Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Focus: Just Get Started

“Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”
~Martin Luther King Jr.




Each week has a focus, quote, and an intention, you can keep the PoleMoves weekly intention and focus in existence throughout your week by posting the focus on your wall or wearing a bracelet, or string, around your wrist that is intended to remind you of the focus. You can also create a piece of art with the same focus and intention.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Focus: The Power of You

“You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” 
~A.A. Milne


Each week has a focus, quote, and an intention, you can keep the PoleMoves weekly intention and focus in existence throughout your week by posting the focus on your wall or wearing a bracelet, or string, around your wrist that is intended to remind you of the focus. You can also create a piece of art with the same focus and intention.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Focus: Positive Thinking

"Clear your mind of can’t." 
~Samuel Johnson


Each week has a focus, quote, and an intention, you can keep the PoleMoves weekly intention and focus in existence throughout your week by posting the focus on your wall or wearing a bracelet, or string, around your wrist that is intended to remind you of the focus. You can also create a piece of art with the same focus and intention.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Focus: Self Respect


Each week has a focus, quote, and an intention, you can keep the PoleMoves weekly intention and focus in existence throughout your week by posting the focus on your wall or wearing a bracelet, or string, around your wrist that is intended to remind you of the focus. You can also create a piece of art with the same focus and intention.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Focus: Cultivate a Strong Mind

“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."
 ~Mahatma Gandhi

Natasha Wang: Vasquez Rocks 6
Each week has a focus, quote, and an intention, you can keep the PoleMoves weekly intention and focus in existence throughout your week by posting the focus on your wall or wearing a bracelet, or string, around your wrist that is intended to remind you of the focus. You can also create a piece of art with the same focus and intention.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Focus: Body Acceptance





Each week has a focus, quote, and an intention, you can keep the PoleMoves weekly intention and focus in existence throughout your week by posting the focus on your wall or wearing a bracelet, or string, around your wrist that is intended to remind you of the focus. You can also create a piece of art with the same focus and intention.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Focus: Strength


"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson


Each week has a focus, quote, and an intention, you can keep the PoleMoves weekly intention and focus in existence throughout your week by posting the focus on your wall or wearing a bracelet, or string, around your wrist that is intended to remind you of the focus. You can also create a piece of art with the same focus and intention.

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Focus: Dance & Mobility


Each week has a focus, quote, and an intention, you can keep the PoleMoves weekly intention and focus in existence throughout your week by posting the focus on your wall or wearing a bracelet, or string, around your wrist that is intended to remind you of the focus. You can also create a piece of art with the same focus and intention.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Focus: Be Yourself

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
~Oscar Wilde



Each week has a focus, quote, and an intention, you can keep the PoleMoves weekly intention and focus in existence throughout your week by posting the focus on your wall or wearing a bracelet, or string, around your wrist that is intended to remind you of the focus. You can also create a piece of art with the same focus and intention.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Focus: Apply Your Strengths

"Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best."
~Henry Van Dyke



Each week has a focus, quote, and an intention, you can keep the PoleMoves weekly intention and focus in existence throughout your week by posting the focus on your wall or wearing a bracelet, or string, around your wrist that is intended to remind you of the focus. You can also create a piece of art with the same focus and intention.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Focus: Confidence

“Confidence comes not from always being right, but not fearing to be wrong.”
~Anonymous



Each week has a focus, quote, and an intention, you can keep the PoleMoves weekly intention and focus in existence throughout your week by posting the focus on your wall or wearing a bracelet, or string, around your wrist that is intended to remind you of the focus. You can also create a piece of art with the same focus and intention.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Pole Dancer on National Television Show "So You Think You Can Dance"


This season on the popular dance competition show "So You Think You Can Dance?" there is a new and exciting contestant, Eliana Girard, who is a fabulous representative of the pole fitness community. A contemporary dancer, as well as pole aerialist, Eliana performed as a pole dancer in the popular Cirque du Soleil show. Take a peak at this awesome video depicting her and her fabulous pole moves:


My favorite part was when she explained how wearing minimal clothing is actually necessary because you need the points of contact to perform different pole fitness moves.

What do you guys think about this pole dancer on "So You Think You Can Dance?"

Will you be watching this season?

