NOW Beyond Fitness, LLC

11/03/2025

Moving from Suffering to Compassion. That was the intention of this past Saturday's donation/free class.
Thank you to all who attended, may your hearts stay lifted.

11/03/2025

How interested would you be in a Saturday Morning Pop-Up Yoga Class in Monticello?

Send a message to learn more

11/03/2025

Classes to fill your heart and fill your 2025.
This month, there are just a couple of remaining spaces available for the Restorative Blend class (THIS SATURDAY!)
Monday evenings- CORE CENTERED YOGA- The focus is on strengthening the back, abdominals, hips/thighs, shoulders & chest. Flowing between muscle building and stretching, all wound together in awareness and intention.
Thursday mornings - POWER EXPRESS- 45 minutes of loving movement to build mobility and strength. Just show up and get your move on!

More info at www.nowbeyond.org on class details.
Love and Light to you all!

10/22/2025

Motivation, if anything, is an outcome.
You can’t control motivation. It can’t be directly pursued.

What you can control is the series of factors that underpin motivation.

Just knowing this can help you:

Stop waiting for a green light to get started.
Realize that, even if it’s hard, taking action gets you closer to the goal that keeps you up at night.
Understand that doing the right thing in the moment is totally within your control.
With this approach, no matter what happens, you can move forward and make progress on any given day. And that progress, even if small, feels good and can be enough to keep you going… until the next day.

This is how you achieve great things.

Yes, it might be a long, slow, hard journey. But when we look back on our lives, what we remember most will be the things that were worth struggling for—and the way it felt to earn our happiness.

💙 Show some love. Tag a friend who could use this.

+ Amanda +

10/20/2025

These days, there’s a lot of emphasis on setting goals (e.g. lose 20 pounds) and then following a program (e.g. a diet plan) to achieve those goals.⁣

When it comes to goals, we’re taught to think about what we want to accomplish. Then we’re supposed to make the goal specific, measurable, attainable, etc.⁣
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What happens once we’ve done all that? When we’ve set the ultimate goal?⁣
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For most people, not much.⁣
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That’s because goals aren’t achieved through the mere act of setting them. And goals aren’t achieved through sheer force of will.⁣
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Based on my experience, success actually follows a different process. The formula pretty much looks like this:⁣
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1. Practice daily to build skills.⁣
2. Build skills to achieve goals.
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Some people call this approach habit-based, others call it practice-based.⁣
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This approach is progressive and helps people build transferable skills while stair-stepping their way to real, *sustainable* change.⁣
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What habit(s) are YOU working on this week?

+ Amanda +

10/16/2025

You understand the importance of getting some sort of movement every day, whether that’s a little hip shakey-shake while walking your dogs⁣, some crunches while throwing your kid in the air, or a 10-minute HIIT while the coffee brews.

If you exercise regularly, you probably know that kickass workouts can leave you feeling like a million bucks⁣.
Here are just a few reasons *why* getting full-body movement in every day has us feeling like this.

What kind of movement makes you *literally* light up? Share in the comments!

I’ll go first:
Big Ol' Down Dog right away in the morning! My favorite!
Yoga flows that get my entire body involved.
Heavy weight lifting - Me Time- !!

+ Amanda +

10/14/2025

Most people who come to nutrition coaching already know what a healthy, balanced meal looks like.⁣
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The real question they have is: How do I consistently eat healthy, balanced meals in the context of real life?⁣
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You know, like “I got home late, after a long meeting, then my toddler spilled an entire bottle of olive oil on the kitchen floor!”
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With these meal prep strategies, I teach clients exactly how to have healthy food ready when they need it.⁣

The result? A fridge full of fast, healthy options to choose from, even as life continues to unfold.

Let's talk and make a plan!

+ Amanda +

10/11/2025

Stress and obesity are more closely intertwined than previously thought.

That’s because stress can affect several systems involved in weight control including:

Cognition
Stress can mess with your mind, specifically thinking, planning, and organizing, as well as the ability to focus and manage your emotions.

Behaviors
Stress influences what you eat, how much you move, and how well you sleep. And these behaviors all have their own feedback loops too.

Physiology
It jacks up hormones that leave you hungry, boost cravings for sugar and fat, mess with your microbiome, and increase fat storage.

Biochemistry
Stress may also impact blood chemical like leptin, ghrelin, and neuropeptide Y, which affect hunger, appetite, and fat storage.

Weight stigma
Obesity leads to weight stigma which creates… more stress. And on we go.

Let's talk for strategies to manage your stress!

+ Amanda +
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10/10/2025

In light of Mental Health Awareness Day, let's look at Control!

When you fixate on what you CAN'T control, you get stuck in a negativity zone. Progress stalls, and life feels harder than it should.

On the other hand, by placing your attention on what you CAN control, you’ll feel calmer and more capable of slaying your day.

BTW there’s more stuff within your control than you may think.

Reach out to me for more ways to learn how to cope with the ups and downs of life as well as some amazing references for mental health resources.

+ Amanda +

10/08/2025

Balance! and Life!
Eating in a healthful way that also has you living life AND achieving your goals!
Yes!!
Let's talk!

+ Amanda +
@acefitness

10/08/2025

Restorative & Yin Yoga blend with Tibetan Singing Bowls & Bells
Being gentle with the body
Allowing the body to receive support
Soothing the breathe
Giving space for the mind to be still

www.balancedelembentsrtb.com for sign up
www.nowbeyond.org for more info on classes & my yoga teaching styles

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10/06/2025

When you coach for (like I do), you consider the multi-dimensional aspects of a whole person in their real life.⁣⁣
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Not just body fat percentage and blood work, but also factors like how people think, feel, live, and connect to others.⁣⁣
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Since all areas of deep health are deeply entwined and strongly connected, it’s important to note that struggling in one domain usually means struggling in others.⁣⁣
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But…⁣ improving one domain can also improve others.⁣⁣
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This is the power of deep health coaching.⁣
So, how can could deep health coaching help you... and get you better results?
Let's talk!

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