Skipping magic must still be in the air! The wonderful emails keep coming in! Here's the latest...
Good Afternoon, Kim. I'm a first-time visitor to your website and am very interested in joining the national skipping club! :) This looks amazing and in a world that can be very negative, it's so wonderful to find a website that offers positive encouragement (without a price).
My name is Randi and I'm 25 years old. I currently live in Bellevue, Washington. I must admit that it's been too long since my last skip but I can change that. This afternoon, after I'm finished with work and pick up my child from school, we're going to skip, together! What a great way to end a hard day at work, a great way to bond and what a great way to begin tomorrow morning, as well as every morning. I will make it a commitment to skip at least once a day for the next month and see what sort of impact that has not just on me but also those around me! What a fun thing to focus on rather than all of the other things that I'm usually focused on: work, what to fix for dinner, going to the gym, how I look, is that project finished, cleaning, doing laundry... you get the idea.
Since there are numerous links on this website, could you please direct me or encourage me where to go to next. Thank you for your time and positive twist on life! Thank you, Randi
And here's my response...that includes a sneak peak of the fun blog project I mentioned a few postings ago...
Are you seriously going to skip every day for the next month?!? I am getting ready to do a 30 day experiment myself...For 30 days in a row I am either going to do one of the following every day: skip, meditate, do yoga, walk the labyrinth, or take a dance class.....I have no doubt that doing so will change my life in magical ways!! I am going to track my progress on my blog...which also will help me be accountable.
As far as good sections on iskip.com you might want to check out. I'd recommend the Frequently Asked Questions page, The network page where you will find written descriptions of some group skips.... The skipper profile page that introduces individuals who have served as "head skippers", and the weekly skipper page that offers in-depth interviews with a variety of skippers.
It was a pure delight receiving your email! Thank you! You clearly are a skipping spirit! Please keep in touch and keep riding your wave of inspiration. The world needs as many skipping spirits as it can possibly get right now! SKIP ON!!!!!
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Monday, January 30, 2006
The skipping magic continues! What a week it has been. This time I got an email from some people who started their own skipping movement in Quebec. Their website went up in 1999, the same year that iskip.com did.
I just love that I am not the only person who has been bitten by the skipping bug. I think it is quite miraculous that so many have been so powerfully inspired by skipping. But I am really not surprised. Skipping has completely changed my life in amazing ways. It is pure magic.....So much so that of course I am not the only one!!
Here's the email I got from the Quebec skippers. If you speak french before sure to skip on over and check out their website!
We are 2 skippers in our mid 20s from Québec. We started a website in january 1999. We actually created a complete story and history of the group, with symbols and characters. It is humor based since in contains everything for it to be a religious group, with leader and all. People are often confused at first, because they are not sure what is true about the website. But everyone figures out in the end that we are just having fun and like to skip. Today, about 1000 people have signed up as members of the group to receive the newsletter. Our largest group of skippers skipping at the same time is 16. We never organised group skipping events! Because of recent media attention, there is a lot of people willing for group action recently and we plan a big event for this spring. Time will tell...
Here is the official story : )
Our leader, Grand Gambadeur (Great Skipper), traveled when he was young and ended up in Burkina Faso where he met Dernier Gambadeur (The Last Skipper). Dernier Gambadeur was the last survivor of a long tradition of skipping. Before he died, he transmited all his knowledge to Grand Gambadeur. Dernier Gambadeur taught him that when enough humans will be skipping at the same time, we will enter the «blooming of skipping joy», an era of universal peace and joy!
Grand Gambadeur came back home with only one goal in mind : to make skipping known! So in 1980, he founded the Mouvement des Gambadeurs et Gambadeuses (Skippers' Movement) to promote skipping and to improve the skippers' quality of life. The Mouvement got online in 1999 and published a 16 pages booklet to inform the public about skipping. Radio, newspapers and television also helped promote the Mouvement and it's goal. For short term, the Mouvement is planning a public event for spring, a new website look and a promotional video.
So that was just a message to introduce ourselves and let you know there is another movement out there that takes care of the skippers who speak french. You are doing great work out there on the west coast and the rest of the english speaking world. We were really happy to discover Iskip and also Extreme Gene. It makes us realize skipping really is universal and it makes us more enthousiastic about it!
Bon gambadage!
