MUUV has a clothing boutique! Feeling great in your clothes is an important part of any workout. We love the technical fabrics of our athletic clothing line and the shared values of the company. We receive monthly and weekly orders, and bring in small size runs to keep the pieces unique. Shopping is available before or after classes, and appointments are always welcome by calling 208.440.8307.
Oprah is on it!
Check out all the awesome info on organics in this latest issue of the Oprah online magazine. Check it out!
We're Listening!
Tell us what you want! How do you want to spend your time at MUUV? It could be from meditation to dance or going for a walk. Or anything else your heart desires even if it's not fitness related.
You can leave your suggestions in the comment field below or email us.
Thank you for helping us do the best job we can for you!
You can leave your suggestions in the comment field below or email us.
Thank you for helping us do the best job we can for you!
Skin Care
Have you ever heard the saying "if you wouldn't eat it, you shouldn't put it on your skin?" Scary but true. Our skin care products are loaded with harmful chemicals and it is up to us as consumers to read labels and educate ourselves on what we are putting in and on our bodies.
I love getting facials. I have been getting them fairly regularly for a few years now. My own education process started first with the health alert about the possible connection between parabens and breast cancer. Since then, I have been increasingly leery of getting facials that include having chemical-laden products put on my skin for an hour. So you can imagine my delight when I met Vida at Remedy Skin Care. She has carefully selected an amazing organic skin care line and only uses the purest of products. These products smell so good you will want to eat them, like the Sour Cherry Masque, which I had the pleasure of experiencing. The truth is these products are so so pure you probably could eat them!
It just gives you an all-over good feeling to know you are supporting a business that is doing their part to make the planet a healthier place, even if it is one facial at a time. The choices we make in food, skin care and makeup directly impact our own health and the health of the planet.
It is a learning process, and one discovery leads to another. But one thing is for sure - putting products on our skin that is chock full of chemicals and preservatives is not the way to go.
Next time you are in the market for a facial, give Vida and her amazing skin care line a try. You will feel good inside and out!
Now we just need to find an environmentally friendly place for mani's and pedi's!
Here is an informational link on reading labels and what to avoid: http://www.ewg.org/files/EWG_cosmeticsguide.pdf
I love getting facials. I have been getting them fairly regularly for a few years now. My own education process started first with the health alert about the possible connection between parabens and breast cancer. Since then, I have been increasingly leery of getting facials that include having chemical-laden products put on my skin for an hour. So you can imagine my delight when I met Vida at Remedy Skin Care. She has carefully selected an amazing organic skin care line and only uses the purest of products. These products smell so good you will want to eat them, like the Sour Cherry Masque, which I had the pleasure of experiencing. The truth is these products are so so pure you probably could eat them!
It just gives you an all-over good feeling to know you are supporting a business that is doing their part to make the planet a healthier place, even if it is one facial at a time. The choices we make in food, skin care and makeup directly impact our own health and the health of the planet.
It is a learning process, and one discovery leads to another. But one thing is for sure - putting products on our skin that is chock full of chemicals and preservatives is not the way to go.
Next time you are in the market for a facial, give Vida and her amazing skin care line a try. You will feel good inside and out!
Now we just need to find an environmentally friendly place for mani's and pedi's!
Here is an informational link on reading labels and what to avoid: http://www.ewg.org/files/EWG_cosmeticsguide.pdf
No limits: Totally Inspiring
I had to share this. What an amazing article about a girl living with her full heart and spirit exposed. Wiser than her years, she is teaching and reminding us once again about the power of dance. Dance is in your heart and soul, that is where it is born, and in this article Kiera makes that profoundly clear. I will have copies of the article available at the front desk at the Tuesday DDX class at 10 a.m as well.
Kung Fu Style
So I have to admit I have a small fascination right now with Kung Fu. It has been brought to my attention by the beautiful and famous. I don't think it is a trend per se, but twice in one month I read an article about the powers of Kung Fu, one was an interview with Gisele Bundchen, supermodel and environmentalist and one an interview with Robert Downey Jr. To me both people have an extremeness to them, in their looks and in their attitude toward life and caring for themselves.
Gisele did Kung Fu until two weeks before the her baby's birth, only gained 30 pounds during pregnancy and slimmed down to her pre-pregnancy weight practically overnight. Part of this is her genetics, and part of it is her commitment to herself and her health - "no days off" as she has been quoted saying.
Robert Downey Jr.'s connection to Kung Fu is what I really relate to. We all know his story: one of drug addiction, multiple arrests and prison. A tortured, talented soul, he has been given a second chance for success in the past five to six years. He has a new found sobriety and stability with a wife, and is learning methods of caring for himself that include rigorous Kung Fu workouts in a form called Wing Chun. For him, Wing Chun is the spiritual grounding force that keeps him going. There is a powerful outlet in Wing Chun, physically and mentally, for him that replaces the crippling grip of addiction and also fuels his his mind, body and spirit; not to mention the benefit of keeping him in killer shape! I guess you could say it's a new kind of addiction, but at least it is a healthy one. Kung Fu also offers wisdom for staying humble through fame and fortune.
I am not a recovering drug addict, but I do know that I am the type of person who has to have an outlet; a way to really release tension, emotions and turn off my mind at least a couple times a week. I have definitely found that with Deep Dance Experience. I think it is important, no matter who we are, to seek out and find ways of physically expressing ourselves; something that brings us joy, release and replenishes the spirit.
So what do you think? Should we try Kung Fu at MUUV? I just think it sounds like a real challenge, something different and rewarding. Do you think Robert Downey Jr's Sifu (teacher) would come teach us? Check out the article here: Interview with Robert Downey Jr.
Gisele did Kung Fu until two weeks before the her baby's birth, only gained 30 pounds during pregnancy and slimmed down to her pre-pregnancy weight practically overnight. Part of this is her genetics, and part of it is her commitment to herself and her health - "no days off" as she has been quoted saying.
Robert Downey Jr.'s connection to Kung Fu is what I really relate to. We all know his story: one of drug addiction, multiple arrests and prison. A tortured, talented soul, he has been given a second chance for success in the past five to six years. He has a new found sobriety and stability with a wife, and is learning methods of caring for himself that include rigorous Kung Fu workouts in a form called Wing Chun. For him, Wing Chun is the spiritual grounding force that keeps him going. There is a powerful outlet in Wing Chun, physically and mentally, for him that replaces the crippling grip of addiction and also fuels his his mind, body and spirit; not to mention the benefit of keeping him in killer shape! I guess you could say it's a new kind of addiction, but at least it is a healthy one. Kung Fu also offers wisdom for staying humble through fame and fortune.
I am not a recovering drug addict, but I do know that I am the type of person who has to have an outlet; a way to really release tension, emotions and turn off my mind at least a couple times a week. I have definitely found that with Deep Dance Experience. I think it is important, no matter who we are, to seek out and find ways of physically expressing ourselves; something that brings us joy, release and replenishes the spirit.
So what do you think? Should we try Kung Fu at MUUV? I just think it sounds like a real challenge, something different and rewarding. Do you think Robert Downey Jr's Sifu (teacher) would come teach us? Check out the article here: Interview with Robert Downey Jr.
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