Julie de Lagarde

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Julie de Lagarde

Real Fit Mama was created in 2013 to help new Moms stay healthy. Over the past 7 years, my work has

08/27/2021

BREATH: Doing regular breath check-ins and using my breath as a tool to observe my nervous system - and how it is responding moment to moment in daily life - have been a real game-changer. From athletics to emotions, and from adrenals to relationships, no area of my life has been untouched by the benefits of a very simple, very not-time-consuming tool for self-observation and self-regulation. If you want to learn, I can teach you!! You can start with my patreon (link in bio - or simply go to patreon.com/breathe) or you can DM me to ask more. Have a great weekend! Love, J

06/28/2021

Breathwork, acupuncture, meditation, yoga - these practices are tools to live a healthier, richer, more free life. We learn the tool, grab it from the tool box, and then carry it in our back pocket for use as needed or wanted.

06/21/2021

Happy Summer Solstice and hello again! I’m back, the waves are pounding, and while I haven’t posted in a few months, I have been keeping up with a lot of yours! Wishing everyone a brave, embracing change kind of Summer. 📷

03/19/2021

As a Gen X’er, there are whole chapters of my life that I don’t have pictures of - moments, seasons, worlds that mean so much to me and my development. A lot of my life at UCSC is like this; the depth and value of my experiences there, and who I became in that time, is within me, but not highly documented. I had some of the best mentors and teachers of my life there, and their nurturing and support has helped to shape me as a human being.
One of these teachers was Mel Wong, a brilliant Chinese American choreographer and dancer, who also brought so much joy to our UCSC dance classes. Mel helped shape my love for dance, and some would say he was single-handedly responsible for my scholarship to NYU Tisch grad school. I also designed lighting for his mainstage (and alternate spaces) faculty Spring dance shows. Unlike many, he never tried to place me in one box or the other. He used to come up to me in dance class, and say "FESTAAAAAAAAA … TURN ON THE LIGHTS!!!!" and then silently laugh to himself as we all scratched our heads, laughed and sweated. I felt seen and nurtured as a student and a growing artist.
Mel passed away years ago, of a heart attack, despite being a community icon of fitness and health. In a post on FB today, his daughters, now both chiropractors, suggests that perhaps if Mel had the means to work through his personal and cultural trauma, he may have healed his heart before it was too late. I stand with Mel’s family and the Asian community this week.
Please check out the video that Dr.'s Suzanna and Kira Wong have made in my IG stories and the link to their wellness page , and stand with me that all of us continue to do the work to create the healing we each need to make this world safe and healthy for all.

03/18/2021

The dehumanization of women.
The dehumanization of Asians.
The dehumanization of s*x workers.
The dehumanization around class.
The dehumanization of immigrants.

Dehumanizing language is a radicalizing tool of white supremacy and white evangelical extremism (which are inextricably connected).

Combine a long history of discrimination and bias with leaders who talk about the “Kung Flu” and “grabbing them by the pussy” and you can see the very short distance between our language, our thoughts, and our actions including everything from violence and diminishing that violence with “just having a bad day” to "Well, look what kind of work they did."

This is why shame, humiliation, and dehumanizing make the world a more dangerous place for all of us.

We shouldn’t tolerate anyone being shamed, humiliated or dehumanized - even the people who bring out our rage. It’s easier than accountability, it’s a quick way to discharge our anger, and it can even get some “likes” and fist bumps. But, there is no question that dehumanizing makes the world a more dangerous and vicious place for all of us.

For a list of resources to - see my Instagram Stories. We've also made a permanent Story Highlight Circle called on my Instagram profile so they stay available.
https://www.instagram.com/brenebrown/

02/01/2021

Recording and getting ready to post new Breathwork sessions to my Patreon. I’ve lost track momentarily of the weeks we’ve been in lockdown, but things are opening up a bit here, things like outdoor dining, even though our cases and ICU usage are far worse than they were when we closed everything. So stay safe and keep (nasal) breathing. I’m making extra time to read about and honor Black History every day this month. Will you join me? xo J

01/15/2021

From Real Fit Mama back in 2013. Was I suggesting with this staging that, now Paleo-ish, she was going to EAT animals like these? In all seriousness, this reminded me that health is a journey - it over time includes experimenting and change. The key is for us to listen to our bodies, our hearts, our minds, and our souls. Balancing the different needs and messages from not just our own selves, but of our children, loved ones, and communities, takes fluidity, receptivity, and willingness to change. The other day in dealing with a recent ankle sprain, I felt a twinge of excitement - I know it’s odd! I thought whoah, something new in my journey. Unexpectedly, my body has an important story to tell me. A mystery to uncover? After the fear: Where will this take me? There was also frustration, irritability, at moments even grief. My process of change. Also, by the way, 8 years later, we're not paleo. Not close, really. We're omnivorous, except for our allergies. After complicating to no end what it means to be healthy, and to eat healthily, I've come to realize separating out eating too much from the rest of life - well - isn't really that healthy. Sometimes I have a tendency to over-complicate things. 🙃 Anyone else?

01/05/2021

Thank you to for featuring me on their site. If you want to read what I have to say about success vs failure, breathwork, and being a creative in a medical field, you can check it out now! The easiest way to get there is to go to shoutoutla.com and search my name. Or... you can type in shoutoutla.com/meet-Julie-festa-de-Lagarde-acupuncturist-Breathwork-creator haha like I just did!

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