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Focus: Body & Body

"You don't have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body." 
~C.S. Lewis




Each week has a focus, quote, and an intention, you can keep the PoleMoves weekly intention and focus in existence throughout your week by posting the focus on your wall or wearing a bracelet, or string, around your wrist that is intended to remind you of the focus. You can also create a piece of art with the same focus and intention.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Focus: Letting Go

"Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go." 
~Hermann Hesse 


Each week has a focus, quote, and an intention, you can keep the PoleMoves weekly intention and focus in existence throughout your week by posting the focus on your wall or wearing a bracelet, or string, around your wrist that is intended to remind you of the focus. You can also create a piece of art with the same focus and intention.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Focus: Beginnings

"Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness." 
~Publilius Syrus



In order to accomplish anything, you have to start where you are. Accept yourself and where you are in this moment, and then get to work. Remember that the first step is oftentimes the most difficult.

Each week has a focus, quote, and an intention, you can keep the PoleMoves weekly intention and focus in existence throughout your week by posting the focus on your wall or wearing a bracelet, or string, around your wrist that is intended to remind you of the focus. You can also create a piece of art with the same focus and intention.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Focus: Self Love

"I finally realized that being grateful to my body was key to giving more love to myself."        
 ~Oprah Winfrey


Loving your body does not require you to be perfectly happy with every aspect of it. It simply means you are in rapport with your body, grateful for the amazing gift that it is, and appreciative for the many pleasures it offers. When you love your body you will feel good about who you are, and you'll feel more attractive, all of which will help your inner light shine more brightly.

Each week has a focus, quote, and an intention, you can keep the PoleMoves weekly intention and focus in existence throughout your week by posting the focus on your wall or wearing a bracelet, or string, around your wrist that is intended to remind you of the focus. You can also create a piece of art with the same focus and intention.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Focus: Be Present

"One cannot change the past, but one can ruin the present by worrying over the future" ~Annonymous


Be present-in the now! Allow yourself to enjoy the moment! Notice your sensations-what you smell, what you hear, how you breathe, what you taste and what you touch. Be in your body and enjoy being alive now because right now is the only life you are guaranteed to have.

Each week has a focus, quote, and an intention, you can keep the PoleMoves weekly intention and focus in existence throughout your week by posting the focus on your wall or wearing a bracelet, or string, around your wrist that is intended to remind you of the focus. You can also create a piece of art with the same focus and intention.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Focus: Courage

"Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared."
~Edward Vernon Rickenbacker

There may be many times in pole (and life) that you are scared; there may be many times that you are not even sure that you can do whatever it is that you need to do and walk away from it still breathing! Feel the fear and do it anyway. Be courageous and be proud of yourself for trying.

Each week has a focus, quote and an intention. You can keep the PoleMoves weekly intention and focus in existence throughout your week by posting the focus on your wall or wearing a bracelet, or string around your wrist that is intended to remind you of the focus. You can also create a piece of art with the same focus and intention.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Focus: Authenticity

"If you are able to be yourself then you have no competition. All you have to do is get closer and closer to that essence" 
~Barbara Cook
Comparing yourself to others is a distraction from your own growth. Get more interested in improving yourself. You are the only one who can do that.

Each week has a focus and intention, you can keep the PoleMoves weekly intention and focus in existence throughout your week by posting the focus on your wall or wearing a bracelet, or string around your wrist this is intended to remind you of the focus. You can also create a piece of art with the same focus and intention.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Pole Dance for Fitness


Pole Dance For Fitness
Over the past several years pole fitness, or pole dancing for fitness, has gained much attention as well as respect among fitness industry professionals. What was once regarded as a risqué exercise trend is now regarded around the world as both a sport as well as a form of art. Pole dancing requires tremendous amounts of physical strength and technical abilities as well as balance and elegance of movement. What better way to help spread the art of pole fitness than by obtaining a PoleMoves teacher certificate and utilizing that knowledge in your community? PoleMoves offers pole fitness teacher trainings around the United States that provide the information you need in order to teach pole fitness classes in a mainstream fitness setting. Certification through PoleMoves is an integral tool in becoming a pole dance fitness instructor.

