My Kitties!
These are my kitties Riley and Lola. They are so sweet!
Whitesnake is…
Whitesnake is one of the best Rock Bands ever! It was created by David Coverdale when he left Deep Purple and it’s been going strong ever since! Current members include: David Coverdale on Vocals, Doug Aldirch on Guitar, Reb Beach on Guitar, Uriah Duffy on Bass, Timothy Drury on Keyboards and Chris Frazier.
They will be heading back out on the road this Spring and Summer for their “Still Good to be Bad” tour. I plan on joining David for some of the European Shows so I will take some pics and give a little feedback upon my return home.
Chat more then!
Cindy
Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago at 11:35 am. 3 comments
Lake Tahoe’s Finest Dance Studio!
Vertical Fitness is a Boutique Dance Studio offering innovative dance/fitness classes! We believe working out should, and CAN BE, fun! All of our classes are designed to bring out your feminine and playful side…
We are currently offering fitness/ dance classes in: Pole Dancing, Chair Dancing, Belly Dancing, Salsacise and Sexy Stretch…
On the horizon for Summer are: Hula and Zumba!
As women, it’s very easy to take care of everyone else and think about yourself last. We urge you to give yourself permission to take care of you! Do something that brings you joy! Everyone around you will benefit. Honestly, they may whine a bit in the beginning, but you’ll be surprised how soon they get over it. You’ll be happier, more confident and way more fun to be around! If you’re in the Lake Tahoe Area please feel free to join us for a class!
We also do Private Parties & Workshops! Gather a group of your friends and try a Pole Dancing, Chair Dancing or Belly Dancing Class. Private Parties & Workshops are great for Bacheloroette Parties, Birthday Parties, to Celebrate an Event, or just to experience one of the best Girls Night Out evenings you could ever imagine. We’ll work with you to make sure your party / workshop is customized to your group.
Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago at 11:04 am. Add a comment
US Pole Dancing Championship 2009
Alethea, Sarah & Jenyne Congratulations!!
Hi Everybody! I just got back from New York where I attended the US Pole Dancing Championship. It was amazing! The dancers were incredible! Photos were not allowed, during the event so I don’t have any great ones to share, but you can check out uspoledance.com as they have them posted on their site.
I had two friends dancing in the show. Jenyne and Michula. Jenyne took first place! YAE! She will go to Australia in September to compete in the World Pole Dancing Championship.
Unfortunately, Michula got injured (ouch) the night before the competition and was unable to compete. It was so sad to see her watching the show with her arm in a cast. What a disappointment.
The organizers of the event, Wendy and Anna from New York Pole Dancing, did a fabulous job. It was held in the Bleeker Street Theatre in Soho. I look forward to the next one!
Waiting for the doors to open.
The line outside.
US Pole Dance Championship 2009
Miss USPDF 2009:Jenyne Butterfly
Miss Trixter: Sarah Cretul
Inside the theatre
Miss Sexy: Alethea Austin
Here are some links to articles written about the event:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/extramustard/03/16/pole-dance-championship/index.html
http://gothamist.com/2009/03/16/vegas_woman_wins_miss_us_pole_dance.php
Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago at 3:37 pm. Add a comment
My Favorite Places…
Hawaii is one of my favorite places!
I love EVERYTHING about Hawaii!! The soft air, the humidity, the fragrant flowers, the ocean… I am blissed out when I’m there. It’s also where David and I got married. At sunset… on the beach. Just the two of us. (Sigh)
Greece is another one of my favorite Places…
Every time Greece comes up on a Whitesnake tour you can pretty much guarantee that I will be going on the road! I absolutely adore it. I could live on feta cheese, kalamata olives and pita bread! The history is incredible and you see columns lying around everywhere. The Greek audiences are amazing. So friendly, loud, and happy to be at a show! I’m always sad to leave…
Lake Tahoe is another of my Favorite Places…
Lake Tahoe is my home. It is absolutely stunning! People who live in Tahoe tend to be pretty out- doorsy. I’ve included this photo of my son and I on a snowshoe trip. Don’t let it fool you. It’s not that easy to get me out in the snow…I’m much more of a “lay out in the sun and chill” kind of girl. This was a Boy Scout expedition my friend Diane got us to go on. Turned out it was really fun! I’d still rather be out on a boat or on the beach. Obviously, summer is my favorite time of year in Tahoe.
Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago at 12:03 pm. 2 comments
My Favorite Whitesnake Songs
Whitesnake is my favorite Rock Band! Woooo Hooooo! And it’s not ONLY cause I’m married to David Coverdale! ha ha. I liked Whitesnake before I ever met David. My first favorite Whitesnake song was “Judgement Day”. I still LOVE that song! In college Whitesnake was one of our (my friends and I) favorite party tapes. We’d listen to Whitesnake on our way to UNR football games and when we’d go out partying. I have fond memories of driving around with my best friend Deanna, in her Volkswagon Cabriolet blasting Whitesnake. I think one of the things that is so appealing to Whitesnake fans, besides David’s sexy voice, is how much fun the songs are!
