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BETH SHAW is the creator and founder of YogaFit, and the celebrated author of “YogaFit, published by Human Kinetics. YogaFit is a fitness program which combines the very best fitness exercises with yoga’s traditional focus and stretching exercises. The YogaFit studios are located in Hermosa Beach, Ca. Beth Shaw is an avid fitness enthusiast and adventure traveler, Ms. Shaw has lectured and trained instructors throughout the United States and Europe. She is also a Master Presenter for Fitness Conventions worldwide. To date Yogafit has trained over 50,000 Fitness professionals on 6 continents
Name: Beth Shaw
Birthday: (can be without year) May 11
Location: Born in NYC
Homebase: Redondo Beach
Question: Tell us how you got to where you are now.
Lots of hard work and introspection. Yoga and exercise helped
Question: Define and discuss failure.
Failure is letting life go by without taking action, not being honest with yourself and others, not following your heart.
Failure is not making the most of each day and not going after your dreams.
Question: What is your most influential story, fiction or nonfiction, from a film, book, magazine, newspaper or parable? Explain its impact on your life?
Question: Was there a defining moment in your life when you made a decision that changed the course of the rest of your life forever?
Moving to California from NYC in 1989
Question: What's the most bodacious chance you've ever taken?
Starting YogaFit and leaving my cushy corporate job.
Question: What's the biggest lesson you've learned about yourself? What's the biggest lesson you haven't learned?
To know my strengths and weaknesses
To think before action, keep my mouth shut & Don’t burn bridges
Question: What keeps you going (your motivation)?
Making a positive difference in the world
Question: On those days when you're not motivated to work out, but you know you have to, what's the one thought that gets you going?
I always have to look good for some trade show, photo shoot or DVD shoot - that’s motivation enough – plus when I work out I feel good about myself. That’s enough to keep anyone going.
Question: What person do you respect most, or who motivates you?
Oprah & Martha Stewart
Question: If you had to choose a specific song or band to get you psyched for your workout, what would it be? What other songs are on your iPod?
Stonehenge's “ Put Em High”
Question: If you could build a soundtrack to your life what bands would be on the finished product?
The rockers of the 70’s – Fleetwood Mac, Bad Company, Neil Young & Led Zeppelin, Linda Ronstat, The New Wave Bands of the 80’s – Talking Heads Elvis Costello, Blondie. The Rappers of the 90’s and Dance Music- Lots of Dance Music.......
Question: If you could eat one forbidden food whenever you wanted without gaining weight, what would it be?
Pasta w/ Cheese & Spicy Red Sauce
Question: If there were one healthy food item (something you love) that you had to eat every day, what would it be?
Brown Rice & Broccoli
Question: What is the one food or meal you always eat before an event? What about before training?
Eggs & Brown Rice w/ hot sauce and soy sauce
Question: What’s the best book about health that you’ve read?
The Zone by Dr Barry Sears
Question: If you could only do one strength training exercise what would it be?
Shoulders
Question: What are your two favorite health magazines?
Muscle & Fitness & The Ms. Fitness Publication
Question: What do you consider the world’s most perfect food? Please be specific and try not to answer with a category but rather with a specific food item: for example, not “whole grain” but “raisin bran cereal”?
Wild Caught Salmon
Question: Do you have any sports superstitions or rituals?
Coffee
Question: How do you take total control of your mind and body to achieve the focus you need during pivotal sports moments?
Breathe & Lot of positive self talk.
Question: What do you think is the best training location in the world?
Portland Oregon
Question: What do you do to reduce stress/relax/center your mind? Do you participate in an organized relaxation activity such as yoga, meditation or tai chi?
Yoga and going to the gym. Taking long walks with my dogs
Question: Do you have a favorite healthy recipe or cooking tip? If so would you share it?
Beth Shaw’s Scissor Salad: Take a bowl and put in spinach, lettuce, tomatoes, radishes, garbanzo beans, olives, - get a good pair of scissors and chop chop chop – add tuna or turkey or tofu for a protein source – dressing : olive oil, red wine or balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard and garlic gloves. Salt & Pepper to taste
Question: Do you have a Calorie Bargain? What food did it replace? [Calorie Bargains are foods that are relatively low in calories but still taste great and satisfy our strongest temptations, and we use them to substitute for "higher-priced" foods we normally eat (otherwise we'd be adding calories and gaining weight).
Making “fake pasta” substituting sliced vegetables ( broccoli, carrots, cabbage, zucchinis, spinach ) instead of noodles
Question: Is there anything about yourself that you've changed your mind about in
the last 20 years?
No, I think we learn more about ourselves every day and change our minds slowly
Question: What's the next major item on your "to-do" list?
Rewrite my book originally published by Human Kinetics in 2000
Question: Define individual responsibility and how you react to adverse situations.
Individually responsibility is collective responsibility- the knowledge that our individual choices and actions affect the environment and society.
What was your worst summer job?
Waitressing at a restaurant on the Bay in Port Washington. I was a horrible waitress
What's the most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to you?
Too embarrassed to say :)
What place have you traveled to where you think you could live (other than where you live)?
San Francisco, Portland Ore, Vancouver BC
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