On episode 45 of WIFA Waves, WIFA COO, Jennifer Halsall, sits down with Nikki Williams, Jen Anderson and Nina Israel, three of the most recent WIFA Speaker's Academy graduates, and their mentor Lori Patterson. They share their experience and takeaways from the program, the...
Choosing Flow Over Fear
Womxn optimize flow through engulfing energy each day with ease.
Life sometimes spills over you like the waves of the ocean, years of difficult decisions, heavy and crashing. When life doesn’t cure you and you are left to cure yourself...
Mind-Body Exercise: Grounding Yourself Through Movement
Author: Health Coach Emily
Mind-body movements have been rapidly growing in popularity throughout Western cultures in recent years, but has been an integral part of many Eastern societies for centuries. Today, I will talk about some of...
Confidence—is it just another word we use to describe ourselves and each other, or does it have special meaning? There are so many other words that can describe the host of positive characteristics that all women possess: Self-Esteem, Bad Ass, Super Woman, Smart, Ambitious, Funny, and Kind....
Social media might have you thinking that the only way to practice self-care is to take a candlelit bubble bath, go on a week-long yoga retreat, or participate in some other Instagram-worthy activity. While a nice bath or getaway certainly are acts of self-care, in reality, self-care extends far...
5 ways to grow your business this summer. In the health and fitness world, business can feel like (and sometimes really does) slow down in the summer with clients on vacation, kid schedules and clients not really ready/willing to commit.
I always saw a surge in clients in the beginning of...
Did you know that I learned to read and write in French not English, even though English is my first language? I was in French immersion and that’s how it rolls. My mom eventually got frustrated I think and taught me how to read English when I was in grade 2 as she realized I had no other...
This Friday two brand new offers are joining the DSB line-up:
Both of these offers are *incredibly* affordable education opportunities for fitness and wellness business owners. Whether you’re a solopreneur creating your own platform, an instructor or...
When I talk about using Yoga for chronic pain, please know this is not about how you can heal your pain through yoga. I think one of the worst things we can tell people with chronic pain is, “I have the solution” “I can fix you” because you’ve heard it a million...
Corporate Gym Setting To Commission Based Sales
“Two days after I graduated from college, I was thrown into this world where everything was commissioned,” Lindsey said. “It’s one thing to start a job when you’re 22 and then say, this is your salary. Even if...
Depending on who holds your certification, it can take 20–45 hours of continuing education per renewal cycle. Suffice it to say, that can be tough to keep up with.
When you think about all of the things you have to do day-to-day in life already, keeping up with your official continuing...
As women & fitness professionals we give…a lot. We give support, energy, motivation, focus & time and it drains our tanks, now more than ever. To continue at this pace, we must give some energy back to ourselves. In the short term that energy can come in the form of a great workout...
