The Joy of - Inside Chappaqua
The Joy of - Inside Chappaqua The Joy of - Inside Chappaqua
Bilotta WITH THIS AD & KITCHEN PURCHASE RECEIVE A BILOTTA PASTA MACHINE KIT 175 East Main Street, Mt. Kisco 914.242.1022 564 Mamaroneck Avenue, Mamaroneck 914.381.7734 866-BILOTTA www.bilotta.com Mom ‘s Oasis! Did you know? The #1 Mother’s Day Gift requested by a national survey of 2,215 moms is a SPA DAY! EXCLUSIVELY for Inside Chappaqua Readers! The Inside Chappaqua Mother’s Day Package 60min Aromatherapy Massage 75min damage-defying Stem Cell Facial Top it off with an expert Shampoo/Blow out Value: $330 Special price: $269 Call 914-409-1900 and mention Inside Chappaqua to book. This special is not available anywhere else! Customize your perfect Mother’s Day Gift: Get 10% OFF any Gift Card purchased online using promo code CHAPPAQUAMAY when shopping at OasisWestchester.com Featuring the Maximus Clark Salon by Cody Hepworth Saw Mill River Parkway Exit 16. 50 Livinbstone Ave, Dobbs Ferry, NY. OasisWestchester.com 914.409.1900 Offers may not be combined with each other or with any other specials. All offers expire June 30, 2013. 16 Inside Chappaqua May 2013
“Do what you love, and you will never work a day in your life!” Most people nod in agreement and then walk away. Jodi’s Story How Her Talent and Passion for Gymnastics Turned into a Lifelong Career Photo by Bill Bramswig Not Jodi Levine, who started Jodi’s Gym 32 years ago and has proven that love and work can be a perfect 10, an old gymnastic term for the highest possible score. How did she do it, and how does she manage to continue running a successful business? Jodi took what she loved and excelled in–gymnastics–and turned that passion into a new business idea—Jodi’s Gym, a gymnastics company catering to young children in New York City. The concept proved to be so successful that she eventually opened a Jodi’s Gym center in Mount Kisco. Over the years, Jodi and her staff, many of whom have been working with Jodi for over 15 years, have developed numerous offerings that range from “Teeny Tumblers” (ages 9 months to walking) to Girls Advanced Gymnastics (1st to 8th grade), attracting thousands upon thousands of children. What accounts for the tremendous success Jodi’s Gym has enjoyed during the past 32 years? Is it the great business concept or the fact that all of the instructors are USA Gymnastics certified? Or maybe it’s the rich variety of offerings in a kid-friendly, pleasant, safe environment? Certainly, all of those factors have played, and continue to play, a key role in the Jodi’s Gym phenomenon. But what has really made the difference is Jodi Levine herself. By Vicki de Vries Jodi’s Dance…to Gymnastics One of Jodi’s earliest memories is about her wanting to be a ballet teacher. At around five years of age, she started taking dance lessons and acrobatic tumbling. “I really enjoyed being upside down,“ Jodi said. (Could that be when she began acquiring her remarkably perceptive slant on things?) At age 12, Jodi began her first gymnastics class and by age 13, began competitive gymnastics. Entering her senior year of high school, she received a scholarship to attend the Walnut Hill School for Performing Arts in Boston. That honor required that she leave her hometown of Spring Valley in Rockland County, NY, for the year in order to pursue gymnastics training along with other scholarship recipients from around the country. Jodi had such a successful senior year at the Walnut Hill School that after competing at the national level, she was awarded an athletic scholarship to Indiana State University’s nationally ranked women’s gymnastics team. She graduated with a BA in psychology and a certification coaching of gymnastics/ physical education minor. At that point, Jodi believed her gymnastics days were over: “After ISU, I truly did believe that I had completed my ‘gymnastics piece.’” Next on her list was attending New York University to complete a master’s degree in psychology/ organizational behavior. With graduation approaching, Jodi decided to take a break prior to pursuing a doctorate in child psychology. At the same time, she experienced what she described as a “gut moment pulling me back into the world of kids’ health, fitness and movement education.” During her break from graduate studies, Jodi returned to coaching competitive gymnastics, something she had always loved. Here is where her story really takes off... “I really wanted to reach out to all kids, not just the ones who were inclined to be competitive gymnasts,” Jodi said. “I saw there was a great need for all kids to reap the psychological, as well as the physical, benefits of the sport that had given me so much. This was back in 1980, when ‘mommy and me’ gymnastics really did not exist. I saw a niche that was missing.” That niche was “gymnastics for the pure enjoyment, fun, education and benefit, where kids could work toward their personal best without having to compete for a score or how they compared to other kids.” “In the sport of gymnastics, every fiber of a young person’s mind and body is fully engaged. I felt that so many children were missing out on the benefits gymnastics gave me, and I felt I just had to give it back to as many who would like to have the chance.” The idea became a cause celebre for Jodi: “I felt as if this was what I was meant to do. There really was no stopping me. The energy was endless, the passion was so strong. Although the May 2013 Inside Chappaqua 17
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Bilotta<br />
WITH THIS AD &<br />
KITCHEN PURCHASE<br />
RECEIVE A<br />
BILOTTA PASTA<br />
MACHINE KIT<br />
175 East Main Street, Mt. Kisco 914.242.1022<br />
564 Mamaroneck Avenue, Mamaroneck 914.381.7734<br />
866-BILOTTA www.bilotta.com<br />
Mom ‘s<br />
Oasis!<br />
Did you know?<br />
<strong>The</strong> #1 Mother’s Day Gift requested by a national<br />
survey <strong>of</strong> 2,215 moms is a SPA DAY!<br />
EXCLUSIVELY for <strong>Inside</strong><br />
<strong>Chappaqua</strong> Readers!<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Inside</strong> <strong>Chappaqua</strong><br />
Mother’s Day Package<br />
60min Aromatherapy Massage<br />
75min damage-defying Stem Cell Facial<br />
Top it <strong>of</strong>f with an expert<br />
Shampoo/Blow out<br />
Value: $330 Special price: $269<br />
Call 914-409-1900 and mention <strong>Inside</strong><br />
<strong>Chappaqua</strong> to book. This special is not<br />
available anywhere else!<br />
Customize your perfect Mother’s Day Gift:<br />
Get 10% OFF any Gift Card<br />
purchased online<br />
using promo code CHAPPAQUAMAY<br />
when shopping at OasisWestchester.com<br />
Featuring the Maximus Clark Salon by Cody Hepworth<br />
Saw Mill River Parkway Exit 16. 50 Livinbstone Ave, Dobbs Ferry, NY.<br />
OasisWestchester.com 914.409.1900<br />
Offers may not be combined with each<br />
other or with any other specials. All <strong>of</strong>fers<br />
expire June 30, 2013.<br />
16 <strong>Inside</strong> <strong>Chappaqua</strong> May 2013
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