Now of course my favorite songs are the ones about me! Just kidding… kind of.
I LOVE ”Give Me All Your Love Tonight” in concert. I can’t resist dancing to it. And “Still of the Night” of course!
On the new Good To Be Bad CD I love “Lay Down Your Love” and “Summer Rain” ! They are my favs. The whole CD is great, though, so if you haven’t yet purchased it I suggest you go to itunes and start downloading!
The first song David ever wrote for me is on the Coverdale/Page album. It’s called “Take A Look at Yourself” and it’s absolutely beautiful. I was pretty much stunned to have someone write a song for me. Years later, David told my mom, “All the nice songs are about your daughter. All the not so nice songs are about someone else.” I hope to keep it that way!
I could go on and on…
I love “Love is Blind” of the Into the Light CD and “The River Song” is kick ass. It’s kind of Hendrixy and it reminds me of my brother Scott, who is up in heaven now. I’m sure it’s his favorite.
Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago at 11:26 am. 10 comments
Bear Naked Pole Dancing
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Pole Dancing… I love it!
Pole Dancing is my passion! I love it! It reminds me of when I was a little girl and I used to play on the bars. Spinning… spinning… spinning… There wasn’t a day that went by that I didn’t wear a pair of shorts under my dress so I could play on the bars! ha ha!
I took my first pole dancing class when I was 40. Man I wish I could have done this in my 20’s. I’d be stellar I tell ya! You don’t need the same recovery time at 20 that you do at 40! Dang!
After taking classes for about 6 months I knew I had to open a dance studio so I could teach it to others! I started by scouting out studio locations and looking into what kind of training and credentials I would need.
I got my group fitness instructor certification from AFAA and set about finding a
Receiving my Pole Dancing Instructor Certification from Fawnia
Pole Dance Instructor Certification program. I found just was I was looking for in Las Vegas with Fawnia Monday Deitrich– one of the premier pole dancers, and instructors, in the US. I learned a lot from Fawnia then and I still do! I go back to Vegas now and again to take classes so I can continue to grow as an instructor as well as stay motivated as a dancer. Plus it’s fun!
Pole Dancing can be athletic, slinky, easy, or challenging. It’s really whatever you want it to be. Whatever your style dictates. That is one of the things I really love about it. I personally, love the more gymnastics based moves. The upside down aerial moves high up on the pole. The ones that require strength and flexibility. Those are my favorites!
There are some incredible pole dancers out there. Fawnia, Jenyne Butterfly, Jamilla, Leigh Ann Orso, K.T. Coates, Mikey, Bad Azz, and Kitty Cadillac to name a few. I have been so fortunate to be able to study or dance will all of them!
Posted 12 months ago at 6:50 pm. 1 comment
Sell Your Home With Feng Shui
“Sell Your Home with Feng Shui” was co-authored by Christine Ayers and myself. A Complete Guide to Staging Homes for Quick Sale in Any Market, this book is designed to be a quick read with tips that are easy and inexpensive to implement. Feng Shui principles are at the heart of the book, but you will not find a lot of Feng Shui dogma here. The book was created for Real Estate Agents, and homeowners, and the purpose was to introduce them to a new technique that can help them to sell homes not to overwhelm them with a lot of background on Feng Shui. It is simple and to the point.
The inspiration for writing this book came from the many appointments Christine and I had with Real Estate Agents. Using Feng Shui principles, and a little muscle (we spent many appointments rearranging furniture on the spot) these “Feng Shui for Sale” appointments, as Christine liked to call them, proved to be so successful we decided to write a book to share with all Real Estate Agents, and homeowners, so they could implement the tools on their own and only call us for the really difficult homes. The “difficult” homes usually required a deeper level of Feng Shui such as clearing out negative energy. This is information that requires more training and a deeper understanding of Feng Shui so it is not included in the book. Nine times out of ten though, the homes do sell without requiring our services!
So if you’re trying to sell your home, give a little Feng Shui a try. I promise we made it simple and inexpensive to implement these tools. Have fun with it and start planning life in your new home!
Posted 1 year ago at 9:19 am. Add a comment
Cindy’s Feng Shui 101
What the heck is Feng Shui anyway?
Feng Shui is the ancient Chinese art of “placement”.
To me, Feng Shui is all about creating a balanced environment that can support you in whatever area you choose. It’s been around for so long because it works!
Our homes are a snapshot of our bodies. Whatever is going on in your home is simply an outward manifestation of what is going on inside of our bodies. That is why doing Feng Shui in your home can help you shift something that is going on in your life. It’s not really about your house… Your house is just kind of the tool to make the adjustments in a physical way so that you can be supported.
One of the great things about Feng Shui is that by implementing ”cures” you are allowing yourself to become present to what you want to create in your life. We spend a lot of our time being pretty unconscious to what’s going on around us or happening to us. When you get to a point of realizing, “I want to change this!” you can start to work with that on a physical level by using Feng Shui to support the energy of your thought.
