FIT For A Goddess Keep A Breast Event
On another gorgeous fall morning on the North Shore, I rode my bike down to my friend Red’s house at Waimea. He is an amazing photographer and artist. More importantly, he loves to help women express the goddess within through photography and nature. Red Mahan is always making us cacao with coconuts, bananas, and mango, and 
swimming in the ocean with the turtles and dolphins. When I leave his presence after eating some fresh fruit, exchanging ideas and passion I am left feeling more grounded, light and refreshed. A visit with him is the best therapy in the world for stress and rejuvenating the body, mind, and soul. This particular day I met some women who have been friends with Red for years. One of them, Illana Fernandez, was visiting from Maui. He suggested we meet and exchange ideas and create an event at my new retreat center.
The timing and focus of us meeting was perfect for a Keep A Breast event, as it was nearing the end October, which is breast cancer awareness month. Ilana is a life coach and pole-dancing teacher who shares her passion through her company Fit for a Goddess. What a great opportunity to spend a day of sharing with women ways to be healthy, active, and become aware of different ways to prevent breast cancer. We called the day Fit For A Goddess after Ilana’s dance school.
The day consisted of a yoga workshop using the YogAligntm technique, creating awareness of breathe, movement, structural alignment, breaking old patterns, creating new ones, chi gong, and self-massage.
We had a workshop with myself and John Basehart, Polarity Master and baker, teaching us about Aruveda and making yummy gluten and sugar free muffins. I shared my recipe for a power smoothie with Spirulina, Chia seed, hemp powder, Macha, fruits, nuts, kale, bee pollen, and more. We will share the recipes soon.
Then came the pole-dancing workshop. It was highly anticipated and yet somehow everyone was just a bit nervous. Ilana was great at explaining how pole dancing originated and its history. It was an expression of women feeling their female power, grace, sexiness, and of course the goddess within us.
After a solid day of workshops and fun, we enjoyed some great music and food. Paradise Found Cafe and other local farmers provided veggies and taro for us to enjoy. Kona Brew donated some light refreshing beer, and everyone enjoyed the music and good company. The day boasted an amazing lineup of local talent, Jenna Rae, Jamie Marie, Paul Izack , Teddy Fernandez, and White Lines who played for a couple of hours into the night.
We are so grateful to have had such great support from friends and our local companies and corporate sponsors. They provided us the means to host the event, as well as some great prizes to give away. Mahalo for Nike 6.0, North Shore Soap Factory, Tommy the Haole Tree Trimmer, Noelani Designs, Lani Nani, Kona Brewing Co., Da Hui. We were given plenty of prizes in Haleiwa from the restaurants and shops as raffle giveaways. It is beautiful to see the community get together to support our women and young girls. It is all about Ohana and Kokua here in the Islands. We were also able to raise some money for KAB as 100% of the workshop entry and raffle money went to Keep A Breast.
“Speak with your life, not just words”
Until next time aloha and ahui ho from the Islands,
Rochelle
