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Welcome to This Edition of RiversZen Today for Thursday, October 25th, 2018

The news of the day: Our conversations this week are about body blind spots and how we all have them. Barbie shared on Monday that at 59 years of age she has some as well. She may look to be perfect; but, that comes at a price. Things have not always been easy for her. If you look back at her most recent photos you will see poses which look spot on. I tried to take them at an angle that would not reveal her body blind spots. I was not going to say anything about them; but, Barbie is very principled and made it clear I was going to set things right with all of you. She is tired of just being a pretty face with a perfect body. She has flaws and her poses are not perfect. She has lower back issues since her hips were not designed to tilt and tuck. Her arms bend but have has limited range of motion. This has placed a huge burden on her shoulders and there is no slide and glide at her non-existent shoulder blades. In her plank photo I took it at an angle to not reveal her less than perfect placement of her elbows not so directly under her shoulders. In her bridge it was not obvious she has limited range of motion in her hips. In her side leg raises you couldn\u2019t see the difficulty she has supporting her torso with her shoulder and in yesterday\u2019s post you could kind of see how her arms are not directly under her torso, again due to her shoulders. She\u2019s hoping some resistance stretching will improve her range of motion.

All this honesty is leading me to a very specific request. Barbie\u2019s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. Barbie is tired of being Barbie. She says there are billions of Barbies all over the world with a new Barbie finding a new home every three seconds. She feels her responsibilities at RiversZen are giving her life meaning and she would like to have a different name. Over the next week we would like you to make suggestions for Barbie\u2019s new name. Submit them on Facebook or via email or text if you don\u2019t have a Facebook account and we will post them to Facebook. Each submission will enter you in our drawing to win a free assessment or resistance stretch or a 10 pack of classes. Her new name will be announced on Saturday, November 3rd. Barbie will be visiting each of our studios over the next week providing plenty of photo ops for you. Take a selfie with Barbie and post it to RiversZen\u2019s Facebook page or tag RiversZen from your post, or email or text if you don\u2019t have a Facebook account, and you will also be entered in the contest. Easy Peasy . . . submit a selfie OR suggest Barbie\u2019s new name OR both to enter.

If you have questions or comments to share, feel free to post them at our RiversZen Online Community on Facebook or email us at info@riverszen.com or call or text at 503-440-3554.

Here are our classes for both studios for Thursday:

Astoria:
10:30 Hatha Yoga with Peter von Payens
12:10 Lunch Time Yoga with Peter von Payens
4:15 Easy Stretch with Kim Gibbs \u2013 Reservations Required Please
5:15 Yogalates, The Butt and Gut Class with Kim Gibbs

Ilwaco:
8:00 Stretch and Move with Dave Stevens
9:00 Gentle Yoga Stretch-Balance, Alignment and Motion with Peggy Stevens

Starting next week watch for two new classes to be added to Thursday\u2019s schedule in Ilwaco. At 5:15 Dave\u2019s new class, Drum and Stretch, will debut followed by Smooth and Easy Stretch. More details about Drum and Stretch will be posted over the next week.

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