In the News
We're so excited to announce that the S Factor workout will be featured as the cover story of FIT Magazine's December issue.

Thanks so much to the lovely Jacqueline Obradors, who worked hard with Sheila to make this article a delicious tribute to all that is 'S'. FIT will be on sale November 17 th, so keep an eye out! We're also really excited, 'cause

20/20 came to the studio and did a segment on "The Changing Face of Motherhood", featuring Sheila and the 'S' and some of our smoking hot moms who do the 'S'. Stay tuned to the Studio News and our emails to find out when we air - as soon as we get the official air date, you'll be the first to know. You will not want to miss this segment!

S Factor on the Road:
Orange County ladies… we’ve finally hooked you up with a workshop, coming your way Nov. 18-20. Now you won’t need to commute to get a taste of the ‘S’. Sheila Kelley’s S Factor OC Workshop will take place at the Orange County Japan Karate Association, located at 23201 Orange Avenue in Lake Forest, CA 92630. This weekend will be an intensive introduction to all that is the ‘S’, and will soothe away holiday stress, give you a kickass workout and make you feel soooo awesome! Best of all, the workshop will be taught by our superstar teachers: Sheila Kelley, Barbara Dial, Assistant Director of Teacher Training Amy Olsen and Director of Teacher Training Teri Jaworski. Wow... this is an unbelievable, rare and incredible opportunity!

This workshop will be the first in a series of three, two-day workshops to keep you warm and fuzzy throughout the winter months, until we open an OC studio in the Spring. The total of all three workshops are equivanlent to a full Level One session, including a “refresher course” that will keep you radiant and ripe for Level Two.

Space is limited and will sell out fast, so reserve your spot now!!! For further info, call Helen at 323.965.9685 ext. 326 or signup online at www.sfactor.com. The cost of the workshop is $165.

S Factor Poll
See the Woman's Intuition Poll results below. Please take a moment to participate in this month's Poll, Female Role Models.

LA & SF STUDIO HAPPENINGS
We are soooo thrilled to welcome our newest S Factor teacher, Ali Baker. Ali is currently teaching Level One and all her students rave that she is so warm, nurturing, and just overall delicious - exactly why we fell in love with her! Ali grew up in the Bay Area and moved to L.A. two years ago, after receiving a Master's degree in Theater.

Always passionate about dance and yoga, Ali sought a form of expression in addition to the stage, which she found in the 'S'. She believes that the body is a tool for expression and that the 'S' gives us permission to embrace our erotic, sensual creatures.

All throughout her acting training, Ali was told she needed to get in touch with her sexuality, to stand in her 'power' and own that part of herself. Ali believes that had she found the S Factor at that stage of her life, those issues would have been non-existent.

After just two classes of Level One, Ali was in love! She was convinced she wanted to teach S Factor movement and share this unique form of expression, as well as the overall feelings of well-being and confidence that come along with it.

During Teacher Training, Ali primarily shadowed Sheila Kelley, as well as Teri Jaworski, Amy Olsen and Kristina Lloyd. You're so lucky because she'll teach Levels One through Three next session. Come to her class and see why she perfectly epitomizes all that is the 'S'!

‘Herstory’ - A Tribute to Female Pioneers

I'm thinking about turkey with mashed potatoes and gravy and yams and pilgrims and pioneers. And what in God's name do we women of the 'S' have in common with pioneers? I hear the word 'pioneer' and I think raccoon hat and musket and lots of male energy. That's what I grew up watching on T.V. - Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett. But then in an interview with 20/20, the interviewer said, "Sheila, you're a real pioneer in the field of empowerment for women…" and proceeded to ask me a question. Of course I immediately pictured myself in the Daniel Boone outfit, buckskin fringe pants and jacket, moccasin boots and fox fur vest and, of course, that coonskin hat! Not flattering, not flattering at all. And then I thought about all of you - and if you are reading this newsletter then you, my lovely sisters, are pioneering spirits, too, as we move forward in this gorgeous revolution of retrieving our sexual power. I hope you all watch our piece on 20/20 this month.

