-Where your feet have been-

Hi TORQUE fam! So like every blog, I wait for the message or the meaning to come to me. Forcing something onto paper and pencil always feels like rambling. I like to let the ideas come into my head as the experiences and life goes into my heart. That connection between what the heart is feeling and the head is thinking is usually what comes out to be these blogs. So this week I went back to the studio. It’s summer and this summer is like two summers combined into one. Everyone is making up for last year. Cancelled trips, new trips, saying yes to things because we can, loving and living our best lives. And there is nothing wrong with that. But living our best lives, has this trend of taking us out of our normal lives. So, like some of you, my feet haven’t physically been here. And that is okay. We have to go out and do the things now while we can to make memories to look back on for when we can’t. But anyway, I made my way back to the studio like I always do. Whether it was as soon as I could or when life allowed, I signed up, walked in, and was home again.

As I was in the spin room and sweating through the class (literal sweat from the eyeballs) it happened. That heart and head connection was starting to brew. I wasn’t sure what was happening, but I soon became lost in the music, the motions just sort of happened or they didn’t but I don’t really seem to care because I am in such a reflective state that I might have been pushing up when others were crunching and that’s okay. I was lost and rewinding time and fast forwarding and rewinding. The bike that goes no where was taking me everywhere. In my life, I have been so blessed to have my feet touch many places of this earth. They have seen Europe, they have walked next to elephants in Africa, they slid through mud in the Andes mountains, they have been crystal clear in the waters of the Caribbean, and most recently they stood on the most unique place I have ever seen, Hawaii. There have been many places. Not just the big ones. We’ve been in front porches to grandmas house, tops of the steps on Christmas morning, hallways of schools, turf on soccer fields, wherever they have been, it’s left a mark on my heart. And as I was spinning and lost in all of it I could see and feel some of these places and some of these situations where my feet had been. Were they always happy? No. Were they situations I wish my feet walked me out of? Sometimes. But did they mean something? Absolutely. But they were all magnificent and meaningful in their own way.



While all these places are meaningful and magnificent in their own way and I am beyond blessed to have been able to see them and experience them, truly the one place that has made most of an impact and really felt like my most greatest adventure was here. This studio. This community. TORQUE. I know that sounds dramatic when you compare it to say elephants in Africa or volcanos and turtles in Hawaii…but if you know…you know. And if you don’t, keep coming back and you soon will know. Setting my feet in this studio did more for me then I can ever express. It’s a spiritual, emotional, physical vacation that we get to go on whenever we want. You close your eyes, get lost in the music, and you become better. I can remember having these exact moments in all the magnificent places. The ones where you are in awe of the beauty of the world. The ones where you can’t believe it’s a real place. The ones where you are so thankful for this life you were given. It is a true gift and a true act of creativity and something special that those moments, those magnificent ones that people travel around the world to see and feel, happen right here in this studio.

Sometimes, it’s not so much about the beauty of the world, but rather the beauty of ourselves. When we grow through life here, we see the beauty and strength that WE have. We see the wonder in awe of what WE have been through. We see just how far we have come and just how far we have to go. It truly is a journey that I hope all you can go on. Whether it is building self esteem in yourself, dealing with a traumatic experience, or taking time for you in this crazy world, this studio is one that should be noted as an important place in all our lives. I am thankful everyday for the work that has been done here. For the instructors and the community that I am surrounded by. And for the ability to have these moments and thoughts a few times a week. It truly is something so special there just isn’t the word for it.

So whether you have been here since the beginning (shout out OGs) or today you walked in for the first time, know that the beauty and adventure and awe we spend thousands to see and travel miles to find, can be found within yourself. It’s a different kind of experience. But it makes all the other experiences that much more special because you’re seeing them and expecting them through eyes that love, a heart that sing, and a soul that beats for you. Stay true. Keep with it. And wherever you go, be where your feet are and make the most of your time there. Trust me, it is worth it.

All the love and adventure to you all,

Caroline