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08/13/2026

Dancing has always been one of the ways I come back to myself.

Not because I’m trying to perform.
Not because I need to look perfect.

Because I feel ALIVE when I move. 💃🏻

But I wasn’t always comfortable expressing myself through movement.

I’m 50 , and somewhere along the way, I stopped worrying so much about whether I looked “good enough.”

I stopped asking:

What will people think?
Am I too old?
Do I look ridiculous?

And I started asking:

How does this make me FEEL?

That changed everything.

Because we spend so much of our lives inside our heads, waiting until we’re confident enough, good enough, flexible enough, young enough, or ready enough.

Meanwhile, life is happening. 🌟

At some point, you have to stop waiting to feel ready and just give yourself permission to try. 👌

You don’t need a pole.
You don’t need to know how to dance.
You don’t need to look good.

You just need a body.

Put on one song.

Move.

Don’t judge it.
Don’t perform it.
Feel it.

At 50, I don’t want to spend the next chapter of my life worrying about how I look.

I want to feel more.

Experience more.

Try more.

Move more.

Live more.

Because I don’t want to look back and realize I was so afraid of being seen that I forgot to actually live.

👇So here’s your challenge:

Put on one on today and move like nobody’s watching.

Then tell me:

🫵 What are YOU ready to let go of?

One word. No explanation.

Send this to someone who’s been playing it for safe for too long 👍

Maybe this is the reminder they needed today ❤️

We’re just getting started. 😉

07/02/2026

If you could only go back to one country for the rest of your life, which would it be? 🇧🇷

For me, it’s Brazil.

This is the only country I’ve ever lived in for months at a time outside of home.

I fell in love with the culture, the people, the music, and the language the first time I visited nearly 20 years ago.

Brazilian Portuguese is still my favorite language to speak even with a gringa accent. 😂

Every time I come back, it feels familiar, comforting, and exciting all at once.

Some places you visit.
Some places become part of you.

Brazil is one of those places for me. ❤️

What’s the one place you could return to over and over again?

👇 Tell me below.

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Se pudesses voltar apenas a um país para o resto da tua vida, qual seria? 🇧🇷

Para mim, é o Brasil.

Este é o único país onde já morei durante meses seguidos fora de casa.

Apaixonei-me pela cultura, pelas pessoas, pela música e pela língua na primeira vez que o visitei, há quase 20 anos.

O português brasileiro continua a ser a minha língua preferida para falar, mesmo com sotaque de estrangeira. 😂

Sempre que volto, sinto-me familiarizada, reconfortada e entusiasmada, tudo ao mesmo tempo.

Há lugares que visitamos.
Há lugares que se tornam parte de nós.

Para mim, o Brasil é um desses lugares. ❤️

Qual é o lugar a que poderias voltar vezes sem conta?

👇 Conta-me aqui em baixo.

01/10/2026

You don’t need to blow up your life to feel alive again. 🌊

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I know not everyone can take six weeks off.
I know responsibilities are real.
Families. Careers. Commitments.

This post isn’t about comparing lives.
It’s about questioning the story we’ve been told:

That after 40, our best years are behind us.
That desire, adventure, and joy should be toned down.
That choosing yourself is selfish.

This surf session in Brazil?
It’s not about the wave.
It’s about momentum.

Small choices count.
One boundary.
One brave yes.
One moment where you stop abandoning yourself.

✨ You don’t need permission.
✨ You don’t need to wait for “someday.”
✨ You’re allowed to feel alive now.

🫵 Comment “ALIVE” if you’re done putting yourself last.

And if this spoke to you —
share it with a woman who needs permission to choose herself again. ❤️

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Você não precisa mudar radicalmente sua vida para se sentir vivo novamente. 🌊

Sei que nem todos podem tirar seis semanas de férias.
Sei que as responsabilidades são reais.
Famílias. Carreiras. Compromissos.

Este post não é sobre comparar vidas.
É sobre questionar a história que nos contaram:

Que depois dos 40, nossos melhores anos ficaram para trás.

Que o desejo, a aventura e a alegria devem ser moderados. Que escolher a si mesmo é egoísmo.

Essa sessão de surfe no Brasil?
Não é sobre a onda.
É sobre o impulso.

Pequenas escolhas importam.
Um limite.
Um sim corajoso.
Um momento em que você para de se abandonar.

✨ Você não precisa de permissão.
✨ Você não precisa esperar por “algum dia”.
✨ Você tem permissão para se sentir viva agora.

🫵 Comente “VIVA” se você não quer mais se colocar em último lugar.

