Dear Friends,
Wear Multicolored Clothing Tuesday!
Please join us Tuesday, September 16th at 9:30am @UUMarin for a 75 minute Stop Drop and Dance class as we celebrate our very own Nicole Todd Bailey becoming an author with her first children's book, Multicolored MONONO!
"Multicolored Monono is a metaphorical tale reflecting the confusion, loneliness, and courage that children can experience when they are dissimilar to their peers. The title character, Monono, is a one-of-a-kind multicolored crayon who longs to belong in the classroom but faces exclusion and unkindness from the traditional crayons who are part of matching sets. Ultimately, Monono finds a path to happiness and self-assurance by drawing on inner strength, individual talent, and a partnership with another unique classroom member."
- Lane of Our Own (Nicole's Website)
If you already pre-ordered her book, you can bring it tomorrow to get it signed. And even if you didn't, Nicole is a regular PWG member so you can always find her in one of our future classes to get her autograph! Let's support Nicole's journey and share Multicolored MONONO with family, friends, and educators!
Congratulations on becoming an author Nicole!
Purchase your copy of Multicolored Monono here!
Anonymous Fundraiser Thursday for a Family in Need!
This Thursday, September 18th at 9:30am @UUMarin will be a fundraiser class organized by one of the dancers in our community who is taking initiative to raise money towards a fund for the children of a local (anonymous) family in need.
This family lost their chief breadwinner and we would like to support direct provision of material items (clothes, notebooks, school supplies, snack food) that are needed to prepare the kids to succeed in school and to be cared for solidly.
Efforts are in early stages to create a trust or some sort of formal ongoing fund as an ongoing pillar of support as these kids grow up in our community.
Many thanks for your generosity with any size contribution!
This Saturday is National Dance Day!
Join the rest of America as we celebrate National Dance Day this Saturday, September 20th from 9:30am-10:30am @UUMarin with a FREE CLASS! We want to be part of the health and artistic initiative that encourages everyone to incorporate more DANCING in your life!
Please invite your friends, neighbors, co-workers, teammates, or anyone that loves music and movement, and register in advance on the website!
Sign up to join our FREE CLASS on Saturday!
More Upcoming Events
Thursday, September 25th
9:30am Stop Drop and Dance @UUMarin
ALISON WILLIAMS, MELISSA IRISH AND SHEL SAXON'S
SUSAN G. KOMEN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION FUNDRAISER
These three dancers have committed to joining the 3-day walk in San Diego in November. Ali will be walking all 3 days and Shel and Melissa will be walking 1 day and volunteering 1 day. All proceeds from the class will go directly to help fund research, support services, and advocacy through Susan G. Komen. Donation Link Here
Theme: Wear PINK!
Saturday, October 25th
10am - 3pm @Karen Wright's Home
STINSON BEACH WOMEN'S DAY RETREAT
Join our first-ever one-day community gathering right on Stinson Beach! We will begin our day at 10am with dancing on the beach, corework, meditation and journaling, followed by lunch (and an optional ocean plunge), and then we will take some time in the afternoon for self-reflection, vision boarding and small group breakout sessions. The program officially concludes at 3pm, but everyone is welcome to hang out at the beach afterwards for social time! Sign up before September 30th and save $20 here.
If you have a special event or fundraiser idea, please reach out to Grace at grace@thepowerwithgrace.com.
Happy Birthday to our GODDESS Catherine Granville!
We had a glowing and electric Stop Drop and Dance birthday celebration for Catherine last Thursday with the theme, “Come as your Inner Goddess!”
Catherine is the creator of beautiful jewelry at Radiant Sea Studio and has been one of our loyal members since before the pandemic at Marin Power Yoga. We are grateful Catherine said yes to a birthday class and allowed herself “2 Be Loved (Lizzo)” by all of us!
Thank you also to Erin Meyers who once again outdid herself with decorations by hand-making a “Goddess” banner because she couldn’t find a premade one at the store!
Thank you to all of the dancers who were able to dance with our Goddess Catherine!
Ups and Downs
I'm not sure how today became a mixture of awesome and awful (don't worry, nothing too major), but this newsletter was supposed to be sent out 10 hours ago and I had planned to conclude with some positive, uplifting words.
But... enough annoying little things happened (let's just say the final topper was finding dog poop in my bedroom) that writing about joy and happiness is not feeling very authentic right now.
So today, I'm signing off with this quote, and then I'm going to bed, resetting my heart, and waking up ready for an inevitably wonderful morning celebrating Nicole's book launch! Hope to see many of you tomorrow!
"... and sometimes, life is just hard, and some days are just rough... and some days you just gotta cry before you can move forward... (and all of that is ok).
Love,
Grace
Birthday photos (Top): Wednesday Strength & Stretch In-person Laura Briggs, Lisa Butcher, Suneela Jain, Andrea Spencer, Laika Chow, Daniela Kratz & Erin Meyers, and Zoomers Karin Conn & Gina Chin wishing my mom Happy Birthday!
(Bottom Left): Shannon Bindler, Erin Meyers, Catherine Granville, Lisa Hudson and Grace post-birthday class!
(Bottom Middle): Happy 14th Birthday to my daughter!
(Bottom Right): Happy Birthday to the best grandma from her 4 granddaughters and 2 furry granddaughters!