What's disturbing is that textbooks and history books only touch on a few of these females who broke ground not only for women, but for all humans, all over the world. There is always 'history', but where is 'herstory'? Classrooms cover the obvious female suffragists and activists, like Harriet Tubman, whose work as one of the most successful 'conductors' of the Underground Railroad helped to abolish slavery, and Susan B. Anthony, who helped establish the 19th Amendment, making it possible for women to vote (I wonder whatever happened to those Susan B. dollars?).

So from one pioneering woman to another, let's talk about carving out the journey. It's November and Thanksgiving is on the horizon. Such a cozy time of year. A time for giving thanks, obviously, but so much more than that. It's a spectacular time to reflect on the women who championed our equality and make our lives easier in so many ways. We are so lucky to live where we do, enjoying the rights and opportunities that so many women fought to give us. Where would we be without them?

However, much information on historical female figures, suffragists and abolitionists is not covered in our children's classrooms, despite their instrumental involvement in the civil rights movement. How will our children know how to honor the women who forged new territories for us in the past and continue to do so? We need to share the information and make it fun and inspiring! It is actually exciting to learn about the brave women who contribute to feminine equality and empowerment. For example, did you know that silver screen legend Hedy Lamarr co-invented a secret communication system in an effort to help the allies defeat the Germans in World War II?

We all know about first ladies like Hillary Rodham Clinton, Nancy Reagan, and Eleanor Roosevelt… but what about Abigail Adams? The wife of President John Adams and mother of President John Quincy Adams championed the abolition of slavery and rallied for women's rights, petitioning the Congress with a "List of Female Grievances", until her death in 1818.

We have women who rule the finance, business, publishing and entertainment industries - moguls like Oprah Winfrey and Martha Stewart. Yes, female moguls - how great is that! In art, there's Frida Kahlo and Georgia O'Keefe, who both garnered attention for creating art with sexual undertones and erotic tension. In film, there was Mae West, one of the first to wear her sexuality on her sleeve. She skirted censorship with sexual innuendo, double entendre and her prolific wit. In 1926, West wrote, produced and directed the Broadway show, "Sex", which resulted in her arrest for obscenity. Her next play, "Drag", was banned on Broadway because of its subject matter: homosexuality.

In fashion, thank God for Coco Chanel, whose work is unequivocally part of the liberation of women. She significantly influenced fashion during both the 1920s and the 1950s by appropriating styles and articles of clothing formerly worn only by men, and incorporated sports clothing into women's fashion. Her style evolved out of necessity and defiance - she couldn't afford the fashionable clothes of the period - so she rejected them and made her own, wearing everyday male attire such as sports jackets and ties to the events where she first climbed her social ladders.

I could go on and on about female pioneers forever. I am just so thankful for these women who set the stage for all women. Let's re-write 'Herstory'… spread the word to our children whenever we can and let them see that women are these groundbreaking, fearless creatures that simultaneously embody femininity. We are these inspiring, incredible creatures every single day. Now that's pioneering.

All my love and respect,



Rosa Parks
A Tribute to a Civil Rights Pioneer
We've lost a heroine for women and minorities across the globe. She was a civil rights advocate whose courageous actions set in motion a transformation across the United States, helping to finally eliminate segregation.

The conviction it took that day, 50 years ago, when the 42-year-old seamstress, on her way home from work, refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white male passenger in Montgomery, Alabama is breathtaking. Her act of defiance resulted in her arrest for "civil disobedience." That arrest triggered a 381-day boycott of the public transport system, organized by none other than Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. African-Americans, who comprised two-thirds of Montgomery bus riders, walked, rode taxis and carpooled to protest Parks' arrest and the Jim Crow segregation laws. The boycott ended on November 13, 1956, after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that Montgomery's segregated bus service was unconstitutional. This marked one of the largest and most successful challenges of segregation… the modern civil rights movement was inspired.

