Black Women Get Fit - 5th Anniversary Edition!

1622 East 17th Terrace,Kansas City MO 64108

15 October, 2022

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We Are Stronger Together - Black Women Get Fit - 5th Anniversary Edition! Saturday, October 15th7:00 a.m. Doors open - Check In 8:00 a.m. Morning Inspiration, Minister Ravion Green, Church of the Harvest 8:15 a.m. Here’s to Good Health! Dr. Marvia Jones, Director KC Health Dept. 9:00 a.m. Workshops begin (9:00, 10:00, 11:00 workshops) 12:30 p.m. Lunch Keynote, Vanessa Garrison, Co-founder of GirlTrek We are excited to present a wide array of FREE workshops, led by Kansas City's best practitioners. MINDHustleHer- Education, Leadership & Technology - Dee Moore - 333 & Company - HustleHer is for women interested in entrepreneurship, leadership, technology, and more! Join this panel of 8 black successful entrepreneurs and coaches for a power hour of life changing guidance and business education. Financial Empowerment: Plan, Prepare, Pursue on Purpose - Marilyn Chappell - Exceeds Expectations, Inc. - Are you ready to position your family and finances for greater? In this financial empowerment class, you will be inspired to make room for what you want to see come to pass in your life in 3 steps. The time is now to get financially fit. Get Fit and Leave a Financial Legacy - Donna C. Watson - The Legacy Experience, LLC - Estate planning is for everyone. If you own anything at death, you have an estate. in this class we will discuss five strategic steps to build a financial legacy and how to protect those assets from probate, taxes, and diminution in value. Getting Your Mind Right: Tips to Improve Your Mental Health- Dacia L. Moore - Second Wind Counseling & Consulting - Learn tips and tools to help you "get your mind right" so you can live your best life and fulfil the purpose for which you were created. Mind over Matter: Are you fit for duty? - Shantai McCray, Life's Work Counseling and Consulting, LLC - Assess your mental fitness while learning tools to establish and maintain good mental health habits. The Stories We Tell Ourselves - Taking Ownership of our Narratives Tara Haskins - Founding School Leader KC Prep Girls Academy - As Black women, we often carry around stories about who we are. Unfortunately, these false narratives are either created by society or the media. By taking charge of our own narrative, we are able to truly show up as our full selves. Smoothie Bootcamp - Nadine Farris, NadinePlantbasedWellness Everyone loves a smoothie! Did you know that food is medicine for your body? In this workshop, you will learn how to make a great tasting, healthy and nutritious smoothie. Let's Get Fit by BRIGHTENING your home! Kechia Smith, Bridging the Gap - Let's turn up the heat and BRIGHTEN up our homes. Join Bridging the Gap as we give you tips and tricks, as well as tools to lower your energy bills, save dollars and create a healthier home for your family. BODY Bells and Buns - Rocki Mitchell - Body Rokc Fitness - Bells & Buns is a lower body burn utilizing various weights and bands to target the lower extremities. Cardio KickboxJAM ft. DJ Techni CAL - Nicki Jones - NickiFit LLC - Whether it's your arms, legs, or core, there's no area of your body that kickboxing won't tighten and tone. This class will increase your energy and reduce your stress. Plus, it's a great confidence and self-esteem booster. So, if you're ready to get snatched, join Nicki, DJ Techni CAL, and the NickiFit Warriors for the best cardio kickboxing class in Kansas City! Chair Fitness - Estelle Brooks FIT 4U IS 4U - Designed for anyone who might have a health or physical issue, or just starting to work out. We focus on improving mobility, balance, and activities that help maintain greater control of your health. You can use a chair or stand, whatever is most comfortable. Class Moto: YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING! HIIT - High Intensity Interval Training - Megan Marshal -Everfit - H.I.I.T consists of interval training rounds alternating short periods of intense exercise followed by brief recovery periods. It sounds like a challenge, but all fitness levels are welcome. Mixxedfit - Teela Maxwell -Fitness to a T - Mixxed fit is a people inspired dance fitness format that includes explosive