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Month: May 2017

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May 12, 2017 Lara Foster

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We started with box sit to stands... . Let’s rewind that. We started by sitting together in the chairs at the magical cedar desk in my studio. The chair and our first meeting together had a few #MermaidTears but I’ve learned to understand throughout this journey that tears really just clear the way for opportunity and possibility. . Amanda wanted to Feel Better and I knew we could help her generate this feeling through moving better. . So, after that first day we stood up out of our chairs and went to work. Incorporating mini box squats, wall sits, and mini kettlebell deadlifts session after session. . Then after a few weeks Amanda graduated into air squats! Fully feeling her body supported by the earth and trusting the muscles we’d trained in the weeks before to slowly move her down and be able to get her back up! . Last week Amanda graduated to back squats!!! This is one of the first times she’s ever touched the barbell!!! . Bright and lit up by that internal sunshine she said, “I can’t believe I did that!!!” . She continued, “That’s what all the big guys do at the gym. I’d never seen women touch these kinds of weights.” . For a moment I stepped into her shoes imagining what that must feel like walking into a gym separated by gender and ability. I too remember those days. . “Times are a changing!” I said to her full well knowing that women have been lifting very heavy weights, very quickly, for years now, but also acknowledging that maybe she’s never had an opportunity to see, embrace and embody this type of strength. . Now Amanda knows her capability and her willingness to grow. She’s received so many small moments of accomplishment’s that I try to remind her this is how the process really works. . Small Sustainable Steps. . This is how we grow. This is how we change. This is how we generate accomplishments in our lives to feel better and then inspire others. . Amanda, watching you easily and courageously complete these back squats last week was a pivotal moment for both of us. . Thank you for showing up. Thank you for continuing to allow yourself to grow. And Thank you for being such a thread of inspiration to me! . . . . . ______ #STS #LalasGym

Shoutout to Katie aka @SingleMamaAndKillingIt who continues to teach me what vulnerability and courage in action look like! . Showing up, consistently and openly uncovering gems together! These are the kind of sessions we’ve been rocking in the studio today! . Focused & Intentional Feels Like... . “My Confidence is Back!” she said. . How do we generate this feeling? . By committing and following through on something in our life that we feel good about! . For me, as a Coach one of the best learning tools I’ve found for generating this feeling is setting goals and following through with Fitness, Movement & Nutrition. ✌🏼 . . . . . _______ #LalasGym #FunctionalFitness #FullBodyFitness #Wholeness #Greatness #Fulfillment #Confidence #Commitment #FollowThrough #Awareness #Solutions #LiveWell #LiveAlive #Gratitude #LalasLifeGarden #SingleMamaAndKillingIt #SuperMom #MyConfidenceIsBack

We found Arcadia!!! . . . . . _______ #OurLifeGarden #GigisLifeGarden #LalasLifeGarden #BuildingLifeGardens #Arcadia #Ecola #Indian #Haystack #Crescent #Secret #CannonBeach #HomeSweetHome #ThereIsMagicHere

“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” . -Chinese Proverb . . . . . _______ #TillamookLighthouse #EcolaStatePark #EcolaPoint #CannonBeach #Oregon #OregonCoast #PNW #TerribleTilly

Day date with my one and only!!! 💜 . . . . . _______ #OurLifeGarden #LalasLifeGarden #GigisLifeGarden #BuildingLifeGardens

Is it really January!? . . . . . _____ #CannonBeach #HaystackRock #KonaRose #OEBD #BeachLife #ThereIsMagicHere

Announcing our December Client of the Month: Bethel Simila!!! . Bethel reached out to me two years ago, TWO! . I wasn’t in the vicinity to Coach her then, but I did help her sort through the decision process of finding a gym and a trainer. . Bethel went full steam ahead with the trainer she did find for the next two years. . Now, here’s where the story gets REAL FUN!!! The minute I announced that I was opening my Training Studio in Cannon Beach last Summer was the EXACT same week that her trainer told her he was moving! . Bethel literally ran to my gym the next day and said when are you officially OPENING!?!? She was one of my very first clients here in CB before I even opened the doors and I can’t even begin to tell you how Heart Warming it has been to Coach a childhood friend from the good ol’ CB Cougar days... (No pun intended). . In these last several months Bethel has really kicked up her commitment to herself and her progress to a whole ‘nother level!!! . She’s made some adjustments in her life regarding food and social activities but it has TOTALLY PAID OFF!!! . From Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Bethel has lost a total of 8.5 inches!!! Four of which came directly from her midsection!!! The day we saw these measurements we both hopped up and down like giddy little girls. . Not only has Bethel lost inches she’s gained a different vibrancy in life, more focused and more intentional. . Bethel, I am So Grateful for the opportunity to get to work with you! I am so Proud of all your hard work and progress!!! . Please help me Congratulate Bethel for being our December 2018 Client of the Month! 👏🏼👊🏼 . . . . . _____ #LalasGym #TrainingStudio #CannonBeach #ThereIsMagicHere #LalasLifeGarden #RealLife #RealProgress #ClientOfTheMonth #TrueCoach #PoweredByTrueCoach

1/11 CB Sunset.

Monday Morning Focus: Uploading... ! . . . . . _____ #LalasGym #STS #StandTallAndStrong #StrengthTraining #FunctionalFitness #Uploading #LalasLifeGarden

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