Continuing Education/Events
Experience Community at the 2008 Inner IDEA® Conference
The first annual Inner IDEA gathering, held 2 years ago, embodied mindfulness from the opening ceremony to the close. This wellness conference included fitness opportunities and was more like a retreat than a convention. Where other industry events were primarily action oriented, the Inner IDEA Conference one emphasized inner wellness along with movement, encouraging participants to take a deeper look into themselves as they explored the cutting edge of mind-body-spirit health.
IDEA Fitness Fusion Conference™
When it comes to training clients and teaching classes, how far will you go to stay on the cutting edge? Where does your learning labyrinth lead? Last month, attendees at the 2008 IDEA Fitness Fusion Conference in Rosemont, Illinois, invested in 3 days of intense, energetic education, reinventing themselves professionally and rekindling their passion for helping others.
This year’s prog…
IDEA Personal Trainer Institute™
For the past few years there’s been a lot of conversation in the personal training industry about considering the “whole” client in program design. From the client’s feet to the top of his head physically; to what goes into his body for nutrition; to how his psyche is fed, nurtured and motivated—they all combine for a potent equation of holistic wellness. Throw in corrective-exercise concepts, …
My Inner IDEA Conference Experience
Since the closing ceremony of the Inner IDEA Conference 2007, attendees have been sharing their thoughts on the conference and how it positively affected their personal and professional lives. Here are their experiences, in their own words
My Inner IDEA Conference Experience
Since the closing ceremony of the Inner IDEA Conference 2007, attendees have been sharing their thoughts on the conference and how it positively affected their personal and professional lives. Here are their experiences, in their own words
One Vision, Many Paths: Inner IDEA Conference® 2007
A sense of “ah” permeated the ballroom at the La Quinta Resort & Club, near Palm Springs, California, on September 6–9, as the intention for the second annual Inner IDEA Conference was set. Marcia Hayes, programming director for Inner IDEA, led the audience in a guided meditation. “Let all your tension go and be here now,” she said. “Release the out…
My Inner IDEA Conference Experience
Inner IDEA® Conference 2007 helped body-mind-spirit professionals succeed in the growing wellness industry. Since the closing ceremony of the Inner IDEA Conference 2007, attendees have been sharing their thoughts on the conference and how it positively affected their personal and professional lives. Here are their experiences, in their own words
My Inner IDEA Conference Experience
Inner IDEA® Conference 2007 helped body-mind-spirit professionals succeed in the growing wellness industry. Since the closing ceremony of the Inner IDEA Conference 2007, attendees have been sharing their thoughts on the conference and how it positively affected their personal and professional lives. Here are their experiences, in their own words
2007 IDEA World Fitness Convention™®: Redefining Normal
When you attend an industry conference, do you expect to leave it so exhilarated, inspired and infused with new notions that your time there can actually be classified as a life- or career-transforming experience? It seems this happens to a few people every year at the IDEA World Fitness Convention, but this year it seemed to be a current that ran through the largest global delegate pool IDEA h…
One Vision, Many Paths
A sense of “ah” permeated the ballroom at the La Quinta Resort & Club in Palm Springs, California, September 6-9, as the intention for the second annual Inner IDEA Conference was set. Marcia Hayes, director of programming, led the audience in a guided meditation. “Let all your tension go and be here now,” she said. “Release the outer world and focus on the inner world. We invite you to be the person you came here to be.”
Diary of an IDEA Convention Attendee
This year IDEA is thrilled to be celebrating its silver anniversary—its 25th year in existence. As part of the gala 25th celebration, the annual IDEA World Fitness Convention has many special surprises in store! Attendance at the event has grown from the original 600 to over 5,000, making it the world’s largest educational convention for health and fitnes…
Connection: Feedback from the Field
In the last issue of Inner IDEA Body-Mind-Spirit Review, we asked “What Pilates move do you find yourself practicing most often in daily life and why? Here’s what you had to say. “I find myself practicing ‘navel to spine’ more often than any other exercise.
Connected, Centered and Committed
The lights were soft in a hotel banquet room prepared for a convention crowd. People filed in, lightly chattering among themselves, fully present in the Sunday evening space …
Altering the Course- Permanently.
The IDEA World Fitness Convention has always been an event that moves fitness professionals to the depths of their hearts and inspires their passion to help others. This year’s gathering (July 25–29 in Las Vegas) fed and revved the estimated 5,000 attendees’ engines with educational rocket fuel and kept that tradition vibrant.
When Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee…
Outwit, Outplay, Outlast?
Was that TV host Jeff Probst or IDEA Club Without Walls instructor Jeff Kress, PhD, hosting “Survivor: Lake Las Vegas”? Designed to enrich delegates personally and create a super networking opportunity, this mostly fun course was one of a select few daylong precon sessions at the 2006 IDEA World Fitness Convention®. Sixteen participants, from all over North Amer…
Lovin’ Those Good Vibrations
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Catching & Spreading a Serious Vibe
The vibe of the Big Apple is organic. The sidewalks hum with the whoosh of the subway underfoot; the air is a noisy conversation of rumbles, horns and sirens; and the streets are a feast of lights and odd sights for the eyes to consume, one blink at a time. The vibe hits you in the gut and radiates outward, an aura of energy leaving traces of vitality everywhere—a force that can’…
Education and Motivation
In true Las Vegas style, the stars came out early for this year’s IDEA Health & Fitness Awards presentations. The magic tricks performed by The Majestix before the keynote addresses on July 7 and 8 raised plenty of goose bumps in the audience. But the magicians’ illusio…
2005 IDEA World Fitness Convention
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New York State of Mind
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