healing Sunday (10/30)
We are kicking off the week with this workshop called Good Vibrations. It is offered by our very own yoga teacher, Erik and a friend of his. It’s the first time this workshop has every been offered at BL and we are excited to start our week off with this relaxing, feel good, sound healing experience. ($25)
Mimosa Monday (10/31)
In celebration of Halloween, Jamie will be teaching a Halloween themed Mini Vin at 8:45 am and Kelly Zumba at 9 am. We encourage you to join and dress the part. Ronda will be teaching at 10 am that morning and will be adding Mediation to her Better Backs class. Mimosas will be served all morning for a chance to Toast To 25!!
Twisted Tuesday (11/1)
With the exception of 5:45 am all of the fitness classes will be a bit twisted as they will be just 25 minutes in length and totally different than what is normally offered on our schedule. There will be Boot Camp w Deb, Abs w Ami, Double Step w Andrea, Kickboxing w Chris, Sticks w Kelly, Party Dancing w Dee & Katie, Turn Up & Tone w Micaela and an Old School Aerboics Dance class with Toni. Yoga classes will remain the same. Check it out on your BL App!
Wacky Wednesday (11/2)
This day is jam packed with Wackiness. This time it’s the yoga side that is wacky. Wall Vinyasa with Andrea, Acro yoga w Claudia and Jenna, Happy Hips with Beth, and Flow n Glow w Jamie. There will also be a full 30 minutes at 11 am to just lay on your mat and get rubbed by me and some others called Experiencing Savasana. In the evening there will be a Line Dancing class taught by a great instructor named Jenergy at 5:30 pm. And at 7 pm I will be offering a workshop called Beating the Holiday Bulge as part of our Wednesday, Wine & Wisdom series. Oh and there’s more…both the line dancing workshop and the nutrition seminar are FREE to all members!!
Throwback Thursday (11/3)
Although the whole week will have some Throwback music and dressing up mixed in, our Throwback Thursday main event will be a movie at MJR in Waterford. And what better way to Throw it back than to watch the musical Grease together!! Grab a friend or two…be sure to sign up on our BL app or at the front desk and be ready to sing along to the familiar soundtrack of Grease!! ($15)
Fabulous Friday (11/4)
In addition to a spiced up am line up of classes in the morning, the evening has a couple of options to celebrate with us. Claudia & Micaela will be hosting a workshop called Turn Up Your Inner Goddess. The first 35 minutes will be a fun filled Turn Up dance session in the fitness room with Micaela followed by a trip to the yoga room for some relaxing yoga with Claudia. ($25) At 8 pm the fitness room will turn into a Dance Party as we are bringing in a DJ to bring out BL community together to celebrate our 25 years together. If you’ve been at BL for awhile you’ve undoubtedly heard me say…”There’s Always a Reason to Dance!” Well we feel that 25 years in business is definitely a reason to bust out our dance moves!! ($10) (Dance party is included if you sign up for the Turn Up your Inner Goddess Workshop)
Super Saturday (11/5)
Our Toast To 25 celebration wraps up on what’s sure to be a Super Saturday morning. One of the things that makes this Saturday so great is that we are adding Live Music to many of the classes. Ronda’s husband, Mike will be playing during her 8 am Better backs, My husband Dave will be adding some flair to Jamie’s mini vin and Chris and my Zumba, and Claudia’s brother will be adding music to her 11 am better backs class!! We are offering an expanded line up of fitness classes and we are going to have a handful of vendors hosting Trunk Shows of their items in the Link. This fun-filled morning will culminate with 25 winners being drawn for lots of great prizes donated by local vendors at 10:30 am. Remember that every time you attend a class or workshop this week you get another chance to win.
So there you go!! You can sign up for any of the workshops TODAY and the classes will be available for sign up one week prior!! As you can see there are SO many fun things this week that you’re going to want to sign up ahead of time to ensure you get in on all the fun!
We are so excited to celebrate YOU and to Toast To the 25 years that YOU have supported this wonderful community we call Body Language!! Cheers!
