Barefoot Girevik

Tucked away in a corner in a tiny restaurant at the Toronto airport I am reflecting on the whirlwind that I just experienced. It has been 3 full days of kettlebell work with Shawn Mozen of Agatsu, hand balancing with Ido Portal, power lifting, Indo Boards and even Olympic lifting. I am exhausted and sore and ecstatic. My friend Andrea and I were up at 4am Edmonton time every morning and at the gym for 14 hours of certification and workshops in an attempt to cram in everything that we could in just a few short days. There were some awesome people in our AKC 2 cert. We shared in each others successes and cheered one another on through it all. I can't even begin to describe how it feels to know that "I did that!". Leading up to the cert. it was interesting that every person I spoke with about it admitted that they were "terrified". I found it oddly comforting to know that they were feeling the exact same emotion as I was. Now that it is all over, I am very...

Well, day one done and I survived. The flight though extremely rough was uneventful and on time. I even met up with my friends for a bit of supper last night and again this morning to share a cab to the Academy of Lions where the AKC 2 cert. is being held. I have learned many new things, had a chance to review and practice some technique and worked my butt off. The Agatsu Conference has been amazing so far. I have learned some very helpful and interesting information and techniques from brilliant instructors. I have enjoyed meeting everyone at the Academy of Lions, found some good barbecue for lunch (and supper - so much food!) and finally tried a coconut milk latte at The Primal Grind (a paleo cafe inside Academy of Lions). It was delicious! Finding food has been no trouble whatsoever. There is a little market close to the hotel where I was able to buy bananas and orange juice and then another great little market close to the gym where the names of the vegetables are all missp...