Sheila Kelly Speaks the Truth

Just a quick shout out to the ever lovely, ever inspiring Sheila Kelly (from the pole-dancing school S Factor, whose message of self-love and self-discovery has women all over the US moving in time to their own rhythm). Val discovered an interview on the Tabby Biddle blog and I wanted to share it with you all. Tabby - thank you for your well thought out questions!

I hope you can read the whole article through - it's an unbelievably powerful manifesto of freeing yourself from sexual repression (and no, that does not equate to acting like a slut). It's also a challenge for women everywhere to celebrate our sexual energy, that wonderful and mysterious part of us that makes us powerful, beautiful and unique.

Let's stop thinking of "sexy" as a dress size, a certain height, or a certain lack of clothing. Sexy is a mindset - a position of loving ourselves and showing that love to the world. Nobody proves it better than Sheila.

Check out Sheila's fabulous interview HERE.

What would your Goddess do?

I am still riding high from the amazing first party we had last Feb. 20. The Dance Loft was crackling with good vibes and female energy from the 4 unbelievable ladies who attended.

One particular woman, Britt Michaelian, said something to me that night that I'll never forget. Complimenting our little setup, she said "this reminds me of Sheila Kelly's S Factor, where they really encourage you to let out your feminine energy and reveal your Goddess."

First of all, since Sheila Kelly's S Factor is one of the most popular all-female movement classes in the country, this is incredible praise. But it really got me thinking about what a larger role our company and others like us play in the development of women. I really want Footsie SF to be more than a fun thing you can do with your friends. If a woman can come to our boudoir parties, and leave feeling like we've given her some freedom to let it all go, free to be a woman, free to be a GODDESS - then I will consider this company a success.

Too often, we (women) are so swamped with kids, work, chores, the Significant Other, office politics, the gym, and everything else - that we forget, somewhere inside our aching feet or rumbling tummies, that a Goddess awaits.

If you had nothing to lose and only had a day to let your Goddess out, what would that Goddess do? Would she be a moonlit hunter like Diana? A fleet-footed athlete like Nike (and the rest of the amazing women currently in the Olympics)? Or would you be a creature of pleasure like Aphrodite? A font of wisdom like Athena?

I think mine would immediately take off for a warm beach, swim, run around, and dance wildly in the moonlight til the sun rose. At which point it would immediately order waffles, bacon and a 2 fried eggs for breakfast. And a mimosa. (something like a slightly less ferocious Filipino version of the Maenads)

What would your Goddess do?