Archives By Year: 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008
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June
2008
Achilles Mama
Teacher Spotlight: Tina Manchise
S Factor Book Club: Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny
S-Spot: Home Sweet...Office?
Body Conscious:
Me & My Belly
Music: We Need To Work It
Movie: Then She Found Me
Letter to Sheila: Laura Merians |
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May 2008
Breaking Yourself Free
Teacher Spotlight: Norma Petry
S Factor Book Club: Wreck This Journal
S-Spot: The Clutter Challenge
Body Conscious: Natural Spring
Music: "Shawty Get Loose"
Movie: Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day
Letter From Student: Christine M. Jasek |
March
2008
Sexuality is Not A Four Letter Word
Teacher Spotlight: Susan Shen
S Factor Book Club: The Daring Book for Girls
S-Spot: Girl Power
Body Conscious: Yummy Homemade Hair Conditioner
Music: Cat Power's "House of the Rising Sun"
Movie: Enchanted
Letter to Sheila: Christine M. Jasek |
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February
2008
We Can Admit We Have Racial Issues but not Gender Issues.
Teacher Spotlight: Stephanie Nidess
S Factor Book Club: The Wednesday Letters
S-Spot: Real Love Doesn't Fit in an Envelope.
Body Conscious: Kissable Lips
Music: Alicia Keys - As I Am
Movie: Atonement
Letter From Student: April Kaminski |
January
2008
Change, change, change... Oh boy...
Teacher Spotlight: Gretchen Heine
S Factor Book Club: What Would You Do If You Had No Fear?
S-Spot: Whether your erotic creature is out and about walking and talking...
Body Conscious: Full body exfoliation
Music: Theresa Walker
Movie: Fried Green Tomatoes
Letter to Sheila: Steve Moazed |
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December
2007
Gifting from the heart
Teacher Spotlight: Ana Hyatt
S Factor Book Club: Bake Me, I'm Yours... Cupcake
S-Spot: Soyal & Diwali - Celebrating Light
Body Conscious: In the clouds
Music: I’d Like You For Christmas - Julie London
Movie: Elf
Letter From Student: Gina |
November
2007
Find yourself an Obi-Wan
Teacher Spotlight: Kelly Williams
S Factor Book Club: Eat, Pray Love
S-Spot: WWO Worldwide Orphans Foundation
Body Conscious: Standing your ground
Music: Umbrella – Rihanna
Movie: The Miracle Worker
Letter From Student: Lisa Australia |
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October
2007
The Heroic Life
Teacher Spotlight: Beth Bardin
S Factor Book Club: The Hero With a Thousand Faces
S-Spot: What is your force
Body Conscious: Taking care of our breasts
Music: The Name of Love - U2
Movie: Stranger Than Fiction
Letter From Student: Catherine Balderas
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September
2007
Writers Block
Teacher Spotlight: Dara Mcgarry
S Factor Book Club: How to Be Like Women of Influence: Life Lessons from 20 of the Greatest
S-Spot: Harnessing Your Power
Body Conscious: How to be your most beautifully powerful self
Music: Alice in Chains - Man in a Box
Letter From Student: Alexa Fitzpatrick
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August
2007
On the Road to Find Out
Teacher Spotlight: Jaynne Tylor
S Factor Book Club:1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List
S-Spot: Create Your Own Vacation Home
Body Conscious: Be a Mental Traveler
Music: Born to Run and Thunder Road
by Bruce Springsteen
Letter From Student: Michael-Ann
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July
2007
She's a Real Mae West
Teacher Spotlight: Jaynne Tylor
S Factor Book Club: Slut! Growing Up Female with a Bad Reputation
S-Spot: Refreashing Your Eyes
Body Conscious: Rear Ender
Music: Song of The Siren - This Mortal Coil
Letter From Student: Pamela Ferrari
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June
2007
Where are all the good men?
Teacher Spotlight: Becky Spence
S Factor Book Club:"The Way of the Superior Man"
by David Deida
S-Spot: Guy Watching
Body Conscious: Getting to know his body
Music: All you need is Love - The Beatles
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May
2007
Motherhood - The Prelude
Teacher Spotlight: Amy Danielson
S Factor Book Club: The Body Project
S-Spot: Celebrating Your Femininity
Body Conscious: Rear Ender
Music: Boubacar Traore - Dounia
Letter From Student: Heather N. Husmer
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April
2007
"The Gift of Menstruation"
Teacher Spotlight: Shannon Smith
S Factor Book Club: Blood Magic
S-Spot: Skating Through Spring
Body Conscious: Power-up Your Wardrobe
Music: Boogie NIghts Soundtrack
Letter From Student: From Veronica Acevedo
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March
2007
"The Lost Girls of Sudan"
Teacher Spotlight: Terry Fredrick
S Factor Book Club: Shutterbabe
G-Spot: Tying Sexuality with Spirituality
Body Conscious: Honoring the Mama in you
Music: Fat Joe - Bendicion Mami
Letter From Student: Carolyn Humiston, Level 5-6
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February
2007
"Gifted Body"
Teacher Spotlight: Kristin Mason
S Factor Book Club: American Girls About Town by: Jennifer Weiner
G-Spot: Lap Dance Party
Body Conscious: Loving
Music: 'Breathe' by Prodigy
Letter From Student: April
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January
2007
"Reinventing Yourself"
Teacher Spotlight: Kathleen Kaufman
S Factor Book Club: In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want by Iyanla Vanzant
Body Conscious: Its All About Color
G-Spot: Red Stilettos
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December
2006
"Holiday Giving"
Teacher Spotlight: Kristin Mason
S Factor Book Club: The Gift of the Magi
G-Spot: Lap Dance Party
Body Conscious: Breathe
Music: Otis Redding "Soul Christmas"
Letter From Student: Denise Stiarwalt |
November
2006
"The Sienna Story"
Teacher Spotlight: Mischelle Miller
S Factor Book Club: Let Your Goddess Grow!
