Guest Post from Kelli DeWispelare: LIVE YOUR DREAM, SHARE YOUR PASSION

My name is Kelli DeWispelare and I recently opened Sweat, Cycle and Soul, Omaha’s only Spin and Yoga studio!!

Spin and Yoga have been two of my favorite activities for about 10 years. I found my love for Yoga my first year in college.  I had always had a hard time accepting myself and struggled with body image.  I was hooked on Yoga after my first class.  Over the years, Yoga has helped me to find balance and authenticity in my life.  Yoga is my simple moment where I am the only thing that matters.  Yoga takes so much mental concentration and muscle control, that I do not even have the opportunity to think about kids, laundry that needs to be done or how many emails I have to return.  It is my physical challenge and peaceful bliss all in one hour! I fell in love with Spin, because of the motivation and drive I can provide to clients through music.  I have an energy, love and passion for the ride and will radiate that energy to you.  I am passionate about living a healthy, balanced life, full of growth while surrounded with family and friends.

 I have done everything from Corporate Wellness to instructing fitness classes at various gyms around town.  Opening a studio was always a dream of mine.  I wanted to create a place where everyone feels welcome and loved.  A place that can be your home and family away from home and family!  A place where you don’t just put in the physical effort, but find the soul as well.

I truly believe that everything we do pushes us either one step closer or one step further from our goals.  Every pedal stroke and positive thought can move you closer to your goals and every negative thought moves you further from your goals.  You and only you can accomplish this mind-body connection.  Which direction do you want to go?

So opening a studio….

Exciting?  Yes.  Scary?  Yes.  A lot of hard work?  Yes.  Totally worth every minute?  YES!!!

In mid- October, 2012 my husband and I started working with a commercial realtor and the bank to see if this dream was something we could make a reality.  Within 2 weeks, we had done market analysis and found a location, signed a lease and a loan!  What a whirlwind!!

November was pretty quiet, as all we could do is sit back and wait for the city to file building permits.  Build out of the bay began on December 1^st, and was completed on December 29^th, 2012.  I was amazed at the short time it took for an empty cement bay to become a finished studio space!

We opened our doors to the public and held our first classes the morning of January 2^nd, 2013! 

 Just one short month later, I feel like I finally have time to sit down, breathe and reflect.  This has been an amazing journey and I feel so much gratitude to each and every person who has supported the studio.  In just one month, we have over 250 clients.  Each day, I cannot wait to unlock the studio doors to see how we can help clients that day.  I love that we can be the best part of somebody’s day.  Whether they come to work hard in Spin class, master a new pose in Yoga class or just have an hour away from their kids or desk, it brings me so much joy knowing that we can be that for them.  

As a fitness community, we Sweat, we Cycle and we find our Soul.

I no longer feel scared, but just grateful for this opportunity to live and share my dream with others.

I hope to have the opportunity to help motivate you and find your dreams!! 

Stop in and see us at Sweat, Cycle & Soul!

~Smiles

Kelli

www.sweatcyclesoul.com