Group fitness & wellness opportunities should be available for people of all ages, genders, abilities & ethnicities. This practice should bring us together, empower us to love ourselves and one another unconditionally, celebrate diversity, and nurture health, healing and laughter so that we may fully embrace the radiant human beings we are all meant to be. I offer the following to my beloved to community to bring this dream to reality:

"I asked Dee if she would speak about the importance of resiliency to students in my leadership class at NAU, and what she presented was nothing like what I expected – it was so much more. Rather than just discussing resiliency, she effortlessly led my students through several difficult exercises that stretched them, not just as leaders, but as people. In a very short 75-minute window, my students were sharing personal stories with each other, demonstrating empathy, and honestly – becoming better leaders before my eyes. At the end of the session, I turned to Dee and said: “I never could have done what you did today.” Ever positive and supportive, Dee said that I could have done it. I suppose whether I could or couldn’t isn’t important because I know that I’d always rather have an expert like Dee, who inspires all those around her, to take the lead." -Charn McAllister, NAU professor in the College of Business