Hello blog world.... been a while!!! It's been a crazy past few months between being a mom and an entrepreneur. Today I was finally able to devote some time to updating the website since I stayed home with my sick daughter. Check out the following updates and take a look at my recent article in Yoga Iowa! Store The link above will take you to Pedals & Poses' event registrations and apparel store. Now you can see all of our events in one place and reserve your spot within mi

Several weekend mornings in the fall and spring, you can find me on the side of a race course with a poster, cowbells and a thermos of coffee. I high-five countless runners and walkers, I cheer them on until my throat is raw. Something happens when runners see me cheering. They speed up. They smile. They get out of their own heads. Even though they don’t know me and I don’t know them, we high five and share a moment. I tell them “You’ve got this!” and they thank me for being

Preface: This was originally a facebook post on my personal page to share with close friends and family about my thoughts. I decided to share it on my blog because us fitness instructors and business owners have so many tough choices and decisions when it comes to family and work/life balance. Today I write solely about my mother. My father is a fantastic man and parent and was an equal partner with my mother in working, raising my sister and I, and is the best daddy I cou

Even though the summer solstice literally just started and you probably haven't even taken that long awaited vacation, it's time to start looking ahead for your fall classes. Venues, studios, gyms, and community centers all have to get their marketing materials and fitness programs set in place well before August arrives. And if your boss and/or place of employment works around the school year, then you'll know how important the schedule can be for business. I live in a bi

I have embarked on so many new professional adventures this year: creating my very first LLC business, acquiring 3 new certifications, adding several classes at new studios and gyms, starting community classes from scratch; all of this amongst the ever ongoing adventure of being a stay-at-home mom and actor. Lately I have found myself getting frustrated and impatient with the outside world when it comes to my professional success. Starting classes from scratch as a brand new