movements and body weight toning. Running - Kimiko Gilmore Black Girls RUN! - BGR is not your average running group, but a community of women taking steps to change lives and the lives of thousands of women across the country. Soul Line Dancing with IDWD - De Barker -De Barker's Event & Dance Planning Services Get some cardio and mental therapy as you experience some hot Line Dance Flavor and Vibe led by the KC Queen of Line Dance, De Barker. Tai Chi - Carolyn King - Personal Fitness Made Easy - Tai Chi is a form of martial art. It enhances lifestyle and overall health, strength, mobility, relaxation, focus, cardio & flexibility. Tone Up-Slim Down Low Impact Workout- Nina Johnson -Fit for the Journey-This class is a combination of strength training and low impact cardiovascular exercises. It's specifically designed for those who prefer a great workout without any high impact movements. This is a great choice for beginners and experienced exercisers alike. Walking - Cassandra Coffee and Erika Griffin- GirlTrek - In the footsteps of a civil rights legacy, GirlTrek is a national health movement that activates thousands of black women to be change maker in their lives and communities through walking. Water Aerobics - Lesa Lewis, KC Park & Recreation - Water Aerobics is designed to build and increase muscle strength, cardio endurance, flexibility and toning. The session includes a warmup, intervals of muscle sets and cardio, stretching and a cool down. West African Dance - Yaminah Muhammad, Esoke Cultural Arts Center - An essential component of West African culture through dance that incorporates moves, rhythms & rituals central to tribal life and often participatory, with spectators being part of the performance. Whine & WERK'D - Starr Luvly, Starr Luvly Bodies - Dance Cardio Xtreme Hip Hop - Leann Miller, That Step Lady - We've combined Xtreme cardio, the step board, hip-hop music and lots of swag to provide our participants with a fresh spin on an old concept. Yoga for Emotional Release - Angela Habeebullah - Family Matters of KC - How to use yoga to release emotions blocking mental, physical and spiritual growth. Hatha Yoga - Taylor Gatson - a branch of yoga that uses physical techniques to preserve and channel the vital force and energy. Hatha yoga components are: purification, postures, manipulation of energy and breath control. SOULIncrease your Godfidence - Kira Lajune, S.I.S. Speaker Impact Specialist - It's time to show up to GO UP! This workshop will focus on how to increase your God-given confidence, bring clarity to your messaging and empower you to show up in any arena or space as your most confident and authentic self! By the time you leave this workshop, you'll have the tools you need to SHOW UP and GO UP every day of your life! Forgiveness: Releasing the Possibilities - Eileen Hamilton, In the Word Ministries - There's a reason Jesus included in the Lord's prayer, "and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us." Forgiveness is one of the most difficult things we can do asked to do. It is both an action and a process. But more than that, it is the key to unlock the potential God has placed within you. Join us as we discuss how we can become better at practicing forgiveness. "The Way To Peace" - Julie Muhammad, Star & Crescent - Interactive workshop that invites participants to examine Peace as a way of life that is more personal, long lasting, freeing and more natural to the Mind, Body and Spirit than this world's commercialized "happiness" created to feed inordinate corporate greed. The Woman in the Mirror - Dr. Alisha J., The Sunshine Organization Mirrors can evoke strong feelings in us - they can also be incredibly powerful tools for changing our perspective and seeing parts of ourselves that are usually hidden as we look out into the world. This workshop will help you rethink who/what you see when you look into a mirror; and learn three ways to tune into your image. What's Right about You? Leveraging Personal Strengths to Pursue Purpose - A'yanna Webster, Winning Within & Associates Consulting, LLC - In this workshop, we will help participants understand that their talents are unique, what makes them who they are, and share how they can be a catalyst for uncovering and/or walking in their God-given purpose.