It’s an ongoing process so enjoy, and know that in another day, month, year you will likely be shifting or changing in some way and may feel compelled to make more changes. Perhaps rearrange your living room! Go for it. You’re likely just intuitively shifting things to support something you are moving into. Maybe you can take a moment and get present as to what that is. Then you can consciously work with it. We are constantly evolving and changing and that’s a good thing!
The Black Sect School of Feng Shui
I know… Black Sect sounds kind of weird. It actually has even a longer name but this is plenty for now. Many times black is associated with darkness and white with “the light” so it can get a bad rap. In this case the color black is about including all colors to make up the color black so it’s a pretty inclusive form of Feng Shui. There are many different schools of Feng Shui. In many ways they are similiar, but there are also some fundamental differences between them. It’s not to say one is better than the other, but the one that works for me and that I was drawn to, is the Black Sect School of Feng Shui. It works by setting an energy map (called the bagua) to the front door of any room. There is no need for a compass, or to sleep with your feet facing one direction, you don’t have to know directions or do math, etc. It is easy, works in any environment, and won’t require you to explain any odd looking cures to people.
The Bagua
The Bagua is an energy map that you line up with the front door of your home, room, or the entrance of your property. The front door represents the mouth, where the energy enters a space. Remember, the house is somewhat of a metaphor for the body. The Bagua then dictates where the following areas lie.
Career… Knowledge… Family… Wealth… Fame… Relationship… Creativity… Benefactors… and in the center lies Health.
The Elements
In Feng Shui we are working to keep the following elements balanced with each other. They may also be used to uplift an area of the Bagua.
Water…Wood… Fire… Earth.. Metal
Certain areas of the Bagua also correspond to certain Elements,which is where the cures come in.
Career = Water
Family = Wood
Fame = Fire
Relationship = Earth
Creativity = Metal
Color
Color is often used in Feng Shui to uplift areas of the Bagua…
Career = Black or Deep Dark Blue
Knowledge = Blue or Green
Family = Green
Wealth = Green, Purple, Red, Gold and Silver
Fame = Red
Relationship = Red, Pink, White and Earthtones
Creativity = White
Benefactors = Gray
Health = Yellow
Shapes
Shapes are another way we can add in cures to uplift certain guas.
Career = Irregular shape
Family = Column
Fame = Triangle
Relationship = Square or Rectangle
Creativity = Round
It can be very simple.
So once you know how the Bagua lines up in a space you can then go about using elements, colors, and shapes to uplift, enhance or cure certain areas. It doesn’t mean that you can’t use those colors, shapes or elements in other locations, but sometimes simply moving a fountain to an area that water is compatible with can make a big difference. This isn’t to say a qualified consultant isn’t ever necessary. They can be very helpful in many ways. Clearing spaces, being a neutral objective party, helping you to see something from a fresh perspective and more. Make sure you feel comfortable with them, and if they suggest something that really doesn’t feel right to you speak up! It is YOUR home afterall. Sometimes it takes trying something for a few days to see how you really feel about it though. Sometimes it can be scary to take that next step, whatever it is and you may find yourself reluctant to make the change needed to support that. That’s okay. Take your time.
An example.
Say you decide you would like to improve your relationship with your partner. You can look at the area inyour home, office, bedroom etc. and see what’s going on in there? Is there a bunch of clutter? Is anything broken? Could it benefit from a little bit of attention? How do you feel in that spot? Then you can go about improving it. Putting energy on this area will also be putting it on your actual relationship energetically. You could add in some earthtones, pink or red, square shapes, or Earthy items to uplift the energy of that space. You really have a lot of options. One nice thing you can do to focus and improve relationship is to add pairs of things. Not pears! Pairs! By our bathtub, which is in the relationship area of our home, we have two matching candelabras, two Lalique kitty statues and two pink rose quarts hearts. These pairs help reinforce a relationship between two people. We also have a square bathtub and marble (earth element) around it. It’s so easy, and it can be really fun!
I recommend if you’re interested, that you play with Feng Shui a little bit in the beginning. Pick one thing to focus on and see what happens. Once you see that it “works’ you’ll be ready to look into other areas you’d like to improve as well. You know that feeling of cleaning out your closet and getting rid of everything that doesn’t fit anymore or that you don’t like? It feels great! It also allows you to breath and start fresh. It allows you to say good bye to the old you and make room for the new you. Feng Shui can feel a lot like that. I think it’s mostly because you’ve decided to become involved in creating your own choices instead of simply letting them happen to you. Have fun!
A funny story…
One of my friends had just moved into her own home after going through a divorce. She decided she was ready to date and asked me what Feng Shui she could do to help. Well, we talked about a lot of things among them placing a photo of a single guy that she might be interested in dating in the relationship part of her bedroom, which happened to be the relationship part of her home. So a few weeks later I was over at her house and I asked her how the dating was going and she started laughing and telling me about this “much younger” guy she was kind of seeing… When I went in her bedroom she had an Abercrombie Fitch bag in the relationship corner and that was pretty much what the guy she was dating looked like. ha ha! That’s when we went over perhaps adding a list of qualities she would like in a partner to go with the photo. She made some adjustments and now she’s happily in a relationship with a different man who has the qualities that were important to her.