Aleikscendre and Freideireik
Mouvement des Gambadeurs et Gambadeuses
Wow! Talk about a creative and irreverant way to bring skipping to the masses! Skip on Aleikscendre and Freideireik you two rock!!! Skip on! Skip on! Skip on!
I just love that I am not the only person who has been bitten by the skipping bug. I think it is quite miraculous that so many have been so powerfully inspired by skipping. But I am really not surprised. Skipping has completely changed my life in amazing ways. It is pure magic.....So much so that of course I am not the only one!!
Here's the email I got from the Quebec skippers. If you speak french before sure to skip on over and check out their website!
We are 2 skippers in our mid 20s from Québec. We started a website in january 1999. We actually created a complete story and history of the group, with symbols and characters. It is humor based since in contains everything for it to be a religious group, with leader and all. People are often confused at first, because they are not sure what is true about the website. But everyone figures out in the end that we are just having fun and like to skip. Today, about 1000 people have signed up as members of the group to receive the newsletter. Our largest group of skippers skipping at the same time is 16. We never organised group skipping events! Because of recent media attention, there is a lot of people willing for group action recently and we plan a big event for this spring. Time will tell...
Here is the official story : )
Our leader, Grand Gambadeur (Great Skipper), traveled when he was young and ended up in Burkina Faso where he met Dernier Gambadeur (The Last Skipper). Dernier Gambadeur was the last survivor of a long tradition of skipping. Before he died, he transmited all his knowledge to Grand Gambadeur. Dernier Gambadeur taught him that when enough humans will be skipping at the same time, we will enter the «blooming of skipping joy», an era of universal peace and joy!
Grand Gambadeur came back home with only one goal in mind : to make skipping known! So in 1980, he founded the Mouvement des Gambadeurs et Gambadeuses (Skippers' Movement) to promote skipping and to improve the skippers' quality of life. The Mouvement got online in 1999 and published a 16 pages booklet to inform the public about skipping. Radio, newspapers and television also helped promote the Mouvement and it's goal. For short term, the Mouvement is planning a public event for spring, a new website look and a promotional video.
So that was just a message to introduce ourselves and let you know there is another movement out there that takes care of the skippers who speak french. You are doing great work out there on the west coast and the rest of the english speaking world. We were really happy to discover Iskip and also Extreme Gene. It makes us realize skipping really is universal and it makes us more enthousiastic about it!
Bon gambadage!
Aleikscendre and Freideireik
Mouvement des Gambadeurs et Gambadeuses
Wow! Talk about a creative and irreverant way to bring skipping to the masses! Skip on Aleikscendre and Freideireik you two rock!!! Skip on! Skip on! Skip on!
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Woo-hoo! There seems to be skipping magic in the air recently. Here's an inspired email from a new skipper in Pittsburgh...
I can't believe you exist! I live currrently in Pittsburgh, PA and just discovered skipping a few weeks ago. (I had actually thought about it and became jazzed a couple of years ago, but promptly forgot about the insight.) OK, so one day I'm going a few blocks to meet my daughter at the school bus, and I say, "I'm late, I need to get there quickly, I don't like to run, aw heck, I'm just gonna skip!" So I did, covered a lot of ground quickly, realized how absolutely efficient and fun and elating skippping was, and decided right then and there that I was just going to start skipping as an exercise. Then I began thinking, as I felt like I was doing something wrong or sneaky, "WHEN THE HELL DID SKIPPING BECOME "AGAINST THE UNWRITTEN LAW" OF BEING AN ADULT??"
That puzzled me. I mean, it's just not DONE. Why?? There is such a palpable feeling that "everyone is watching me and must think I'm crazy." This then leads to a defiance: "Just let one person stop me and say "what the Hell are you doing?" and I'll let 'em have it..."is there some kind of law against skipping?" Then I started thinking that I would just do it, attract attention, and then in my mind's eye I saw a bunch of us skipping down the sidewalk as a group, blasting convention, throwing caution to the wind, havng child-like fun, eventuially attracting media attention and then the rest would be history. Now, I find out you've already been there, done that (only in California! I actually used to live in the Bay Area...) As you say, people will be happier, healthier, less inhibited (because you break through that initial feeling of being perceived as NUTS, which can be a really deep liberation, as you already know!) I'm so damn excited!
