I'm Becoming The Change I Want To See!

Wow it has been almost a month since I have written a blog post! This is absurd! Haha ;) Things have been going great! I am getting a new car tomorrow, which is probably the biggest news to share. I am getting a 2009 black Honda Fit Sport. Other than that, work is going great! I am bringing in new patients by going out to meet doctor referrals and PA's. There has been a lot to learn, but a lot to gain. I went to Dallas two weekends ago with the doctors I work with for a Marketing Summit, and was asked to speak on a panel about social media and marketing. I feel that my purpose has finally come through full force, and I know one day (in the next few years that is) I want to manage my own social media and marketing company. I already have a name picked out for it, but I will not be sharing that here ;)

Yoga Bear is rockin' in the ATX as well! Our volunteers and I are researching and writing new info sheets for yoga studios to be used across the nation. The purpose for these is to provide detailed information about cancer, and being able to work with a survivor more one-on-one than they have been. It's our goal to update our info sheets with as much info as we can, and make sure the statistics are current. On another note, the founder of YB, Halle Tecco was recently chosen as one of L'oreal's Women of Worth, so I just want to say how proud I am to see the great work she has done and dedication she brings to the table day in and day out for our team! ;)

I have a lot of blog ideas in mind coming up. I'm working with Sundara Yoga to do a series of Yoga and foot pain articles with the doctors I work with, and I want to continue working with Scoop the Poop Austin. Cappy, my handsome mini weiner dog, was chosen as a dog who scoops his poop, (or I should say I do) and his picture was placed on their Facebook fan page! They do a lot of cool stuff around Austin to help keep our grass and water clean. I would hate to see more cool parks such as Bull Creek shut down due to contaminated water. Well, that's all for now, but tomorrow is the big car buying day, and then off to Dogtoberfest!!! Yea!!!! TTFN!

Growing & Growing

I have some great news for our Austin Yoga Bear Chapter! We now have 5 new volunteers! Yesterday I met with one of the volunteers who is a UT grad student, and recently got a grant from the professor she does research for, so she has a paid job for the next 2 years! Our other volunteers are also UT grad students in an Oncology program, and I will be meeting with them next week to see how they can help our chapter.

I also found out yesterday that I signed a great yoga studio here in town that we were tyring to get on board all summer. I'm very happy to see our yoga community giving back. ;) My number one goal for our chapter in Austin is to grow studio participation. We have had great success with spreading the YB word, and I want to ensure we relate the importance of YB, and what we do.

Our Share-A-Mat Campaign for studios provides cancer survivors with a social outlet and a relaxing place to engage in healthy physical activity. Yoga can be a key component in one's path to healing and recovery; but because of the high cost of health care, most cancer survivors don't have access to this wellness opportunity. Yoga studios who participate in the program benefit by giving back to the community, changing lives at little or no cost to their studio, acknowledgment on our website, and by attending Yoga Bear networking events with other studios and participants. It is a great foundation to be apart of! ;)