I’m NOT a Sexy Pole Dancer…Or Am I?
We live in a world where being sexy means putting on your 8 inch heels, perking your booty up with garters and finding your deepest shade of red to adorn your lips…or do we? Sometimes we get caught up in…
From the Classroom to the Back Office
From the Classroom to the Back Office I’m currently in the journey of opening a new pole studio. It’s both a rewarding and challenging endeavor. Truth be told, I’m not the best poler in the world. I know. Stop looking…
Pole Dancing With Health Problems
Pole dancing is hard for everyone. But it’s hard for me in ways that other people don’t always understand. It might not be obvious that I’m less-abled, that my body has a tendency to sabotage itself, because my smile and…
Owners Guide: This neighborhood IS big enough for the both of us!
Lets start with a disclaimer – mostly so you will take what I say here with a grain of salt (ha!). I have been on the studio owner side working my hind parts off to build a studio – when…
Guilt & Shame at the Gym: 3 Ways to Overcome It
I know the story. You want to be about that fitness life 24/7, but you're ashamed of something (everything) and are paralyzed by it. To hell with that -- time for you to step into your badassery! COACHES, these make…
Are you working IN your business, or ON your business?
One of the best things my dad taught me was the difference between working IN and ON a business. Are you teaching most of the classes in your studio? Are you the receptionist? Housekeeper? Main "fix-it" person? Then you are…
POLING while PARENTING: A mix for hilarity at the best, tears at the worst
My kids were 6 and 9 when I opened my first pole studio. In all honestly, I really didn’t think about them when I made my decision to start my business. It never occurred to me that it would affect…
Finding Balance
There is this magical moment when you do your first pole inversion. For me, after struggling for months to kick my damn feet over my head and just grazing the pole with my toe, that powerful moment of joy and…
Pole Dancing is NOT a Fitness Fad
I have had a few Pole friends wonder if Pole is just another fitness fad which will eventually go the way of Tae Bo or Jazzercise. Every time the topic has come up we have laughed (somewhat nervously) and made…
“Just Keep Swimming”
If you’ve read my past posts or are a Crossfit fan, you’ll know that the Crossfit Games recently took place. I watched as much of it as I could (streaming at work, ESPN at home, etc), and I loved every…