School of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts, Georgetown

An important element has been missing from my exercise routine. It's joy, and I'm not sure where I lost it. Somewhere between power yoga and super sculpt spinning, between triathlon training and race day nerves, between injury and recovery, between reading books about diet and magazine articles about attaining the "ideal" bikini body, I forgot about the pleasure of pure movement. I used to delight in moving my body simply for the sake of moving...