Good morning, YOWzers!
Thanks to you it was a delightful mix of silly movements, smiles & sweat.
Since Becca and Ryan are still enjoying some time on the California coast, this blog will be 99% less punny. By now you may have seen way too much coverage of NP Summit 9 in San Diego on social media, and we are very sensitive to the fact that it was not accessible for many people for many reasons this year. Some day – when travel is easier, when covid is less of/not a concern, when the location is closer – we really encourage you to consider attending. If you want to hear some of the Summit stories, come let’s have a chat, or search the #NPSUMMIT tag on instagram – the warmth of the California sun, and the NP Smiles shine through strongly.
For now, I will share one little anecdote. At Summit, all of the co-leaders were gifted a nice, large name tag with our Name, City and Pronouns on it. This was incredibly handy during “Meeting of the Minds”, our first day where we gathered with all of the Co-Leaders from 52 different cities, and Erin from the Internet. I often found myself glancing at the nametag to make sure I was remembering the combos correctly. Then at the workout on Friday morning I was chatting to a member who commented that it was so much easier to remember the co-leaders’ names since we had name tags on – and apologies to that person, because I don’t remember their name anymore!! I’m not saying we are going to start wearing name tags at our workouts, but like we did today during our workout, let’s normalize repeating our names, and introducing ourselves by name! Let’s not be embarrassed to ask people their names, even if you feel like you should know it by now, or if you know you’ve asked the person their name before. Asking someone their name means you care and are glad they’re here, but forgetting it definitely does not show the opposite. The only thing I miss about Zoom workouts, other than rolling right out of bed and into my workout space, was the little name bar for a memory jog.
YOU are important to us. Whether you are reading this while considering joining us for the first time, or have joined us too many times to keep track of, we are glad you’re here, or that perhaps you will be here soon.
Thank You Barbara, Mitch, Jean, Alex, Andre, Alanna, Kelly, Candle, Josh, Abby, Tom, Lyse, Chalaine, Sheila, Lucie, Stephen, Tamara, Anna, Cory, Kalina, Benhur, Caitlyn, Danielle, David, Jeremy, Michele, Solis, and Zephyr for being here today.
Also Thank You to those who have suggested songs for our workout playlists! Today’s music was all chosen by YOU. If you have a song you would like to hear at an upcoming workout, please share it in the Collaborations doc.
Sole-fully,
Rebecca & Becca
Announcements:
- If you want to read a great Summit recap, check out Lazina’s blog.
- Next Wednesday we are meeting at the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill. https://goo.gl/maps/PtcKUkW8HV3FrUXi7
- 10th Anniversary buffs have landed! Bring $5 Cash (exact change ideally), we will be distributing them at the end of the workout!
- Pet a dog.
