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HAS THIS BEEN YOUR EXPERIENCE

8/31/2022

That this time of year is often the start a new chapter in our life-
Kids heading into a new grade, or even a new school
Young adult children heading off to college

Last year the new chapter for me was my son, Troy, heading off to University of Illinois Urbana Champaign as a Freshman.

This year we are moving my Mom into an assisted living facility.
I find each to be bittersweet.

We pour our hearts & souls into our children preparing them to launch- then when they do, we are proud & excited for them…and come home to realize a long chapter of our life has come to a close: that home is likely never going to feel quite the same. Even though (I thought) I’d been preparing myself for that time, I was much more emotional than I anticipated- I shed quite a few tears…grieving the loss of my little boy, the relationship we had- trying to look through those tears to happily anticipate the evolution of our relationship as he more fully steps into manhood.

And now Mom: of course it’s a relief to know there will be a caring community around her 24/7, some of whom are much better equipped to deal with the eccentricities of cognitive decline. Since she is quite social, but has been spending quite a bit of time by herself, it is sweet that she will have more opportunity to make friends & enjoy activities planned for the residents. Sad that she is stepping out of the chapter of being such a capable woman; who poured out her heart & soul to prepare me to launch, who took such good care of me as I struggled through separation & divorce, now stepping fully into the chapter of no longer being capable of independence, needing so much care from others.

Certainly it’s only fitting that we care for those who cared for us- just again a grieving of the shift in our relationship. Sure, I kinda started “parenting” Mom a while ago as she was having more & more challenges. However when the responsibility was lightened by her amazing caregiver & my awesome brother, she stayed living “on her own”. Although I would still go help her, manage her meds, take her out to music in the park & to some doctor’s appointments...I guess there was a little bit of denial, fooling myself or just delaying the inevitable.

WOW, sorry it got heavy- this started off to be more of a lighthearted awareness & call to action- “now that the kids are back to school, it’s time for you to take your back to school”. Time to turn the page, to enter the chapter in which you learn to bring your spine back into warranty & with it your life, to take care of yourself.
Of course we know that aging is inevitable- nobody yet has discovered a way to stop it, BUT to quote one of my wonderful students “Senior stoop IS NOT INEVITABLE!”
So let me help you to age STRONG!

After all, you want to be able to get down to & up from the floor to play with your kids/ grandkids…don’t you?

Just because we are aging, doesn’t mean we have to succumb to stooping… or, for that matter, to losing flexibility, balance or strength! In fact it only takes a bit of guidance, intentionality & consistency to maintain or even gain flexibility, balance & strength.

I would love to provide you with that guidance while supporting your intentionality & consistency!

At the moment there are two choices I can offer you for that support:

RECLAIM YOUR BODY, RECLAIM YOUR LIFE!
In 12 weeks you will DISCOVER how to bring your SPINE back into WARRANTY and with it your LIFE! You’ll LEARN how to bring POWER back to your CORE, RECLAIM your POSTURE, and create HABITS that will EMPOWER you to ALLEVIATE pain, INCREASE energy, and LIVE the life of STRENGTH and JOY you deeply DESIRE. You will INCREASE your VITALITY and UNDERSTAND how to apply HEALTHY body MECHANICS throughout your day - enabling you to CONFIDENTLY trust your body to serve you and ELEVATE the quality of your LIFE. I VALUE our relationship and am DEDICATED to helping you feel safe, heard, and SUPPORTED; to leave you feeling bEtter than when you arrived.

Or even in as little as 21 days:

PAVE YOUR WAY TO PAIN FREE EXERCISE-
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In 21 days you will learn the ABCs of increasing your core STRENGTH and improving your POSTURE for movement FREEDOM and joyful LONGEVITY, even if you battle chronic pain!

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Not sure which would be a bEtter fit?
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DID YOU KNOW THAT SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL FALL PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH?

8/24/2022

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Since BALANCE & FLEXIBILITY are among the first things to go as we age, each gets it's own week of focus in my transformational 12 week RECLAIM your body, reclaim your LIFE program.
I am SO PROUD of my diligent students: ALL of them improved their balance from the beginning of class to the end- just 45 minutes to MUCH IMPROVED BALANCE & BODY CONFIDENCE! Imagine how much better after 12 weeks...

Graduates of my program will not struggle with fear of falling as they age!
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