What is PoleMoves?
PoleMoves is an avid supporter and advocate for the pole fitness community, and its teacher training courses are recognized by the Pole Fitness Association (PFA) as well as the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA). The mission of PoleMoves is to promote the legitimization of pole classes in the arena of mainstream fitness through offering teacher-training workshops around the United States. Our PoleMoves teaching certificate program is approved by the Pole Fitness Association and our curriculum adheres to their standardized terminology. Completing a PoleMoves teacher workshop also counts as continuing education credits for both ACE and AFAA, so they are beneficial to any fitness professional.

PoleMoves Pole Fitness Teacher Training
PoleMoves teacher training is a dynamic pole fitness certification workshop that supplies copious amounts of invaluable information, presented in a fun and manageable manner. These workshops are provided across the United States several times a year. There are many benefits to going through PoleMoves teacher training and certification process. First and foremost, this course will give you the tools you need to create exciting, effective, and safe pole fitness classes. This means that you will learn all about pole fitness, teaching techniques, as well as stimulating choreography. The training course also includes a manual, so you can continue to reinforce what you learned in the certification workshop. After obtaining a PoleMoves teacher certificate, you will also be eligible for discounts on liability insurance and other things that you will need in building your pole fitness classes.

Contact PoleMoves: Sign Up For a Workshop Today
If you would like more information regarding PoleMoves or the various teacher training workshop offerings, please visit our website www.polemoves.org for more detailed information.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Focus: Beauty

"I've never seen a smiling face that wasn't beautiful" 
~unknown



Beauty comes from the inside and is expressed outward; it doesn't move in the other direction. Smiling is contagious. Share your smile in class and in the world. Show everyone the joy that you have inside.

You can keep PoleMoves weekly intention and focus in existence throughout your week by posting the focus on your wall or wearing a bracelet, or string around your wrist that is intended to remind you of the focus. You can also create a piece of art with the same focus and intention.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Focus: Expansion

"And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom" 
~Anais Nin



If you have kept yourself small, it is time to let go and allow yourself to expand. Challenge your fears by loving yourself enough to take the next step. Today is your day to blossom.

Each week has a focus and intention, you can keep PoleMoves weekly intention and focus in existence throughout your week by posting the focus on your wall or wearing a bracelet, or string, around your wrist that is intended to remind you of the focus. You can also create a piece of art with the same focus and intention.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Focus: Embrace Mistakes!

"We learn wisdom from failure much more than success." 
~Samual Smiles


Don't simply move past your mistakes, Celebrate them!
Have a little chuckle, keep a smile on your face, and be kind to yourself.
That way you will learn smoothly and move forward quickly.

Each week has a focus and intention, you can keep the PoleMoves weekly intention and focus in existence thoughout your week by posting the focus on your wall or wearing a bracelet, or string, around your wrist that is intended to remind you of the focus. You can also create a piece of art with the same focus and intention.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Celebrate You by seeing your beauty...



February is photo month.

Feeling sexy and confident is a gift that you give to yourself. That being said, it is also a lot of fun to share fabulous photos of yourself with others, especially for the Valentines Day.

Think of it as a gift that just keeps giving.

Your must pre-register for this event, but you do not have to be affiliated with PoleMoves to attend. 50% of the proceeds goes to Big Brothers Big Sisters.



What you receive:
   Professional make-up & 10 amazing photos for you to print!
Date:
  Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Location:
  PoleMoves Movement Arts Studio Los Angeles
Time:
  5:00pm until 10:00pm
Pre-register:
  Yes
Cost: $100

Focus: Your Song!

"A bird does not sing because it has an answer. 
It sings because it has a song!"
 ~Maya Angelou

Every person is unique and different and that is wonderful! Take time this week to recognize what song you want to, are called to, or choose to sing. You don't even have to sing your song, you could dance it, perform it, or live it! When you recognize your song, choose to sing it, and sing it loudly and proudly.


Each week has a focus and intention, you can keep the PoleMoves weekly intention and focus in existence thoughout your week by posting the focus on your wall or wearing a bracelet, or string, around your wrist that is intended to remind you of the focus. You can also create a piece of art with the same focus and intention.

Friday, January 13, 2012

PoleMoves Grand Opening


It’s official, PoleMoves Movement now has its own studio and we are very excited to announce the Grand Opening on January 21st, from 7pm- 10pm.