Susan Richter, 49 years old
Pittsburgh, PA
Yes! Another inspired skipper hits the streets. Thank you for your amazing enthusiasm and energy, Susan, it comes leaping through the computer screen. I hope you will keep riding your skipping wave and take it as far as you possibly can...I believe with all of my heart that the world DESPERATELY needs the freedom of skipping right now......Especially here in America land of the free and home of the brave!!!!! Even though we think people will laugh and make fun of us for skipping, the truth is that MOST people are inspired by someone who is able to throw conventional wisdom and unspoken rules to the wind to skip skip skip!
I can't believe you exist! I live currrently in Pittsburgh, PA and just discovered skipping a few weeks ago. (I had actually thought about it and became jazzed a couple of years ago, but promptly forgot about the insight.) OK, so one day I'm going a few blocks to meet my daughter at the school bus, and I say, "I'm late, I need to get there quickly, I don't like to run, aw heck, I'm just gonna skip!" So I did, covered a lot of ground quickly, realized how absolutely efficient and fun and elating skippping was, and decided right then and there that I was just going to start skipping as an exercise. Then I began thinking, as I felt like I was doing something wrong or sneaky, "WHEN THE HELL DID SKIPPING BECOME "AGAINST THE UNWRITTEN LAW" OF BEING AN ADULT??"
That puzzled me. I mean, it's just not DONE. Why?? There is such a palpable feeling that "everyone is watching me and must think I'm crazy." This then leads to a defiance: "Just let one person stop me and say "what the Hell are you doing?" and I'll let 'em have it..."is there some kind of law against skipping?" Then I started thinking that I would just do it, attract attention, and then in my mind's eye I saw a bunch of us skipping down the sidewalk as a group, blasting convention, throwing caution to the wind, havng child-like fun, eventuially attracting media attention and then the rest would be history. Now, I find out you've already been there, done that (only in California! I actually used to live in the Bay Area...) As you say, people will be happier, healthier, less inhibited (because you break through that initial feeling of being perceived as NUTS, which can be a really deep liberation, as you already know!) I'm so damn excited!
Susan Richter, 49 years old
Pittsburgh, PA
Yes! Another inspired skipper hits the streets. Thank you for your amazing enthusiasm and energy, Susan, it comes leaping through the computer screen. I hope you will keep riding your skipping wave and take it as far as you possibly can...I believe with all of my heart that the world DESPERATELY needs the freedom of skipping right now......Especially here in America land of the free and home of the brave!!!!! Even though we think people will laugh and make fun of us for skipping, the truth is that MOST people are inspired by someone who is able to throw conventional wisdom and unspoken rules to the wind to skip skip skip!
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
In Monday's posting I shared an email from a new skipper named DeeDee. I got another email from her yesterday that made me SMILE even more! She says.....
I live in Missouri in the very southeastern part of the state, about 7 miles north of Arkansas. I am going to start skipping on a regular basis around my horse pasture where I have about a mile trail around the circumference of my property. I have 7 dogs, 5 of which go with me and they are not quite sure what to make of my "funny hopping run". I will keep you posted on my progress with skipping. People need to do more things for fun and just because it feels good vs. what the latest fashion trends are and the price tag.
The reason I love DeeDee's email so much is that it proves that skipping is NOT just a San Francisco thing! So many times when I tell people about my skipping quest, they say, "Well maybe in San Francisco but not anywhere else!" But that's simply not true! There are adults who love to skip all over the world! Sure, most only do it for fun in the moment and don't think twice about it..... But increasing numbers are realizing the physical fitness benefits.......AND the freedom that comes when we can stop worrying so damn much about what everyone else MIGHT think about us!!!! Skip on DeeDee!!
I live in Missouri in the very southeastern part of the state, about 7 miles north of Arkansas. I am going to start skipping on a regular basis around my horse pasture where I have about a mile trail around the circumference of my property. I have 7 dogs, 5 of which go with me and they are not quite sure what to make of my "funny hopping run". I will keep you posted on my progress with skipping. People need to do more things for fun and just because it feels good vs. what the latest fashion trends are and the price tag.
The reason I love DeeDee's email so much is that it proves that skipping is NOT just a San Francisco thing! So many times when I tell people about my skipping quest, they say, "Well maybe in San Francisco but not anywhere else!" But that's simply not true! There are adults who love to skip all over the world! Sure, most only do it for fun in the moment and don't think twice about it..... But increasing numbers are realizing the physical fitness benefits.......AND the freedom that comes when we can stop worrying so damn much about what everyone else MIGHT think about us!!!! Skip on DeeDee!!
