Katie Wetzel Movement

I’ve been thinking a lot about how grateful I am for my yoga practice, and while I’m much less likely to be found on my mat, the lessons hold true on the gym floor.

When I feel myself in a place of friction, I’m grateful to have something to come back to, to reflect on, to anchor me to a contemplation around what is true for me and how I move through the world.

Here are some things I’ve been thinking about in reflecting on how yoga impacts life on the gym floor.

Namely, drop the ego. It’s not about you.

February 🤝 romanticizing

.atl is something special for many people; to me, it’s a vessel for my purpose. My North Star for decision-making. Nearly 1 year in this physical home and it keeps getting better (and harder, but as the gals say …”in a good way.”)

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grateful for it all 🖤

Incredibly grateful, in the way that doesn’t really translate through words or pictures, but is instead an overwhelming sense of “this, right here” 🧡

Happy Spooky! 🧙‍♀️ Had so much fun at our second annual Halloween Olympics with .atl & … any excuse to put on glitter, IMO✨

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It seemed like sharing some of my “business” things were helpful for some folks, so here are a few more:

⭐️ Having MANY ideas is great. Being able and willing to actually execute ideas is key. Have a running list of your many plans, but focus on 1-2 things at a time to actually put into action because if you’re only ever dreaming and never actually putting rubber to the road, there’s no forward progress. Trying to work on more than 2 things at once means you’re probably spreading your attention too thin to do those 1-2 things really well and get the data you need for the long haul.

⭐️ Similarly, figure out what tasks need to happen every day vs. week vs. month, and schedule those things. Put them in your reminders app, or on your calendar - somewhere VISIBLE. I’m a huge fan of time-blocking on my actual calendar. This makes long to-do lists feel less overwhelming, creates more focus, and consistency.

⭐️ Ask for feedback and be open to critique. Receiving feedback doesn’t mean you’re a failure or doing a bad job. Being open to receiving feedback gives you opportunities to discover new or better ways to do your work and ultimately provide more value and solve problems - which is the whole point.

⭐️ Consider what problem you’re solving. If you have a service or product that you’re offering, try removing your own ideals and ego and think about the person in front of you - just because you think your product or service is great, is it actually SOLVING their problem or is it just what you like?

⭐️ In the beginning, a lot of effort might be exchanged for experience, and that’s okay. When you start something new, you spend a LOT more time and energy with a lot less “’reward” because you’re developing and refining your style, systems, solutions. This, to me, is one of the hardest truths - because we all want to make a living, charge our worth, etc etc. but depending on what you’re doing, you might have to sacrifice the financial “reward” for experience and iterating. And also, that might not BE feasible for your circumstances yet - and that’s okay, too.

& most of these things don’t stop being true, even as you grow. 🫶

city girl goes fishing 🎣
likes: when the boat goes fast
dislikes: the texture of a slippery fish

Labor Day weekend was good to us ☀️

A non-exhaustive list of things that helped me find success as a small business owner (accompanied by my headshots from 2021, 2023, and 2025):

⭐️ use a consistent and professional-looking headshot - smiling, ideally looking at the camera. people connect when they can look into the eyes of a smiling human face.

⭐️ create a website and google business profile early to start getting reviews/testimonials and have a way for people to find you and connect. it can be SO simple.

⭐️ speaking of simple: KEEP IT SIMPLE. Be able to describe what problem you’re solving and who you are solving it for in 1-2 sentences. It can always evolve. When I started, my main mission was “I help yoga practitioners get stronger through resistance training.”

⭐️ create systems that work for you. have a plan for how you’re collecting leads, how you’re following up with them, and how you’re moving them forward. it doesn’t have to be complicated but it has to be something you can stick to.

⭐️ being honest about not knowing something or not being the right fit is a beautiful thing - it builds credibility AND can help you create a trustworthy network, because when you’re forced to find resources (like an alternative service or colleague who might serve your lead better) you can develop relationships that will remember and refer you in the future.

⭐️ showing up consistently - being yourself, doing a litttle bit every day, using consistent language when you talk about what you do, having passion for what you do - has a resonance that will land with the right people.

There are enough folks in my orbit who are on their own journeys and I thought it could be helpful to share some strategies that I think really worked for me - even if they seem obvious. Don’t overestimate the power of a good headshot and mission statement 😉

Competed in my first Muay Thai scrimmage yesterday and that’s pretty cool

It was supposed to happen in May, and I’d been training really hard - fight camp style - for it; when it got rescheduled to July, I was pretty devestated. With the opening of gain., my training dialed back a ton and I didn’t feel nearly as confident showing up. Up until Monday this week, I still thought I might bail out.

I’m so glad I showed up. I got to learn a lot, and it was so valuable to show up to an unknown situation. There was a chance no other women would have been available to fight (some of my teammates fought men); there was a chance my opponent could have been…a total killer or no one at all.

I’m proud of my composure, of sticking to my game plan (long range weapons: jabs, teeps; plus, clinching). I got a good taste of where I can work more: faster responses, better defense, more violence 😅

Considering that when I started a year ago, I thought this would be a casual hobby, I’m pretty dang proud of the work I put in and where it’s headed. Thanks for so much coaching, support, pushing, and solidarity 🫶 and to for encouraging me and never being that mad when I randomly teep him in the house. Also to all the .atl gals for such hype this week 💕

“How’s the gym?” most frequently asked question when I find myself out and about, connecting with loved ones, meeting up with friends, running into old students…

It’s a complicated answer. So of course, i dstill it down to: “good!”

It is good! And it’s hard. And it’s rewarding. And it’s exhausting and confusing. And incredibly powerful. And something I’m proud of. And it’s scary. And it’s making decisions and facing unknowns and vacuuming floors and filling water bottles, creating instagram posts, sending email follow ups, writing newsletters, setting meetings, checking sales goals.

It’s a combined 36 classes a week between two people. Plus another 8-10 private sessions. And squeezing in our own training, responsibilities, and remembering to eat.

It’s women discovering what they CAN do. Trying out a new lift. Hitting a PR. It’s the lightbulb that goes off when someone *feels* it. It’s realizing they can run sprints even if they haven’t run in years. Or jumping rope without peeing their pants (what a non scale victory!)

It’s exactly what we dreamed of and it’s only the beginning and frankly, caffeine just doesn’t work by the time Thursdays roll around every week.

I am so grateful to do this, and to push this mission forward. What a gift, what a struggle.

But I can’t usually say all that in the span of :30, so I just say “it’s good!”