Welcome to the New Life of Zumba

Yesterday I attended the Zumba B1 training and am now a licensed Zumba instructor! 

I'm working hard to get some routines set up. Tonight, in less than an hour I already have the first song almost memorized to a T. I have my playlist all set up; warm-up, workout, and cool-down. I have a ton of ideas, I just need to put them in line and remember to do what I know best.

The training was pretty wonderful though an incredibly long day. I left my house at 5:30 am and did not get home until 7:30 pm. 

We started with an introduction then went in to a full Zumba class. Everyone was soaked in sweat by 10 am. Ann, our ZES (Zumba Education Specialist), was absolutely hilarious. My favorite part of her teaching was her personality. She taught us how to describe a body roll as "Rocky Road" ice cream. It was marvelous, and seems like it will work. I will probably be using this expression when someone asks me how to perform this move. 

 We moved through the day with zeal, breaking down the steps to merengue, salsa, reggaeton, and cumbia. At the end, we choreographed a song as a group, breaking up into four groups and choreographing different sections. It was fun watching everyone get into it. 

Tomorrow I am to meet with a lady about a potential Zumba job. I am beyond excitement and quite honestly scared. I am afraid I may not be prepared for that first class but, I am going to make sure I have my routine memorized better than the back of my hand before I walk in to teach my first class. I'm confident I'll make a good Zumba instructor. 

Now that I have the basics under my belt, it's practice, practice, practice. It is my hope to eventually get B2 licensed and Zumba Kids licensed. It would be a wonderful job to visit different schools and provide Zumba classes during their gym period or even after school. I'm going to make a difference in the obesity percentage. Through education, fitness, and especially fun, I'm going to make a change in this world. 

Zumba B1 is just my first step into a big, bright future. 

Yoga Fundraising Saturday, Zumba License Sunday

Today was Market Madness. It was my first time selling my jewelry at a farmers market, and how I now wish I had participated all summer. The profits weren't astonishing but as expected, which was still equally wonderful. I'm one step closer to funding my way to India.

Thank you to all those who have helped support me.

Tomorrow, I venture to Lowell, MA for my day filled with Zumba! My excitement is through the roof. I am so looking forward to all the wonderful people I am going to meet there, all the dancing, learning, and to walking out feeling more confident and ready to teach Zumba. I must try to rest as I am planning to wake around 5am.

 All packed and ready to go!

A Day Filled With Small Successes

Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw again still.

-Henry David Thoreau

This morning I gnawed. 

I began with a short yoga session, as promised. Though only 15 minutes long, it was difficult to push through when my comfortable bed was still calling my name and just in arms reach. It started my day off with an accomplishment. Though small it was, it snowballed into more accomplishments throughout the day. At work, I had clearer thoughts and found more confidence in my abilities and worth. I made wiser food choices, snacking less throughout the day than usual and having only one small haystack for my chocolate fix (you'll come to understand how large an accomplishment that is for me!). I read many pages of my Fitness and Theory book, leaving me with only 24 pages and 19 days left before my examination. To end my evening, besides my writing this blog post, I practiced another short yoga session. 

I gnaw again still.

It is in your bones; you cannot escape it. If you attempt, in time you will come back to gnaw at its delicious enjoyment once more. This is much like my love with yoga, with the spiritual world, the magic Mother Earth, and all the connections between mind, body, and soul. I gnaw, wholeheartedly, ready to dedicate my life to the pursuit of "my own bone", of the truth, of the real world. This bone must be protected though and presented at precisely the right time.

It is my time. 

I am ready.

(written 09.02.2013)

Put A Ring On It

Speaking metaphorically and literally, I'm putting a ring on my yoga practice. I am going to commit to a daily yoga practice, putting a ring on my dedication to be a profound yoga teacher. I also have been making wire rings to help fund my journey to become my future Yogi self. Check it out....

I call this one Ocean Looking Glass because the bead is blue and clear. It's more beautiful than what the picture can portray. 

My newly developed jewelry talent expands beyond wire rings from chain headpieces to hemp bracelets. Though this will not fund my entire trip as I aim to attend an ashram in India come February, it certainly will lighten the financial worry that comes along with the expensive, yet rewarding experience I will have.

So here I sit, in the middle of the woods in Vermont, dreaming of the many poses I want to accomplish. My yoga mat is already laid out beside my bed for my newly scheduled morning yoga session with myself. Tomorrow is a new day, a bright day, a day filled with creating new habits and bringing my dreams to reality.

<3 Namaste <3

P.S. If you would like to check out more of my jewelry, please visit

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The Countdown Begins

7  Days to Zumba Basic 1 License

Yes, that is a yoga cat. 

Warrior Love

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