Mind and Body Fitness Connections

Mind and Body Fitness Connections will set up a table at the Art of Yoga Studio in the Paseo District on Friday Aug 7th from 6 to 10 pm.  Come and learn more about the services I offer and see the amazing art displays.  Here is some information about the event:

Hi to all, it has been quite some time since I have written anything. Life has been hectic and out of the ordinary these last couple months. Unfortunately our family never got to go on the cross country adventure we had planned. It’s amazing the curve balls life throws at you. My husband, son and I all settled back in Oklahoma the first week of April and have stayed here since then, however we are living separtely and Dylan is with his dad one week and me the next. I know our family could use prayers from all of you that know the trials we have been through over the past few years. I do believe this will be best for all of us in the long run, however a transistion like this is never easy in the begining.

On a different note, I am starting my business back up again and working on getting my name out there both via the internet and through local professionals who can refer business to me. I am pleasantly surprised to see that the alternative health field is growing here in OKC. I think I have entered at a time before the market is saturated, however, the public has a growing awareness about alternative practices and is seeking services like what my business provides.

Here are a couple pictures that were taken before we left California that I absolutely love! It was my first time to try surfing (and to think I lived in CA 5 years before I took the time to try!) I will be back out there again though and I will definately give it another go!

Well things have been busy since we have been back in Cali! I am working a couple days a week and then meeting up with alot of clients and friends. I’m also working with a CHEK Practitioner and a Neuromuscular Therapist that I know as well as my NUCCA Chiropractor. Since I don’t have any of those types of contacts elsewhere around the country yet I figured I should take advantage of my practitioner’s services here.

My husband, son, the dogs and our roommates have been to the beach a couple times and it has been so relaxing and great. I forgot how much I missed the sunshine, holistic approach to life and the food- I’m not sure if there is anywhere else that has produce like we have here in So Cal.

I’ll post more later with pics! Take care, I’m going to finish up working this morning and then go enjoy the sunshine! May health and peace be with you always!

Back to California next week! I?m excited to be making the journey. We got to see snow and a tornado while back in our home state of Oklahoma (thunder/electricity storms are Kinny?s and my favorite weather). It was a little crazy on the 10th when the tornado blew through the Chucky Cheese where my cousin?s 4-year-old son had a party just the weekend before, on the 7th. Fortunately, where we have been staying just got rain and
wind.

I just wanted to let you know that I will be back in Oceanside next week and I will be taking appointments at The Wellness Center in the AM Thurs the 26th and on Sat. the 28th. Then for 3 to 4 weeks of March I will take appointments on Monday afternoon/evenings and Thursday mornings. If you are interested in making an appointment you can call them directly at 760-726-9660, they will be keeping my schedule for me. Otherwise if you want
to talk to me, of course my cell and email will still be working. I will be out of
commission on the computer for most of next week though, so my cell phone will be the best way to get in touch with me Feb 16th to 22nd. After that I should be settled and have more time to check email.

We plan to be in Oceanside through most of March, then start our tour of the U.S. after that. Our travel trailer is waiting for us in Oceanside and we are looking forward to checking it out and starting our camping tour. I do have updated pictures on my blog from the last few weeks. Please visit www.mindandbodyfitness.net/blog to check them out. Be Well!

With gratitude,

Jennifer Tolbert
760-297-0264
www.mindandbodyfitness.net

Wow what an exciting week.   I had some of my out of state family and friends calling because they heard about the torndado here on Feb 10th.  Fortunately we were out of the path of the tornado, but not by far (just a few miles).  Below are pictures of my cousin’s son (Easton) who turned 4 on Feb 7th.  His birthday party was at the Chucky Cheese that’s been all over the news because the tornado hit it.  Anyway, here are pictures of the party.

 Here are a couple of pictures of Easton with his cake.

My Cousin Brian and his Wife Shelby (Easton’s parents) 

The party table.

Dylan dancing with the mechanical Chucky.

This first picutre was taken at a restaurant with good friends.  A friend I’ve known for many years (Mark) had his birthday on the 28th, so Kinny, me, Mark and his wife Codi all went to eat.  You can tell we were bundled because it was in the middle of the nasty weather.  The rest of the pix were taken at my moms house in the yard with Kinny, Dylan the dogs and myself.  Then ironically enough another good friend of mine (that I’ve know since I was 4 years old) had her birthday on the 28th as well.  Unfortunately I didn’t get pics, but she lives outside of the city a bit and after the weather cleared a little, Kinny and I went over to their place for the birthday.  We talked until 5 am, slept till 11/12ish and then played rock band all day.  Kinny’s mom had Dylan and Deena and Johns kids are mostly grown and out of the house so it was a truely stress free time;  I can’t remember when I’ve had that much fun.

