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With the world cup in mind we will be doing a few Football tracks in our Zumba classes.  There is actually an official Zumba track being used featuring Pit Bull and Gente Di Zona.  I am in the process of trying to get hold of some England flags to get us all in the spirit of the world cup.  Good luck to the three lions!!

I am really looking forward to the Mindfulness Day at Scarborough with Donna Giffen on the 1st July hosted by my dear friend and fellow Instructor Debs Horsham-Batley. Tickets are selling fast so grab yourself one fast!

In the meantime, why not have a go at this really simple Mindfulness Exercise and see what you think:

You can stand or sit.  If you can sit in the meditation (lotus) position that would be great.  Start by breathing in and out slowly.  One breath cycle should last 6 seconds.  Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth, letting your breath flow effortlessly in and out of your body.  Let go of your thoughts.  Let go of things you have to do later today or pending projects that need your attention.  Simply let thoughts rise and fall of their own accord and be at one with your breath.  Purposefully watch your breath, focusing your sense of awareness on its pathway as it enters your body and fills you with life.  Then watch with your awareness as it works its way up and out of your mouth and its energy dissipates into the world.

If you are someone who thought they’d never be able to meditate, guess what?  You are half way there already!

It was wonderful to have Valerie Seah in our Strictly Fitsteps class this morning.  Valerie came over to the UK from Singapore to compete in the 2018 Blackpool Dance Festival; the ProAm B1 Championships at the famous Winter Gardens.  You can see her here in the picture looking fabulous as a finalist in the quickstep.  It was so lovely meeting Valerie and I even managed to a sneaky private lesson!  Valerie was thrilled to be a finalist in the Quickstep, Tango, Waltz and Foxtrot at the Blackpool competition.  The lovely picture in her costume is her in the Quickstep final, and you can see her teaching me the ballroom hold!  Thanks you Valerie and come back to see us soon!

Thank you to everyone who has bought tickets for our summer event.  We have sold nearly 80 tickets and the event is not completely sold out!  Looking forward to seeing you all on Friday 15th June 7.30pm – a glass of prosecco, buffet and disco included in the price.  Should be a great evening x

My daughter Erin ran her first half marathon in Manchester on Sunday 20th May in Manchester.  She managed to finish in just 1 hour and 41 mins and raised a whopping £597.50.   She would like to thank everyone who sponsored her, helping to raise that incredible amount for the charity Mind.  Ever penny will be going to a really good cause.  Thank you so much to everyone from Fitness Vibe classes who sponsored her.

Well done to a group of Fitness Vibe ladies who were being filmed for a promotional dance fitness video on Monday 14th May.  The video is called “Dancer Body 15” and was filmed at the Bishop Burton Dance Studios.  It sounded an amazing day, well done x   I am looking forward to seeing the finished result.

We are having a social get together on Friday 15th June – The Summer Solstice Celebration.  I hope you can all join me as we have a lot to celebrate this year.  The evening starts at 7.30pm at the King William, Hallgate (Back Room).  Tickets are on sale now £8.50 and include a glass of bubbly, buffet and disco.  Come and join us for a summer sizzler and have some mid-summer fun!

A group of Fitness Vibe ladies attended the 3 day Ribby Hall Fitness Weekend in Lancashire.  This is an annual event open to all, so if you fancy joining us next year – the more the merrier!  We all had a great time trying out all the new Fitness Classes such as Ballet Barre, Pound, Sosa, K Popz, Beatz, Tapfit and much more!  I can’t believe we attended 5 sessions a day!  I think the Barre Mix class was one of our favourite classes Jean, Alison and Catherine are featured here ready to start.  A great social weekend with great company and a little too much prosecco!

We have all enjoyed the Twinkly Lights backdrop on the Civic Hall stage this week.  The lights are on loan from the Big Country gig.  All the hall users at the Civic Hall agree how great they look and I am pleased to say the Trust are now considering purchasing something similar as soon as possible.

Lots of Fitness Vibe ladies enjoyed a fabulous evening with the Frankie Valley tribute band “Walk like a man” at Civic Hall Cottingham on Saturday 21st April.  Congratulations to the Cottingham Village Trust for organising such a great event.  Walk like a man are fresh from performing in the UK’s West End show “The Jersey Boys” at the Prince Edward Theatre.  A fantastic tribute to Frankie Valley and the Four Seasons.  Everyone really enjoyed the show and are looking forward to the return visit next year.