To Galvanize your mind means to make it strong enough so that no amount of fear can stop you from doing what you want to do. Just like you can strengthen your muscles with physical exercise, you can strengthen your mind with mental practice. If you have a goal or a dream that you’ve been procrastinating or sabotaging. Now might be the perfect time to galvanize your mind.
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Kelly ka-BOOM skates for the L.A. Derby Dolls' Tough Cookies
Celebrate the anticipation of New Year’s Eve with three members of the Derby Dolls. Kelly ka-BOOM, Pushy Whipped and Asa Hearts will be guests on The Sheri and Erin Show December 31, 2009.
Kelly ka-BOOM licks the 2009 Derby Dolls Championship Trophy
Kelly ka-BOOM is a member of the Tough Cookies, the team that won the Championships in 2008 and 2009. She played her last bout on December 5. ka-BOOM will talk to us about what she describes as the best 6 years of her life. Ka-BOOM is a model and actor in Los Angeles. We will also interview L.A. Derby Dolls Pushy Whipped and Asa Hearts to find out more about behind the scenes roller derby.
Listen live on December 31, 2009 from 11-12 PST/2-3 EST. You can call in and ask the Derby Dolls questions or you can join them in the live chat area. Go to Blog Talk Radio now and sign up for a show reminder.
If you think roller derby is cool but you aren’t quite ready to be a Derby Doll, take one of the classes in the LA Derby Dolls Roller Derby Fitness program, ‘Derby Por Vida’.
Classes include: Plyo-endurance, Skills for Thrills on the Banked Track and Punk Rope (off-skates). All classes are instructed by LA Derby Dolls. Cost for the program is $10/hr class and a $40 Derby Por Vida membership fee.
Classes are located at the L.A. Derby Dolls’ Doll Factory 1910 W. Temple Street, Los Angeles. Parking is available in the lot with an entrance off Westlake Avenue.
Visit Derby Dolls.com for details
If you need help learning how to love yourself as you are, consider the Love Your Body, Love Yourself hypnosis and affirmation CD or the Donate Your Weight program.
The Tough Cookies became two-time champions on Saturday night when they challenged The Swarm at the Doll Factory in Los Angeles. Final score: 107-91.
See Michael Zampelli’s photo gallery on Flickr.
One night in roller derby practice, I had to jump over the back seat of a Chevy Corvair on roller skates. The prospect of it terrified me but the end result of taking a risk and having success was life-transforming.
In this 6 minute video taped at Agape Toastmasters, I talk about how jumping over that car seat, even though I was initially convinced I couldn’t, was proof to me that my mind doesn’t always tell the truth and maybe I shouldn’t take it so seriously. 
When I hear the words “I can’t” in my mind, I ignore it. If you want less fear and more joy, check it out.
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This week Oprah sent 4 women to the Doll Factory in Los Angeles to learn roller derby skills and “break out of the box.”
L.A. Derby Dolls trainer Alex Cohen (AKA Axels of Evil) trained the women in basic derby skills. Then, they experienced the thrill of assuming roller derby alter egos and going up against L.A. Derby Doll veterans such as P.I.T.A., Gori Spelling, Judy Gloom and Razor Slut.
The women left the experience with an “I can do anything” attitude. See video at Oprah.com
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Michael Zampelli takes photos of the Los Angeles Kings when they play at Staples Center. He also takes photos of the L.A. Derby Dolls from time to time. Today he called into The Sheri and Erin show to help them iron out any kinks in their first test episode.
During the show we talked about Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut Whip It and how it sends a positive message for women and girls. Zampelli talked about how he enjoys the fast action and intense energy of a roller derby bout. Listen here or find out more about the show at Blog Talk Radio.
Juliette Lewis talks on the Ellen DeGeneres Show about her “roller derby bad ass” role in the movie Whip It starring Ellen Page and directed by Drew Barrymore. Whip It is an inspiring movie about being your own hero and finding your own tribe.
Opened in theaters on October 2. For more information about Whip It, click here.
Ellen Page and Alia Shawkat take time for a behind the scenes interview about Drew Barrymore’s “Whip It” at the Toronto International Film Festival. This interview captures the spirit of roller derby which includes team spirit, feminism, fun, diversity and a DIY culture.
Page talks about how much she loved the “Whip It” script and working with director, Drew Barrymore. She especially likes how the movie sends a positive message for young women to accept themselves as they are.
“We have a constant saturation in the media, especially with stories about women that involve a lot of judgment and a lot of nastiness” Page said.
“Here’s an atmosphere where women…can be really aggressive and that’s okay…but also have this sense of camaraderie, you know; beat the crap out of each other and then go have beers afterwards, and laugh about it and to really be there for each other and to have a world that’s just judgementless. And that’s pretty nice.”
I agree, that is pretty nice. That’s why it’s worth it to go see this movie and take a young woman that you care about.
Opens in theaters on October 2. For more information about Whip It, click here.
The upcoming Roller Derby movie “Whip It” isn’t just about girls hurting each other and looking sexy. It’s also about the spirit of young women like Babe Ruthless (played by Ellen Page) pushing out of their comfort zones and uniting for a common goal. Coming to theaters October 2, 2009. For more information about Whip It, click here.