Left to right (Codi, Mark, me and Kinny)

Kinny and the dogs (Happy is the pit bull puppy (9 months old) and Onyx is the brindle boxer (10 years old).

Me with Dylan and the dogs.

Kinny, Dylan and the Dogs

One more of Dylan me and the dogs…. Dylan has seen snow now, I’m ready to head back to sunshine!!! Hello California!

My 7 year old niece is in cheer and they were competing last Sunday (on the 25th) so I went to watch.  Unfortunately it was pretty dark in the stadium so my pix inside didn’t turn out very well.  They did take first place in their division at the National Competition though so needless to say there was a lot of excitement surrounding the event!

During the performance

My sister had just bought her a rose after their performance.

Chey, me and Trinity at the stadium.

Well Brian deployed on the 24th.  I went to the National Guard and watched as they got on the bus and then we followed them to the airport.  This was a very different experience than what Marines get.  With Brian, when we got to the airport they gave us all passes so we could wait at the gait until his plane arrived.  During all of Kinny’s deployments we waited outside (for hours) while the units got organized, loaded up on the buses and left.  I never got to go to the airport with him. Oh the difference between Marines and other brances of he armed service….. enough on that…… Brian’s family is just glad he will still be on US soil for the next 4 weeks training before actually going overseas. Anyway here are some pics.

Brian’s family at the National Guard Base before getting on the bus (it was 6:30 a.m.)

Kelly and Brian at the airport.

Brian, Kelly, Jacob and Kirstyn at the airport.

Brian and his mom, Kitty at the airport.

Brian and me at the airport.

It?s amazing how plans can change when you have faith, follow your intuition and leave things up to God. When we left California we had no definite plans other than to spend the holidays with family, obtain an RV, then travel and visit friends around the country that we knew. The original plan was loosely set to leave OKC sometime in Jan with an RV my sister and her husband were going to loan us; then we intended to go to Austin, Southern AZ and back up to Oceanside before starting our Northern trip to see the northwest part of the country that neither my husband nor I have seen.

As it turns out, after carefully checking out the pop up trailer that my sister and her husband have, none of us are confident that it could make the cross country trips we are planning, due to age and wear. Well, it just so happens that we have a friend selling his newer model pop up trailer at a steal of a price back in Southern California. So, as of now it appears that we will be leaving for Oceanside sometime the 2nd or 3rd week of February and staying about a month with friends out there as well as purchasing our new pop-up tent.

During my stay in Oceanside I plan to workout a schedule at The Wellness Center a couple days a week to do some work for any clients that are interested in scheduling with me. I have already gotten approval from the clinic director to work out of the facility and we will just have to coordinate days and times I will have access to the rooms. I will relay the details, as I know more.

As for our next journey, when leaving Oceanside, we plan to hit Southern AZ, Austin and then back to OKC for a time before heading up North during the warmer months. We have friends in Colorado, family and friends in Northern California, and my husband has Marine Corp buddies in Oregon, and Washington. We want to see Wyoming, Montana and many of the
beautiful northern states. Also I have friends in Wisconsin and Virginia, so there is no telling where this trip is going to lead us, but I have faith that we will be in the right places at the right times, being blessed to have an adventure that not many people get the chance to have.

I?m already educating myself on home schooling for preschoolers and I think we are going to have a blast with our son letting him experience life in the outdoors (hopefully it will tame some of his energy; I would love to harness and sell it!) Also we have musical instruments and art supplies we got at Christmas and plan to use as a family, which I think will be a unique opportunity to bring us all closer.

Please take time to check out my website, I have updated it since I moved and have posted holiday pictures at www.mindandbodyfitness.net/blog
Also, I have added some new links on the client education page for you to review (the ones listed under ?Article on Various Health Topics? have numerous resources for you to look through). I will email you a short note again when I know the exact dates we will be in Oceanside.

With much love and gratitude,

Jennifer Tolbert
Mind and Body Fitness Connections
760-297-0264 cell
www.mindandbodyfitness.net

As I mentioned in a previous post my husband’s best friend from grade school is deploying this Sat. on Jan 24th.  He is in the National Guard and works in public relations…. he’s the camera man.  He will be flying to New Jersey for a month of training on Saturday and then he will fly to Kuwait for processing before being stationed in Tikrit for the remaining 12 months.   I just want to send out a special thank you to him for being willing to serve our country and to his wife for the job of managing the household and children he is leaving behind.  I can relate all too well to her position and my husband is seeing things from a completely different perspective (having to say goodbye to your loved one rather than being the one leaving). 

This is Kinny and Brian in uniform together.

These pictures were taken at Brian’s pre deployment ceremony on base.

Kinny, our son and Brian at the ceremony.

Brian and his wife Kelly.

This picture was taken the next weekend at the family and friend deployment party he had at his house.  From left to right (Eric, Brian, and Kinny).  They have all known each other since grade school.