Neighborhood Barre Green Hills

Do you see yourself how others see you?

How about trying to treating yourself like you do your loved ones? That includes how you talk to yourself, how you look at yourself, and ultimately how you take care of yourself.

You have an open invitation to step up your self care with us this week. Reserve your complimentary guest pass using our link in bio, visiting the nb app or the nb website. You can take up to 3 free classes at both studios, now until Sunday.

Here’s to loving ourselves well in 2022 ✨

Whether this is your first time walking in our doors, or it's been a few months (or years), we want to welcome you into 2022 with renewed energy, fresh faces and an unparalleled workout!

Join us for a free class, or three, next week, January 10-16, on us! Grab your Open House pass using the link in bio, in our app, or at neighborhoodbarre.com.

Questions or need help? Shoot us a text at 615-423-9562.

This month, a lot of us start to think about our goals and resolutions for the new year.

We want to caution you on the “myths” of why you should exercise.

It will never stick if you’re doing it to:
🚫 Punish yourself to ‘burn off’ what you ate.
🚫 To be skinny.
🚫 Counting how many calories you burn.

Instead think about how moving:
✨ Makes you FEEL (more energy, newfound strength, pride in learning something new).
✨ Creates community (a neighborhood of new, nonjudgmental friends that support you).
✨ Can be a gateway to better health (mentally, spiritually, and physically).

What is your WHY for barre-ing with us? Share with us below and we’ll feature on our stories! Let’s motivate and inspire each other to enter 2022 with a shift in mindset. ✨

We are so conditioned to think “more is more.” Which can leave us questioning ourselves, asking “Am I doing enough?” or thinking I “should” do a longer/better/harder/faster workout.

We don’t need to be doing hours of exercise each day (especially cardio or intensive movement) - it’s unsustainable and can even be unhealthy.

It’s trite but true, consistency is 🔑. Showing up more often, even in smaller chunks, helps to build a habit, which equals your long-term success (withy anything!).

Start small (even 10 minutes is great!) and keep going.

Tomorrow, Friday Dec. 17th, is National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day. 🌲

Wear your cutest, or tackiest, sweater to class and get 25% off your in-studio purchase tomorrow. Go big!! Flashing lights, shoulder pads, tinsel, animals, etc. are highly encouraged.

P.S. if you want to decorate your favorite crop top/sports bra so you don’t get too warm, that’s cool with us too 😉

Are you a “yes (wo)man?”

People pleasing can be at an all-time high over the holiday season. Here’s what we encourage you to ask yourself before responding to the next request of you:

“Will this make me feel depleted or replenished?”

For us, we’ve never regretted a barre workout. But we have regretted going to one too many holiday parties, changing our mind or answer after we already communicated a boundary, or burning ourselves at both ends without enough rest or self care.

Take care of #1 this season 💜💚

Ever heard of the concept of “neuroplasticity”? 🧠

Neuroscience proves that you can form new neural pathways that reprogram your subconscious beliefs to create new ones.

This month, we’re all being more mindful of gratitude. Remember that your toughest critic is the inner critic. Override negative self-talk in your head with a positive statement, both consciously + subconsciously. Positive affirmations should be said aloud, and repeated more than once a day. Bonus points if you say them in front of a mirror! (Yes a rear-view mirror counts too 😉)

Don’t forget that you can leave yourself reminders of these throughout your day. Put a note in your car, set multiple ‘alarms’ that repeat daily in your phone to pop up. Or sign up for an app, like “I am - Daily Affirmations” that will naturally prompt you throughout the day. You can even like or save the affirmations that resonate with you most and make them your wallpaper, etc.

P.S. you never know when you might just find a note like this left at the studio for you 💜

Happy World Kindness Day 🤗 Can we just make kindness a movement? Kindness is more than being nice. Kindness is love. Kindness is having grace for people but also for yourself.

Kindness can look different to everyone. What does kindness look like to you? Share with us your favorite way to show kindness to a friend, stranger, or maybe yourself? Let's make it a movement and spread kindness every day! 💜💚