E se isso tocou você —
compartilhe com uma mulher que precisa de permissão para se escolher novamente. ❤️

09/22/2025

Ladies, let’s get real 🫵

Society LOVES to tell women over 40 how we should act, dress, love, and live. 🙄

We’re told to TONE IT DOWN.

To SETTLE.

To STAY in our lane. ❌

To ‘age gracefully’ — but THEIR version of it usually means to shrink yourself‼️

Here’s the truth: I believe in aging gracefully — but on MY terms.

To me, that means getting stronger, bolder, freer, and more unapologetic as the years go by. 💪

I’m almost 50 and I refuse to play small. 👎
I lift heavy. I surf. I rave until sunrise. I travel solo. I love fiercely and live authentically.

✨ Aging gracefully doesn’t mean fading.

✨ It means choosing yourself again and again.

✨ It means owning your power, your passion,
and your presence at every age.

This is your Monday reminder:

👎 STOP settling

👎 STOP apologizing, and

👍 START living the way YOU were meant to
live.

❤️You don’t need permission to take up space, to be powerful, to be sexy, to live authentically.

🫵 Comment “UNAPOLOGETIC” if you’re ready to live your truth.

❤️

06/22/2025

Still smiling from this surreal place 🌊✨

Lençóis Maranhenses is hands down one of the most breathtaking spots I’ve ever been to
It’s so magical and unreal, you feel like you’re on another planet! Grateful for nature that reminds you to move, play, and just be. 🙃

I can’t wait to share more with you on my YT travel vlog. It was definitely an adventure to get there. If traveling a day is not your jam, I’ll take you with me on my adventure. Would you go?

👇Lmk in the comments 👇

05/08/2025

Want to stay YOUNG forever? 🙃

Don’t just train - PLAY! And don’t do it alone. 🤸🏻‍♀️🏄🏻‍♀️ 🛼 🧘🏻‍♀️ 💃🏻🕺🏻 🧗🏻‍♀️🚴🏼‍♀️🏋🏻‍♀️

For the last several years, I’ve organized a reunion trip to Tampa for my gymnastics fam—a crew that started in a studio in NYC and evolved into something so much more. Jorge was my first gymnastics coach. Melanie was my training partner in splits class. Domingo helped me with his contortion training and Paul made me a beast on rings. Missed you this year 😢

I love bringing people together. Melanie and Jorge came to my surf class, fell in love & moved to Tampa. So happy for this amazing couple and honored I was asked to officiate their wedding this fall. 💒

Every time we reunite, we train hard, eat like champions, play, laugh until it hurts, and remind each other why we move: because it’s FUN. Because connection matters. Because this is the kind of energy that keeps you young.

I’ve been part of so many fitness communities over the years—pole, surf, gymnastics, CrossFit, capoeira, even my fierce circles of strong spiritual women and my vibrant gay male & lgbtq friendships in NYC—and they all feed me in different ways. They keep me grounded, inspired, and playful at 49 years young.

💡 Movement isn’t a chore when you have people who light you up.

Community isn’t a luxury—it’s longevity.

🫵 If you’re feeling stuck, burnt out, or isolated—maybe it’s not you. Maybe you just haven’t found your people yet. Keep looking. Join the class. Say yes to the retreat. DM the coach. Be the one who starts something. And if you’ve already found your community, tag them and tell them you love ‘em. ❤️

Do you prefer training….

02/24/2025

“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”—Carl Gustav Jung

“Quem olha para fora, sonha; quem olha para dentro, desperta.”

I gifted myself this trip to Brazil to celebrate 49 years of living unapologetically! 🎉

This journey isn’t just about exploring new places—it’s about reconnecting with myself, embracing who I’ve become, and awakening to my true potential.

Dream big, but don’t forget to look within. That’s where the real magic happens. ✨

Ladies, especially those of us over 40, it’s never too late to live boldly and authentically. Let’s break free from expectations and create our own paths. 🔥

✨ How are you awakening to your true self this year? Let me know in the comments!

01/01/2025

✨ What will you leave behind in 2024? ✨

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This year was filled with profound lessons. Despite the ups and downs, I came to understand there were still parts of myself I needed to face. I had to dig deeper to heal my inner child and let go of everything that no longer serves me.

🙏I’m grateful for the experiences and to everyone who’s crossed my path this year. Each moment, whether joyful or challenging, has helped me grow into a stronger, more aligned version of myself.

As I reflect, I’m leaving behind work burnout, old patterns, and anything that doesn’t support my growth. In 2025, I’m stepping into my high self, claiming alignment and the unapologetic pursuit of my dreams.

What about you? What are you ready to leave behind? 👇Leave your comments below.

Let’s step into 2025 stronger together! 💪✨

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