𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.⁣ ⁣ This notion applies to everything in life--relationships, career, and health and wellness.⁣ ⁣ The one thing you can't do is not try for it is in trying and failing, that one day you'll get it right.⁣ ⁣ 𝘛𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲.⁣ ⁣ 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹. ⁣ ⁣ For me, self-care is a way of refueling and tending to my own needs. I have to put my own mask on first so that I can help my clients, famliy, friends, and others around me. And sometimes, what I need changes but what stays the same is the necessity to care for my physical, physiological, relational, emotional, and spiritual well-being.⁣ ⁣ How do you refuel? Does it change or do you seek the same routine to charge up?

When your fight 🦠 gear is DOPE AF and has you ready for Friyay. Thank you @john.san.juan for hooking a sister all the way 🆙

💥𝘽𝙊𝙊𝙆𝙈𝘼𝙍𝙆 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙃𝘼𝙍𝙀 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙎 𝙆𝙀𝙏𝙏𝙇𝙀𝘽𝙀𝙇𝙇 𝙒𝙊𝙍𝙆𝙊𝙐𝙏💥 After warming up, try 3 rounds of these 4 exercises: 1️⃣ 𝐆𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭 𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐬 [𝟑𝟎 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬] *𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 🍑 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘺* 2️⃣ 𝟏 𝐒𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝟏 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝟏 𝐏𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 [𝟑 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞] *𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺* 3️⃣ 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱: 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭 [𝟓 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞] *𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴* 4️⃣ 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱: 𝟏𝟐 𝐊𝐁 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐛𝐮𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝟐𝟎 𝘋𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘨 𝘓𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 *𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩* 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘵 30 seconds between exercises and 1 minute between rounds. #workoutwednesday #kettlebellworkout #kettlebell training #kettlebellqueen #totalbodyworkout #fullbodyworkout #strengthandconditioning #strengthtraining #workoutroutine #workoutmotivation #wednesdaymotivation #squatsfordays #shoulderstability #shoulderworkout #hiphinge

𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗡𝗜𝗤𝗨𝗘 𝗧𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬! Hey folks, so I am working towards getting my tuck balance but how many of you know how important wrist health is to even getting to this point?!🕺🏼 Yogis, Animal Flowists and anyone who does any ground-based movement know that your wrists are extremely important to take care of before and after your practice. In Animal Flow, we call these Wrist Mobilizations and there are a series of exercises that are critical to do before placing any weight on your hands. Everyone wants to see the flair and the spectacle, but not the consistent preparation and care you must commit to in order to achieve the ultimate goal. Are you willing to put the time in for the things you have great passion for? This applies to relationships, professional, personal and fitness goals. 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩. #yogis #yogadaily #animalflow #animalflowofficial #handstands #inversionjunkie #yogisofig #perfectpracticemakesperfect #mobilitytraining #handstandlove #techniquetuesday #instayogi #team38 #totalbodyworkout #backattack

We are all broken. That’s how the light gets in. #lightworkers #healingjourney #healingenergy #mondayquotes #mondayvibes #motivationmonday #inspirationalwords

Missing my Dad who passed away from small cell lung cancer 7 years ago this month. It still feels like yesterday. I know he would be fired up about all that is happening in the world now especially as he was part of the Civil Rights organization, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). My Dad was born in Chicago, IL. He was raised by his mother, Kathleen Phillips (on the right in 5th pic) and his Aunt Dell, both public health nurses. My Dad graduated from Tilden Academy High School and Roosevelt University in Chicago. 🎓 Academic excellence marked his training at the University of Illinois – Chicago, College of Medicine. He completed his ophthalmology residency at Cook County Hospital and the University of Illinois Hospital. My Dad or “Doc” as people lovingly referred to him as, practiced ophthalmology in Chicago for 29 years. My Dad passionately went about helping those less fortunate through the avenue of public health in global missions. As medical director for many mission trips with Robb Thompson ministries and Director of Ophthalmology for the Christian Medical and Dental Association, he traveled to numerous foreign countries to bring medical relief in the form of eye clinics, medical clinics, and public health education. He spearheaded a clean water project, a joint partnership of Rotary Club International and Robb Thompson International, which provided a Guatemalan village with their first opportunity for clean water. He conducted clinics and led teams in Mexico, Ghana, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti. An inspiration for many, he was always encouraging others with his passion and vision for missions. He was fun. He was funny. He often made me late for stuff. 🤦🏽‍♀️ He was wicked smart. He loved music and travel. He loved to ski, golf and play tennis. He played better golf than me 😜 He did everything he could for me to be a better woman—a better black woman...to do more and be more than he ever was. I thank him for his love and the sacrifices he made as my Dad. Thank you Dad. #blackdoctors #blackhealthmatters #daddysgirl😘