7 Spiritual Lessons on Female Power and Positive Thinking
Body Conscious: Feeling the Boundries of Your Body
G-Spot: The Just Miss Kiss |
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October
2006
"The Magic of Women"
Teacher Spotlight: Deb Arana
S Factor Book Club: The Burning Times
G-Spot: A Saucy Haunted House
Body Conscious: Tap into the magic of your body
Music: "Rhiannon" and "Gold Dust Woman" by Stevie Nicks |
September
2006
"Warriors Weep All The Time, You Just Don't Always See The Tears "
Teacher Spotlight: Kristina Lloyd
S Factor Book Club: The Female Brain
G-Spot: Where to Meet Men
Body Conscious: Trust What You Can Not See
Teacher Column: "After all, shouldn't we all have some sanity in our lives on a daily basis? '" by Tina K |
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August
2006
"Rolling a Gutter Ball"
Teacher Spotlight: Ro Cepeda
G-Spot: Booty Parlor
Body Conscious: Butt Circles
Guest Column: "Radicaling Healing Movement'" by Kristin Herbster |
July
2006
"Lets Go And Chill"
Teacher Spotlight: Teri Jaworski
Staff Spotlight: Eric Iverson
G-Spot: Skinny Dopping
Body Conscious: Ice Ice Baby
Guest Column: "Studio in Texas'" by Jennifer Dickson |
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June
2006
"How Old Love Becomes New"
Teacher Spotlight: Teri Jaworski
Staff Spotlight: Eric Iverson
G-Spot: Henna Tattoos
Body Conscious: Soothing Scalp Massage
Guest Column: "Sheilas Book...OMG'" by Vicky Urwiller |
May
2006
"A State of Motherhood is a State of Grave"
G-Spot: Fresh and Sexy Date Idea
Body Conscious: Bath Time
Guest Column: "Hurricane Katrina can't stop my erotic creature'"
by Toya L
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April
2006
"A day in the life"
G-Spot: Foot Massage
Body Conscious: Balance and the Body
Guest Column: "S Factor gifts are manifold'" by Judy Minor |
March
2006
"Advice for Ruby"
Body Conscious: Peppermint Body Cream
Book: The Four Agreements
Guest Column: "S Factor helped me fight Cancer" |
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February
2006
"The Mother of All Super Bowls"
Body Conscious: A fresh, glossy pedicure just in time for V-day!
Guest Column: "Ode to the 'S'" by Shannon Kibbey |
January
2006
"Ode to New York City"
Body Conscious: Writhing Goddess
Guest Column: "...then a friend told me to try S Factor" by
Dyanne DiRosario |
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December
2005
"Every day should be a Holiday"
Body Conscious: Brain Massage
Guest Column: "Every time a Bell Rings..." by Kelly Elayne Williams
Announcing S Factor New York |
November
2005
"Pioneering Women"
Body Conscious: Fast Hip Circles
Music: "Gold Digger"
by Kanye West
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October
2005
"Celebrate Women"
Body Conscious: Massage
Music: "Refuge"
by Melissa Etheridge and
"Witchy Woman"
by The Eagles |
September
2005
"Elder Counterparts"
Body Conscious: Mini Meditation
Music: 50 Cent & Nikka Costa
Movie Corner:"Terms of Endearment" and "Dangerous Liaisons"
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August
2005
"The Heat"
Body Conscious: The Frisk
Movie Corner: "Boogie Nights" &
and "Valley Girl" |
July
2005
"Following the 'Rules'"
Body Conscious: Open Leg Stretch
Movie Corner: "Joy Luck Club" |
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June
2005
"Attention to the Men"
Body Conscious: S Factor Walk
Music: "Instant Karma"
by John Lennon
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May
2005
"Maternal Love Letter"
Body Conscious: Standing Hip Circle
Music: "Essence" by Lucinda Williams
"Momma Said Knock you Out"
by L.L.Cool J.
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April
2005
"Who Nurtures You?"
Body Conscious: Circle Spins
Music:"I Found a Reason"
by Cat Power
Movie Corner:“Ninotchka” with Greta Garbo |
March
2005
"Woman are Lunar, Baby!"
Body Conscious: Circle Spins
Reading: The Chalice & The Blade
Music:"Florida" from
The Impossible Dream
by Sara Kelley |
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February
2005
"Love Your Body"
Body Conscious: An Hour a Day
Music: "Into the Mystic"
by Van Morrison
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