Vibe Room

This class was exceptionally great and not compromised by my ipod not working at all!  We sweat like nobody's business!  It was delicious and challenging all rolled up into a yummy cupcake.  That is a virtual one that released calories instead of consumed them.  The body bar is something that offers people an opportunity to learn about resistance, their body weight and incorporate cardio all into one.  It is one of the best workouts when used in a tabata format. Come join us next week!

P.S. Power to my new faces today, you did awesome!

Namaste, Karla

As part of my May Empowerment Series I conducted a lecture/discussion at the 2012 Latina Symposium.  It was at the end of the day and many were tired and even done after lunch.  But the people that were meant to be there and receive my message where there and attentive to the tools I came ready to give them.  The workshop, Sabor Unico was simply about the journey toward identifying, owning, nurturing and sharing your authenticity with others.  It was simply more than that and we all laughed and some even cried afterwards.   This is a forum that I would love to see emergence of realness.  Many of us Latinas need to put down the attitude and embrace each other for our strengths.  I am speaking as a Latina that has learned alot from the business field and continue to learn on a day to day basis.  maybe I will be an ambassador for helping this case as it is something that could be the detriment of women in business and something that if they found would be incredibly powerful for them as individuals and collaboratively.  It was a wonderful time and I connected with many people I knew and new faces.  Untl we all meet again!

The warrior series has its own life and every class shows us something real behind the everyday stresses.  People punch and kick their way to openness with themselves.  We never leave class hot, we calm things down and we put things back into perspective.  SOme of us more than others get the concept of aggression and the need for human contact but, all of us get the result of a great workout, internally and externally.  We push it to a different level all the time.  Join us for the warrior series you will not be disappointed.

Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. in the month of March

Namaste, K

So there was real talk, tears, life tools, realistic vs. unrealistic, inner versus outer beauty, individual versus a group-all of it was a process of being unleashed was symbolized by the purple ribbon that we received at the beginning of the workshop.  The same ribbon that each participant made a choice to cut off as a symbol of unleashing their self limiting beliefs and labels.  It was extremely powerful and all I can say is that each of the students and staff members of HJCA are extremely special to me because of the synergy that we created together and the energy they each in their own way shared with me. I am extremely blessed to have had this opportunity to share my life and gift thanks to the powerful women of HJCA trusting my innovative approach to connecting with inner beauty.  Everyone who was meant to be there was and it is my hope that I have planted the seed  with a new label "beautiful" in their minds, hearts and souls.  I am moved beyond words and hope to be a part of their lives from here on out! 

Namaste to all of beautiful ladies of HJCA. Karla

MARCH CLASSES promote fullness.  The series brings you Full Body Contact, Full Throttle, Full Movement.  With special dates for a self defense class and more.  All classes are $4.00 dollars.

WED at 5:30 p.m. Full Contact is a non-traditional kickboxing class that will take intensity, the fundamentals of martial arts and body contact to a whole different level.  This class allows for a participant to fully submerge themselves into the mindset of being a warrior within their workout and inevitably their life.

SAT. at 9:00 a.m. Full Throttle is a 30 minute workout that proves you can maximize your time by alternating high cardio and strength for just the right intervals with the use of very light weights.  This workout elicits the response of a true and full warrior. You will sweat and push your body like never before! 

SAT 9:30 p.m. Full Movement is a simple time to groove beyond your body’s inhibitions by following minimal choreography as a guide and your authentic self as the main force. This class will end with by soliciting the stability of the full warrior in you by holding a series of warrior poses.

Other dates to remember:

March 8, 2012 at Trinity College Self Defense/Self Awareness Class , Cost $5.00 - A workshop that will bring self-awareness of your body, actions and environment.  This session incorporates lecture, discussion and physical activity; that with practice will bring self-confidence when confronting non-violent and/or violent situations.  Your success rests in being mentally prepared for any situation.

March 19^th & 26^th at Hartford Police Activities League Headquarters, FREE of Cost Fashionista-Sessions for young women to vibe (network) while conducting an exploration into home-made fashion, jewelry making, even nail polishing.  A completely fun and innovative way to explore the fashion taste of others without the designer price tags.

"REAL TALK" Group

I was the Guest speaker at the "REAL TALK" young women and men group's weekly meeting.  The group meets every Thursday for empowerment workshops and I was there to bring empowerment.  It was a "real" discussion about my life and the correlations that can be made to the pursuit of a your life's purpose and passion and the way you live.  I received much love, respect and hugs.  I will be back at HJCA to do an all girls conference called UNLEASHED: Connecting to your inner beauty on March 6, 2012.  I can excited about it and can not wait to continue to share my energy with HJCA.  The staff motivated me to be a part of their energy months ago at a celebration dinner - I knew then that I was meant to leave my mark in the lives of the youth there.  i connected with them all and accepted their synergy with open arms.  I am blessed to have met all of them.  Thank you Iris for allowing me into your circle of trust and thank you Real Talk group members for your realness!