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Here's another email from a relatively new skipper...
I am a recently out-of-the-closet skipper. I'm a distance runner, slow but steady, and a coach I worked with this past fall suggested skipping as a way to be a faster runner. In the process, I re-learned how wonderful skipping feels, the joy of moving through the air like I did when I was a kid. Who knew? (YOU did!!)
It is true that skipping can make you a better runner! When I first started skipping I HATED running! Hated it! Hated it! Hated it! But skipping helped me start experimenting with it a bit more. Now I will walk a block, run a block, walk a block, skip a block, etc. It really spices up my workout and keeps it from getting boring!
I dare you to skip for an entire block the next time you are out for a walk or a run! Then email me and tell me how it goes! Skip on!
I am a recently out-of-the-closet skipper. I'm a distance runner, slow but steady, and a coach I worked with this past fall suggested skipping as a way to be a faster runner. In the process, I re-learned how wonderful skipping feels, the joy of moving through the air like I did when I was a kid. Who knew? (YOU did!!)
It is true that skipping can make you a better runner! When I first started skipping I HATED running! Hated it! Hated it! Hated it! But skipping helped me start experimenting with it a bit more. Now I will walk a block, run a block, walk a block, skip a block, etc. It really spices up my workout and keeps it from getting boring!
I dare you to skip for an entire block the next time you are out for a walk or a run! Then email me and tell me how it goes! Skip on!
Monday, January 23, 2006
I love getting emails like this one..
Thanks for having your website. Just this weekend I started skipping for exercise. I thought to myself this is much more fun than running and much more exercise than walking. Why don't people skip for exercise? So I "googled" and there your website was. I love it and I'm hooked! DeeDee
The reason I loved getting DeeDee's email is that I believe the world becomes a little bit happier every time a skipper hits the streets!
DeeDee is right about skipping being great exercise. It burns twice as many calories as walking and has less impact on your joints than running does! It also helps you stop caring so much about what other people are thinking about you so you are free to be the person you were born to be!
Thanks for having your website. Just this weekend I started skipping for exercise. I thought to myself this is much more fun than running and much more exercise than walking. Why don't people skip for exercise? So I "googled" and there your website was. I love it and I'm hooked! DeeDee
The reason I loved getting DeeDee's email is that I believe the world becomes a little bit happier every time a skipper hits the streets!
DeeDee is right about skipping being great exercise. It burns twice as many calories as walking and has less impact on your joints than running does! It also helps you stop caring so much about what other people are thinking about you so you are free to be the person you were born to be!
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Just a quick note to let you know I'm still alive and skipping! It's amazing how quickly time goes by when I get out of the habit of posting on my blog! It's kind of like working out.... When I'm on a roll it is easy, but when I get out of my routine I can forget all about it for a while....and then starting again can prove challenging!
This past Tuesday the 17th was my 37th birthday...My gentleman friend took me to Lake Tahoe for the long weekend to celebrate. What a way to start a new year! Once again I am reminded of the magic of California. As we climbed up the pass toward Lake Tahoe I was reminded of the movie NARNIA. It was amazing to watch the weather magically transform into a winter wonderland. :-)
My laptop's motherboard went out, so I won't be online at home for about a week while I wait for my new one to arrive....So the posts could remain sparse for the next little while. But once I'm back in action and am able to post when I'm not at work, I have a fun idea for how I want to use this blog moving forward. So stay tuned for a fun blog adventure!
Skip on!
This past Tuesday the 17th was my 37th birthday...My gentleman friend took me to Lake Tahoe for the long weekend to celebrate. What a way to start a new year! Once again I am reminded of the magic of California. As we climbed up the pass toward Lake Tahoe I was reminded of the movie NARNIA. It was amazing to watch the weather magically transform into a winter wonderland. :-)
My laptop's motherboard went out, so I won't be online at home for about a week while I wait for my new one to arrive....So the posts could remain sparse for the next little while. But once I'm back in action and am able to post when I'm not at work, I have a fun idea for how I want to use this blog moving forward. So stay tuned for a fun blog adventure!
Skip on!
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