[nikki_christie]

Add me too!!! brasspolemonkey

[nikki_christie]

excercise is the best therapy – at least one billion times better than meds. I was put on meds from a psychiatrist and I could just kill that douche-bag, he didn’t listen to what was wrong he just said that I had to take these disgusting anti-psychotics – BLAH. Made me feel like I just didn’t give a crap about anything around me and most of the time I was to tired and zoned out to feel even apathy.

But – when I was poledancing regularily (before exams etc, i do uni) – everything felt a LOT better (not like nothing was wrong but not as bad as before or when I took the meds) – so basically excercise!!! Its hard to be feel 100% crap when you are sweating and being flooded with endorphins…. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif

Glad ur back!!!!

[nikki_christie]

For me, when I’m unhappy about my body due to an episode of ‘Miss Sex in a Bikini’ or something like that, I always find that art cheers me up.

Specifically old paintings of voluptious nudes https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif Every time I see that I realise that I think they are beautiful and that I really don’t give a damn what the rest of the world is obsessing over. If someone else can’t see the beauty in a lovely soft and round female body, well that is their loss.

Its a shame that we internalise the cultural standards of beauty rather than relying on our own perceptions… But we can change that!!

[nikki_christie]

Happy Birthday!!! Have an awesome one!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif

[nikki_christie]

They’re called fasiculations.

Wow thanks!! I didn’t actually really dare believe that anyone would know what it was!! Thanks heaps https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif Probably am dehydrated… better hit that water bottle https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif

Thanks!

[nikki_christie]

My kids are used to being on the "cutting edge" as we are in the minority in our conservative town as liberal tree hugging buddhist atheists.

Yay for tree hugging buddhists!! I’m just starting out down that path (or as I have learnt so far its not so much about a journey as about being present in the here an now and truly experiencing life).

But about kids and permanent poles – first off its about health and fitness and FUN so there is nothing wrong with kids getting to see you pole or having a play around like many of the kids of parents here on this site.

With sexy I’m a bit divided – on one side I think that a lot of dancing looks sexy but we don’t stop our kids from watching a rumba or anything… but on the other side blatant sexual dancing is probably best kept for adult eyes only, as they say in the TV show classifications over here – ‘we don’t want to shock the little dears…’ https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_surprised.gif

As for a permanent pole… the Xpole is probably the best option regardless for so many reasons, 1) its the best pole in the world and none will ever beat it, 2) you can leave it up and its pretty much permanent, 3) when your amish relatives come to visit you can take it down temporarily, and 4) its just the best, THE BEST.

God I love my Xpole https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif

[nikki_christie]

Aw thats so frustrating, happened to me too in the beginning https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif All you have to do is keep holding yourself up with your arms and move the leg that is the most ‘off’ the pole behind it so that the pole is squeezed between your shin of one leg and the calf of the other. You’ll get it!!

[nikki_christie]

Have also used the X-stage, and it is really good and feels secure. The only drawback like Veena said is that floorwork is limited.

[nikki_christie]

Hahaha https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif Wow. People are sooooooooooooo small minded and crazy!! LOL!

Seriously though, its probably a mixture of fear (sexy pole dancing women will steal my husband), jealousy (I don’t feel sexy anymore and these pole dancing biatches know sexy) and a lack of knowledge about what poledancing actually is. Oh well. Lets hope that lady can come along one day and then she can enjoy it instead of hate it!!

You did great, loved the gemini it looked real pretty https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif

[nikki_christie]

Its all about momentum, you really gotta swing into the moves https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif Don’t worry you will get it!

I blistered too and found my strenght improved after only a few classes! Good luck!

[nikki_christie]

She is obviously very insecure.

Me personally, I would probably say something really nice back just to make the person feel guilty and ashamed for posting such an immature thing on the internet. I think youtubers forget that the peoples videos they are commenting on are actually real people, so sometimes a comment back can give them a lil shock and they realise that they have just said something extremely offensive to someone, something they would never do (you would hope) in real life.

For example I would say ‘thank you for taking the time to write a comment to me about my video, I respect you opinion but personally I find pole dancing to be wonderful excercise for all women regardless of their size and encourage any other women out there not to let other peoples negative comments deter them from doing something they love!’

At least that way you show what a wonderful person you are and she can just have her comment there looking like a douche.

But that is just me, in these situations there is no right or wrong thing to do, just promise not to let it get you down because you are AWESOME and that woman just looks like an idiot for bothering to write something so stupid in the first place.

Lots of love and KEEP POLING YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!

[nikki_christie]

Oh waiting is horrible! You poor thing, but just try to relax and put it out of your mind, tomorrow brings what it brings and stressing today wont change that!

I once had to wait a month for a STD test to come back because I made the mistake of sleeping with a sleezy guy… ugh! So I know how horrible it is, luckily I had nothing, but I had spent an entire month making myself sick with worry!!

Please let us know how it goes, I’m worrying for you now but I will keep my fingers crossed and send out as much positive energy as I can across the ocean!!

xoxoxo nikki

[nikki_christie]

Welcome!! Enjoy the burn – it comes with a HUGE sense of achievement!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif

[nikki_christie]

When you climb and are stationary up the pole, really squeeze your thighs so the muscles go hard,that can help take some pressure off the skin. But (and this isn’t very encouraging sorry!) when I haven’t been on the pole for a while my thighs seem to have regained their nerve-endings again and it still hurts, and I have been poling for a lil over a year now!

So yeah I think it is sort of one of those things where you just have to do it until your nerve endings give up and die https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif

Good luck!!

[nikki_christie]

I have been scared of a lot of moves before, especially when trying out something new which requires a new sort of grip/position. All I can really say is that your body is usually one step ahead of you – if you start to fall your body automatically grips onto the pole like a psycho monkey before you even have time to realise it.

I have also had one sort of nasty and VERY STUPID fall – I was trying to do the brass monkey, but I had a long sleeved jumper on and pants on!! Needless to say I had absolutely no grip and faceplanted into my floor (to the amusement of all my guy friends who were watching… hmmm https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_redface.gif ). But even thought that hurt it braved me up a bit, and really for the spins – don’t be scared – the worst that will happen will be a bruise and that is still very unlikely!

BUT for ANYTHING upside down, if you don’t feel 100% comfortable and secure then DON’T DO IT ALONE!!! And when you do start feeling more secure you can have a mattress under the pole the first couple of days.

Keep spinning!! xo nikki