Kathy Tom

Who am I? I’m a wife, a mother, a daughter, an aunt. But that’s just who I am in relation to others. I know that, before this happened, I was happy. I was enjoying my life as a library media technician at Jefferson Elementary School in Carlsbad, California. Preparing for a Kindergarten class visit one day, I was suddenly struck down with a piercing pain in my back. I lay down for half an hour. When I tried to get up, I couldn’t stand. About 24 hours later, I was paralyzed from the waist down. Who am I now? A cripple, a handicapped driver, a disabled worker, a differently-abled citizen. Many little things that I used to take for granted, like standing and walking, are now an exhausting effort. Even though the odds have been against me, I have never doubted that I will recover. And I’m getting better and better due in large part to acupuncture, physical therapy, and Project Walk. I hope and pray that I’ll be able to continue these services until I’m back to normal. Maybe someday I’ll be able to read a book to a Kindergarten class while standing still and pain-free.

The event is heating up. Check out below all the cool stuff happening in only a month!!!
THE EVENT IS SPONSORED BY SHAKTI RISING

Vendors at the event:

Mana Creative Photography and Design
Shakti Rising
Project Walk
Live Life-The Art of Well Being
Girl Fest
Empanadas
The Green Door Catering
My Kitchen (cookies, pastries, and shaved ice!)
QNC Beignets (lumpia, beignets, funnel cake, and more

AND MORE TO COME SOON!

6 massage therapists are on board including Barb Miller Massage Therapy, Saylor Salon, and Body Mind Harmony. ($1/minute)

Dr. Kametz from Encinitas Chiropractic will be giving $10 adjustments

SCHEDULE
$5 Workshops
45 minute YOGA workshops

11:30 am Keeping your cool in the sweltering heat with Sorrel Weiss

1:00 pm: Light & Breezy Vinyasa with Breyn Hibbs
 2:35: Awareness Through Movement with Roland Mathews 
30 minute DANCE workshops
12:20 pm: Persian Dance with Behin Behrozi from Transcendence

2:00 pm: Hip Hop with Eveoke Dance Theater