You MUST come celebrate with us! We’ve hired new teachers, Rebekah has fresh moves, and the studio is perfection! Come meet our new instructors, dance, drink, be awestruck and perhaps even get on the pole. You know you want to!!

We’re giving away door prizes all night long with a grand prize of three free studio classes. We’re also offering exclusive one-on one time with an instructor to show you a move or two and inspire you to be sexy. Fun will be had by all whom attend!

Please note that we are extremely committed to having all feel powerful and sexy while creating a safe, supportive, fun space. As such there will be no judging and NO PHOTOGRAPHY of people on the pole. All those that disobey will be made an example of! :-)



Important Info at a Glance:
Who: PoleMoves
What: Grand Opening Party
When: Saturday January 21st, 2012 from 7:00-10:00pm
Where: PoleMoves: Movement Arts Studio
            6220 West 87th St, Los Angeles, CA
Come CELEBRATE with US! And join the Pole Movement 

For more info:

PoleMoves mission is to create a community to legitimize and teach pole classes in the mainstream fitness arena. We provide teacher trainings, standardized curriculum, assistance in finding appropriate equipment for health club settings, and techniques to make pole movement accessible for everyone. We are also committed to promoting the benefits of pole dancing, which include developing strength, power, and fluidity of the body, as well as enhancing the mind-body connection, and increasing body image and self-confidence.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

PoleMoves: Movement Arts Studio



A sneak peak at some photos from our new studio..more wonderful pictures to come

Stay tuned!!

More to be unveiled at our  Grand Opening

A BIG thank you to Donald Norris Photography

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Balance Convention

On the weekend of Jan 26-29,2012, our very own, Rebekah Hennes, registered dietician, and founder, and teacher of PoleMoves, will be presenting at the Las Vegas Balance Convention, at Planet Hollywood.

"Hosted by ECA World Fitness and Mad Dogg Athletics, Las Vegas Balance brings together the worlds top presenters and programs for the area's most innovative, inspiring and educational fitness convention. With its comprehensive lineup of world-class sessions, this event will challenge and inspire you like never before. "

Rebekah will be presenting multiple times over the weekend, leading attendees in PoleMoves workout classes, as well as lecturing on Intuitive Eating.

Here are the descriptions of her two presentations:
"Pole Fitness classes are becoming a popular form of exercise, but they have not yet permeated the health club scene. Experience the fluid movement, spins and holds that create a PoleMoves class. Explore a fun new way for your students to increase their strength flexibility and endurance.

"Intuitive Eating- Diets are plentiful and most people want a quick fix, so they buy into the belief that losing weight and keeping it off is possible through dieting. The fact of the matter is, 95% of diets fail. In this session you will learn some of the habits that your clients may have which keep their bodies at a higher weight than is natural. When they recognize and change this simple ways of relating to food, the weight comes off without dieting and maintenance is simple."

Good luck to Rebekah! Stay posted to our blog, facebook page, and twitter for our updates during and after the convention.

And for more information on the conference check out the link below

http://www.balanceevents.com/friday.html

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Focus: “I am grateful.”

"The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." ~Marcel Proust

See your body with different eyes. In our culture, looking at our bodies and critiquing them has become normalized. This practice does not cause the body to change for the better. Instead it causes decreased self-esteem, acting as if we are "less than" someone else, and sometimes not caring for, and not being grateful for, our bodies. This week, allow yourself to be grateful for your body. Notice what you love about your body, stand proudly, and experience joy in how your body is right now.

Each week has a new Focus and Intention
You can keep the PoleMoves weekly intention and focus in existence throughout your week by posting the focus on your wall or wearing a bracelet, or string, around your wrist that is intended to remind you of the focus. You can also create a piece of art with the same focus and intention.

Monday, January 2, 2012

Underwear & Sock Hop Open House

Join us this Friday January 6th for our monthly Open House!
 Pole Moves Movement Arts Studio
6220 West 87th St, Westchester, CA
  5pm-10pm
 First Friday of every month food trucks come out to the streets in our neighbourhood, and this month we will be having a Sock Hop as a fundraiser.The cost is free! Bring socks or undies to donate to the homeless, and then enjoy the studio, open pole, and yummy food. Bring friends and get ready for a fun Friday night. Drop in any time between 5 and 10pm this Friday.We look forward to seeing you there.