It’s Self-Care Saturday and I’m feeling FREE-ish. 🤸🏽‍♂️✊🏽⁣ ⁣ Taking time today to let myself be free to be me. The farmer’s market is open for the first time this summer so I may slow things down a bit to take in the scene. ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #freeish # #chicagofitness #fitover40 #strongisbeautiful #selfcaresaturday #Saturdayvibes #fitliving #westloopisthebestloop

Join us on 𝗜𝗚 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 tomorrow for a 10-minute Juneteenth Meditation. Waiting is nothing new especially in terms of effecting real change in society and that was certainly the case in Texas in 1865 𝟐.𝟓 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝘌𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 6 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝟏3𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡 (“June” 𝐩𝐥𝐮𝐬 “nineteenth” 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬. 𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝. #juneteenth #meditationpractice #prayer #meditateeverydamnday #namaste #namaslay #blackhealthmatters #blm #alldeliberatespeed

💥𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗟𝗘𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗢𝗨𝗧💥 𝘛𝘳𝘺 3 𝘙𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 4 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴: 1️⃣ 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗼 𝗦𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁𝘀 2️⃣ 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 3️⃣𝗣𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 4️⃣𝟭 𝗧𝘄𝗼-𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝟭 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝘁𝗼-𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟯𝟬 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝟯𝟬 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. 𝗧𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀! 👯‍♀️ 🤸🏽‍♂️✊🏽👉🏽SAVE 15% on @carbon38 if you want to get my Takara Shine outfit! Use CODE MACKENZIEPHI20 #chicagofitness #strengthandconditioning #strengthtraining #neversettle #fitforlife #fitgoals #kettlebelltraining #kettlebellworkout #rkc #kettlebell #kettlebells #totalbodyworkout #fullbodyworkout #strongereveryday #pushyourlimits #workoutwednesday #wednesdaymotivation #wednesdayvibes #takaraleggings

𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬! ⁣ ⁣ 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁?⁣ ⁣ Everyday I bounce between and among my various professional identities as a securities and governance lawyer, animal flowist, kettlebell pro, yogi, author and speaker on all things that empower individuals, and dancer. ⁣ ⁣ Sometimes I just want to swing some iron around while on other days, I just want to put on some high heels with tassels and work a room. Aye!⁣ 🤸🏽‍♂️ ⁣ Sometimes I am energized by it all and sometimes I am just plain exhausted.⁣ I’m 43 after all. ⁣ The masks we wear in different settings are all to communicate to that audience who we are and what we are, so we can be “digested.”⁣ ⁣ What if we were brave and removed our masks and just laid out our authentic selves for everyone to see?⁣ ⁣ What would being true to all of our identities look like, feel like, taste like, smell like? ⁣ ⁣ Could you be everything to everybody in the same moment? Would you even want to be?⁣ ⁣ Share in the comments below if you believe that the total effectiveness of 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿....𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄.⁣ ⁣ Bodysuit by @carbon38 #carbon38 #team38

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆. 𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗻. 𝗗𝗮𝘆.⁣ ⁣ We won't be able to chase the sunshine in Martha's Vineyard this coming August, but we will be reminiscing this moment from last August when we took in all of the sunshine, laughter, and good vibes.⁣ ⁣ If you want a taste of the sunshine, check us out 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝟲:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝟴:𝟬𝟬𝗮𝗺 for our 60-minute outdoor bootcamp workout. We will be in the Fulton Market District area. Location to be emailed upon registration.⁣ ⁣ LINK in Profile to sign up at least 4 hours in advance if you are a FIRST-TIMER with us.⁣ ⁣ #chasethesun #mondaymood #mondayvibes #dothework #monday⁣ #mondaymotivation #fullbodyworkout #instamotivation #fitmotivation #workoutmotivation #totalbodyworkout #outdoorfitness #chicagofitness

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 -- 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙀𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 It was both an honor and a privilege to share a few words yesterday evening celebrating @mattmatt2x_ ,the son of my dear friend Monica @monicalbibbs, graduating from the University of Chicago. We were surrounded by the majestic beauty of the Japanese Gardens in Jackson Park in Chicago. While black men and women continue to be the subject of police brutality, systemic racism, and oppression, it was truly a gift to me to raise @mattmatt2x_ up on his special day. Monica donned Matt in the cloth of our ancestors, Kente cloth. Many of you know that Kente cloth is traditionally reserved for royalty and for special occasions and ceremonies. Sometimes we have to go back to our roots in order to move forward. This day was special indeed. 𝗧𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗲: 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸. #soulfulsunday #sundayvibes #sundayservice #graduationday #graduating #universityofchicago #graduationceremony #newchapter #sundaymood

“𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹, 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹: 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀.”⁣ – Winston Churchill ⁣ ⁣ Saturdays are for recharging whether it’s through movement, rest or resetting my entrepreneurial goals.⁣ ⁣ I may have had success this week AND I may have failed. All I know is that I just need a glimmer of courage to take another step and to keep dreaming.⁣ ⁣ I’m committed to the process. Are you? #globalwellnessday