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2016 ICC and a new friend

April 10, 2016by Sofia Venanzetti 1 Comment

These past two weeks have been really interesting and intense, first I got to perform my act for Silent Savasana at the Brooklyn Bowl then I attended the International Contortion […]

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contortion, motivation, training

“Push past pain” theory

March 24, 2016by Sofia Venanzetti 2 Comments

I never liked the concept of pushing through or “forcing”, but there have been (and still are) moments in my flexibility training where I know I was stuck and I […]

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contortion, motivation, training

Respect your bad side

March 11, 2016by Sofia Venanzetti 1 Comment

As I said in my blog many times, for years I was aggressive with my training. If I wanted at all costs to be able to do a certain thing […]

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contortion, motivation, training

Why online training is the best thing you can find when you’re “coachless”

October 25, 2015by Sofia Venanzetti Leave a comment

When I was looking for flexibility coaches, I had to do a long and grueling search that led me many times nowhere. Living in Las Vegas, you’d think I have […]

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contortion, motivation, training

The unbearable unpredictability of flexibility progress

October 23, 2015by Sofia Venanzetti 2 Comments

There are days where as much as you’re trying to understand, nothing makes sense. Your rest is on point, you didn’t tire yourself excessively, you’re not stressed, not on your […]

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motivation

Essential oils, body purification and closer connection to the body’s needs

October 21, 2015by Sofia Venanzetti 2 Comments

Since I came back from my trip to Italy, I’ve been going through a mini revolution inside. I realized there are some changes I wanted to do for long time but […]

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motivation, personal

The high demands of training

February 1, 2015by Sofia Venanzetti Leave a comment

Since little, I was taught that being active was a natural part of life. Moving, using our body  – instead of just passively living in it- develops coordination, proprioception and […]

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contortion, motivation

Everything starts with a wish

August 11, 2014by Sofia Venanzetti Leave a comment

I know few things about life, one is: if you deeply, truly desire something, you will find a way to obtain it. It might take time, detours, efforts, sacrifices, sometimes […]

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motivation, personal

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