Mind Body Barre

It all began at a clothing store. I work at a major retail store part-time and have formed lovely little friendships with the regular customers that shop there. Owner Angela Vernaglia and her mother/co-owner, Wanda Morrison, would stop by every weekend. We would chat for five to ten minutes about life, love, food and everything in between (they rule).

One day, Angela mentioned how she was starting to teach a method that she had devised called Mind Body Barre. , which was in part, inspired by The Bar Method. I told her that I would drop in the following weekend. So, I did. And I became hooked. The hour-long class was fun and challenging in ways that I had never experienced before. It awoke my muscles, heightened my mental focus, and improved the way I viewed my body – as a vessel, not an object.

In short, Mind Body Barre is an empowering mind-body workout combining elements of dance, stretching, and resistance training. The routine revolves around interval overload. Muscles are worked until the point of fatigue and deep-stretched for relief at the end of the class.

I became certified in Mind Body Barre this past spring and now teach classes there every Saturday. If you are in the Rehobeth, MA area and are interested in taking the class, please come by. The clients are amazing, the instructors are friendly and well-trained in the method, and most importantly, your body will thank you for choosing to honor it!