Kit Laughlin (http://www.kitlaughlin.com/) in Australia recommended me to check out Coach Sommer’s seminar over the Labor Day weekend. Kit has been a great help to expand my knowledge in flexibility and strengthening. Since he and his partner Olivia would also participate in the seminar and provide the Stretch Therapy part of the seminar, I figured I will attend and hang out with them.
Although Kit couldn’t make it to the seminar on time due to some visa issues, I got to see Olivia again, and a classmate Robin from the Stretch Teacher Training in Cayman Islands. It’s great to see some familiar faces! The 3-day seminar was pretty intense. I was sore and tired at the end of each day. I realized that I am comfortable with single leg squatting and jumping, thanks to my skating practice. However, everything related to pulling was a bit challenging for me. In addition, the hollow back of the gymnastic training was new to me. It is very beneficial for building good core and strong upper body. There were some amazing people who can do incredible moves. One guy Yury (red hair and bearded guy) from Las Vegas did some amazing ring and handstand stuff, as you can see in the pictures. I am very happy that I made the trip to Phoenix, Arizona for the seminar. I will try to incorporate what I learned in my Yoga class, and certainly, my own conditioning.
After I came back home on Tuesday night from the seminar, I had to make a trip to Portland, Oregon on the very next day for a work meeting. It’s a flying week! Thanks my friend Glen for making homemade pizza on Tuesday night. His mozzarella cheese with tomato sauce and red pepper pizza was really tasty. The other pizza was even better: romano cheese with tomato sauce, prosciutto, asparagus, and white truffle oil. Yum!
It is great that you have many good friends from all fields.
Especially the friends who love to eat and enjoy feeding me. š