BODY CONSCIOUS

Blow off some holiday stress with Fast Hip Circles
These should be the biggest, roundest, most delicious circles your hips are capable of making. First, put on some rockin' tunes like something from the Gorillas. Do the opposite of everything women are usually taught: try to take up as much space as possible with your body, letting it reach ever farther past what you think its boundaries are.

1. Stand with your feet a little more than hip-width apart.
2. Begin making wide, slow, clockwise circles with your hips as you inhale. Stick your butt out as far behind you as you can, arching your back and allowing your breasts to come forward to counter your hips.
3. Swing your hips slowly around to the left, pushing your left hip as far out to the left as you can.
4. Exhale as you circle your hips to the front. Tuck your butt and push your pelvic bones out toward the wall in front of you. Allow your upper body to counter backward. Take as much time circling around front as you do around back.
5. Bring your hips back around to the right, pushing your right hip out toward the right as far as you can. Continue the circles. Don't lock your knees.

Speed it up. Inhale… breathe… exhale… breathe. You're going off now, girls! Love it… keep going 'til you are just burning, swirling and whirling like crazy!


G SPOT: Tickling with a Feather
This is just a luscious, lascivious exercise to tickle your partner's fancy… or even your own. First, you'll need a sexy, fluffy, feather… you can find them online or at a specialty store. I hear that ostrich feathers are super soft and can do just amazing things to your body. Mmmm…

It's all about the tease, of course. Start by slowly stroking the top of his toes and that tender arch of his foot, back and forth… back and forth. Then run it up and down the inside of his calf… scrumptious! Caress the inner part of his thighs all the way around to the front and sides over and over, and then whoosh! Surprise him by switching to his ears. Tease him super slowly - keep everything slow and flowing, just like the 'S' - tickle the feather along the sides of his head to his crown, down to his forehead… then up and down his face, tickling, teasing and tantalizing. Then down his neck to his chest and back up again… repeat. Playfully explore every inch of his body until he's just dying and cannot take it any longer.

The key is to always move slowly - it's the best way to just tease and tempt and entice. I promise, you will both love this exercise. The soft stimulation is an exquisite, relaxing treat that just takes you to another world. You have to try it - let me know how you like it.

WOMAN'S INTUITION POLL RESULTS

Wow… I loved the results to last month's poll! It is so awesome to know that so many of us are tapping into the amazing intuition we women are born with. Almost everyone who answered is aware of their intuition and uses it, and believes in its benefits. Plus, most of us believe in ghosts and spirits and witches! INSPIRING!!!!

I have "felt" intuition:
a): Never - I don't believe in that stuff: 1.16%
b): Never - but I wish I could: 0%
C : I think so: 5.81%
D : Once in a while: 41.86%
E : All the time: 50%

I use my intuition...
a: Never: 0%
b: Whenever I have an intuitive feeling: 31.4%
c: To make decisions at work: 1.16%
d: As a warning to take heed of: 20.93%
e: With my children: 1.16%
f: In my everyday life: 0%

I have found that I have a 6th sense...
a: Never: 5.81%
b: Sometimes: 45.35%
c: When it involves others, but never with my own life: 5.81%
d: Often: 31.4%
e: Always: 10.47%

My Dreams:
a: Mean nothing: 3.49%
b: Sometimes bring me insight: 52.33%
c: Sometimes predict the future: 16.28%
d: Reveal my deepest fears: 19.77%
e: I can never remember my dreams: 6.98%

I believe in ghosts or spirits:
a: NOT AT ALL - Mumbo Jumbo: 5.81%
b: Indifferent - I don't believe either way: 3.49%
c: Maybe: 37.21%
d: Definitely: 52.33%

I think witches are:
a: Definitely real: 18.6%
b: A hoax: 0%
c: Evil and should be feared: 4.65%
d: Women with strong intuitive powers: 55.81%

I have felt the 'presence' of another
a: Never: 11.63%
b: I'm not sure: 18.6%
c: I think so: 24.42%
d: Once in a while: 34.88%
e: ALL THE TIME: 9.3%