by Kelly Wackerman | Nov 29, 2018 | Blog, Esther Fairfax, Lotte Berk, TheLONDONmethod
{what is in a name?} If you have heard of “Barre”, then you probably have heard the name: Lotte Berk. Lotte Berk is known as the creator of Barre, but what exactly is Barre? Today, this can mean many things as there seems to be a studio teaching some version of...
by Kelly Wackerman | Jan 18, 2017 | Blog, Esther Fairfax
{barre vs. berk} As we head into 2017, I wanted to take a second to talk about the difference between Barre fitness classes (as we know them) and the TRUE Lotte Berk technique that I discovered just a couple of years ago deep in the countryside of ENGLAND. I taught...
by Kelly Wackerman | May 26, 2016 | Blog, Esther Fairfax, Kelly, TheLONDONmethod
{the return to Berk} It’s been exactly one month since I returned from my second round of training with Esther Fairfax in England. What an experience it was, AND what an incredible woman SHE is! I truly wish everyone could know her. Not only is she the ONLY one who...
by Kelly Wackerman | Apr 11, 2016 | Blog, Esther Fairfax, Kelly, TheLONDONmethod
{theLONDONmethod is born} This was last April in England. I had completed my training with Esther Fairfax and my newest revelations and I were ready to show America (or at least Long Beach, CA) what I had learned. I measured myself before going to my training last...
by Kelly Wackerman | Apr 1, 2016 | Blog, Esther Fairfax, Kelly, TheLONDONmethod
{thank you Esther!} I cannot believe it has almost been a year since my “Journey Back to Berk” began! I didn’t mean to take this long to write my second entry, but I have to say I have been a busy girl since returning from my training in England last April (2015)....
by Kelly Wackerman | Aug 24, 2015 | Blog, Esther Fairfax, Lotte Berk
{the journey back to Berk} Crouching over my way too oversized suitcase at LAX airport, I began frantically removing all the heaviest items I can as the overly friendly UNITED airlines employee loomed over me. As they weigh my bag, “14 pounds overweight” flashes...