“We're wasting time counting calories instead of becoming the president.” — Cadence Dubus, founder, Brooklyn Strength

“It’s not easy to take the shaming out of the fitness world, but Dubus, who has studied holistic health and nutrition for the past 17 years, is somewhat of an evangelist for the every girl. “The impetus is always to get skinny,” she says, alluding to trending barre regimes and group workout programs. “My focus is to get you strong.”

Inclusive.

Intelligent. 

Empowering. 

 

Brooklyn Strength is located in a light filled intimate studio on the Columbia waterfront in Brooklyn Heights. After ten years in storefront locations we are excited to share our newest studio and the privacy and comfort it affords our clientele.

Private sessions and group classes are designed to connect you to your body and thus to yourself.

Monthly workshops deepen the links from body to mind and mind to body. 

You become strong because you stay consistent.

You stay consistent because you become part of a community.   

Using all our pretty space to move across the floor! #strength and #contrology floor fun tonight! Every class we take time to play and challenge our nervous systems with a way of moving that feels unfamiliar.. confusing even! That's where growth happens! (Plus it's fun)
Tonight's 2 hour #fasciaerelease workshop was amazing! Full house and such a lovely group of people experiencing the benefits of deep release! Still spots available for this friday night the 18th 6:15-8:15 P.M and this sunday the 20th 4-6 P.M Only $35 - link in bio to sign up⭐
2 HOUR FASCIA RELEASE DATES ARE UP! link in bio Sunday January 13th 4-6 p.m w/me Friday January 18th #fasciaerelease + #restorativeyoga with Coco @hernamewascoco Sunday January 20th w/me!😎 $35 at 69 Columbia street buzzer 3
Feeling grateful tonight for the people who show up in big and little ways. These past two months of moving out of 2 studios and 1 apartment has been deeply exhausting, and though I wish I could say exhilarating, the endless to do lists, organization, packing, un packing and physical exhaustion (not to mention bruises everywhere from box corners and probably every door handle, car door edge and stair banister I propped open or against over the past 8 weeks) has left me with little time to process it all, never mind actually sink into much of any empowered feelings beyond the will to keep moving forward. There must be some courage in that movement, but right now it feels like the memory of a zombie daze. At one point I had spasms in my biceps in both arms for several days just from all the box and furniture carrying I was doing...! But the only reason i'm still functioning is the support I received that let me know I was on the right track. I had clients cheering me on at every step and a few incredible clients actually do crazy things like help me lift my pots and pans up two flights, unpack my kitchen into my extremely tall person cabinets I can barely reach, help me put my bed frame together, bring me studio/house warming gifts (including the largest loaf of bread I've ever had the joy to munch) and generally fill the space with love and support so early into its new iteration that I had so many moments to hold onto when the inevitable wired brain of endless to do's turned to plain old insomnia. Tonight I had a delicious nourishing dinner of chicken noodle soup our lovely teacher Coco @hernamewascoco left in my freezer for me bc she "guessed I hadn't had much time to cook" she was right and i'm so grateful to have all these stepping stones of grace to keep me above water. I don't believe in the endless positivity talk of social media. My life is generally amazing and crazy privileged but that doesn't mean it isn't really really grindingly challenging, stressful, draining and downright fucking hard sometimes. This city is crazy what it asks of us. Without these moments of tremendous softness I'd have turned to dust long ago. Big love to all💖
This post is everything. Every day, literally every day, someone says how much something they experienced with me has helped them. I'm endlessly endlessly grateful that this guiding and space-making is my job. Repost from my sweet twin from another family @shulamelamed 💖 ・・・ Last night when Cadence owner of @brooklynstrength encouraged me to come to the Fascia Release workshop I thought “that sounds fun!” I’ve been working out and not really stretching so let’s do it. Well I forgot that fascia release isn’t just about releasing tension in the body but it tends to release EMOTIONS trapped in the body . . 🎭 The deep work we do with the tissue works out stress and the areas where we hold onto it (i.e. side body at the top of ribs? Ouch). It reminded me that the emotional armor that we put up to get through tough times, deal with grief or uncertainty builds a protective shield around our bodies. Then our poor bodies move through space with aches, pains and stiffness all the while “protecting” our hearts and minds. . 🎭I released all of 2018 last night: loss, the partnerships I had to dissolve, the tough conversations I had that didn’t turn out how I hoped, friendships that abruptly ended, opportunities I had to pass or was passed up for and conflicted feelings about aging. I am so grateful that this practice brought this all into the light so I can face, feel and move through all the emotions to process these events of the year. Release is the first step in letting go of things holding you back and I am so grateful (and sore) for this practice. . Join me next time? Image: detail from a shot by @beatrizmcalleja 📸
Chilling in the sunlight between clients in our new beautiful space 💖
Feeling the love in the two hour #fasciaerelease tonight! 💘💘💘full house for my first workshop in our new beautiful space! Still room this coming friday 6:30-8:30P.M ! Link in bio to sign up. Pre-Release your holiday gremlins 😈🎅🧟‍♀️💆🏽‍♀️ Can't wait to see you all!