I am beyond excited to announce that I have been invited by @dance.nyc to present at the Dance/NYC 2021 Symposium!๐โฃ โฃ Iโll be presenting a 30 minute workshop on ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ as a part of a larger ๐ช๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ: ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ.โฃ โฃ The Dance/NYC 2021 Symposium will focus on reimagining the dance ecology with emphasis on advancing justice, civic engagement, and the whole dance worker. It will invite participants to investigate topics of decolonizing dance education, community organizing and social change, governmental advocacy, among others, in the context of a global health crisis and the social justice uprisings of 2020.โ๐ผโฃ โฃ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ธ๐ท ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ท๐ฝ๐ต๐ฉ - ๐ธ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ.โฃ โฃ It will be a fully digital experience and will include panel discussions, interactive workshops, networking sessions, a virtual expo hall and more.๐ปโฃ โฃ Iโll be sharing more closer to the time but in the meantime, if youโre interested in attending, you can register now at the link in my bio or head to Dance.NYC/DanceSymp for more details.๐๐ผโฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ (๐ธ @dianadaviscreative) #kristamartins #wukkout #teamwukkout #DanceSymp #DigiDanceSymp #DanceNYC2021 #bizcoaching #fitpreneur #dancelife #nycdancers #nycdance #socadance #caribbeandance #womenownedbusiness #fitnessbusinessowner 
Itโs national Margarita day and Iโm celebrating the day by honoring my favorite cocktail.๐น โฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃ One of the (non-work related) things Iโm most proud of accomplishing during #pandemic2020 is the perfect Margarita recipe.๐โฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃ Due to some health issues, I had begun an intense gut healing protocol last year right at the start of lockdown.๐ฅ My nutritionist told me if I was going to drink, try to stick to Tequila and Mezcal.๐๐ผโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃ With that said, I set out to find the cleanest way to enjoy my favorite libation while still abiding by my elimination diet.๐โฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃ Behold, the ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ (or as some of my friends call it - the Krista Margarita):โฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃ ๐ฅ1.5 oz GOOD Tequila (I prefer a Reposado but it will work with any tequila of your choice)โฃโฃโฃ ๐1.5-2 limes (๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก juice)โฃโฃโฃ ๐ฅยพ oz ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ Agave syrupโฃโฃโฃ ๐งยพ oz Water (plus a little more)โฃโฃโฃ ๐งShake with ice and strainโฃโฃโฃ ๐ง(Salt rim optional)โฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ค๐ฉ ๐ช๐ต ๐ถ๐ฑ - ๐ด๐ธ๐ข๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ข ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ฆ๐ป๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถโ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ.๐ฅโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃ This cocktail comes with no headaches and no sugar induced hangover or gross feeling the next day (at least for me).๐ซโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃ Let me know below if you try it.๐๐ผโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃ Cheers!๐โฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃ #kristamartins #kristaskitchen #nationalmargaritaday #libations #mondaymotivation #cheerstoyou #margaritaday #happyhourathome #cleancocktails #cocktailrecipes 
On this day in 2001, 20 year old me hopped on a Greyhound bus with my dance shoes in my bag, moved to NYC from Toronto, and never looked back.๐ฝ โฃ โฃ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค, ๐'๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ.๐๐โค โฃ โฃ One day I'll share more about what these last 20 years have been like (and the very - ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ - story that got me here) but for now, I'm processing, reminiscing and celebrating the fact that I'm here and I've made it.๐๐ฅโฃ โฃ Shoutout to @dantewuzhere, @candiline and @cassimania - all who were there on my very first day.๐โฃ โฃ @evnyc - I believe your 20 year is next.๐โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ (๐ธ @winilaophotos) #kristamartins #newyorkiloveyou #iloveny #iheartnyc #newyorkforever #wethenorth #onceadanceralwaysadancer #frommewyorkwithlove #dancelife #womenownedbusiness #1loveTO #valentinesday2021 #newyorkcity #concretejunglewheredreamsaremadeof 
FOOD FOR THOUGHT...๐กโฃโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃโฃ Iโve been reflecting a lot on the last year (I know itโs February but January was a rough one for me so itโs only happening now) and Iโve finally come up with my biggest takeaway.๐ซโฃโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃโฃ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ต ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ด ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ง๐ข๐ด๐ต, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ตโ๐ด ๐ฆ๐น๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ญ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ.โฃโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃโฃ This advice was given to me last March right around the time we went into lockdown; I stuck it on a post-it on my wall and it has been like a guiding light to me ever since.โญโฃโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃโฃ ๐ฅJust because I see others rushing into something or jumping on a new trend, doesnโt mean I have to.โฃโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃโฃ ๐ฅJust because someone wants me to make a decision quickly, doesnโt mean I have to.โฃโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃโฃ Whenever I feel rushed, I tend to operate out of a place of panic and end up making a decision thatโs ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต good for me or my business.๐๐ผโฃโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃโฃ This post-it has served as a constant reminder to take a step back and truly listen to myself.๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธโฃโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃโฃ It reminds me to listen to my gut.๐ฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃโฃ It reminds me that Iโm the one in charge of my life and my business and I get to make the decisions.๐ฏโฃโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃโฃ Ultimately, ๐ข๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง.โฃ โฃ Thereโs no need to rush anything. The person, place or thing will be there when Iโm ready. And if they arenโt - maybe it wasnโt for me.๐ ๐ฝโฃโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃโฃ Does this resonate with you at all? Let me know below.๐๐ผโฃโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃโฃ #kristamartins #fitpreneur #fitnessinstructors #fitnessbusinessowner #passionandpurpose #bizcoaching #freelancingfemales #womeninbusiness #lovewhatyoudo #iamwellandgood #womenownedbusiness #onlinebusinesscoach #bosslady #bossbabe #growyourbrand #buildyourbiz #fitnessprofessionals #wukkout #teamwukkout #fitnessentrepreneur #sharetheeverygirl #womeneur #creativeentrepreneurs #wellpreneur #fempreneurship #bizadvice #mindsetreset #slowdownandbreathe #2020lessons