Thursdays Nike kit..

Felt like a movie star in one of my new Nike outfits during my three hour rehearsal at Nordic Wellness Tegnérgatan today.. Love shorts even though my legs aren't at all tanned enough to really pull it off right now.. Hihi. (In this pic they look much more tanned then they are for the record.)


And after a nice chicken and rice dinner I'm finishing off with a movie, cosy company and this..


Mm.. :)

Butterflies /Å

Train rehearsals..

Accompanied by tuna n cream, avocado, tomato, broccoli, cucumbers and peppers!

If I made it so far I'm not gonna get sick now. :)

Bubbles /Å

Three more nights!

Tomorrow it is a nervous but happy camper dragging her behind on the early morning train to Stockholm to The Nike Blast coming up this weekend! I'll be teaching both something inspired by my own stripaerobic concept POWERSTRIP..


And SH'JAM - a mix between SH'BAM and BODYJAM!


Love being on the biggest stage of the biggest fitness happenings in Northern Europe time after time! Super grateful and will try to dance out like every time is the last..! :)


So message for self this weekend is simple:


Let's do this.

Boyaa! /Å

I apologize..

I apologize my dear friends for truly poor updating here on the blog lately. You see I took the weekend off to clear my head and just to spend time with loved ones. And cute ones..

Then I'm trying to spend every minute left with my son this week with my son, since I have to leave him much too early on wednesday already. Hence less blogging.
And more cottage building under the kitchen table. Dinner for two - please be seated.. ;)

But believe you me - this weekend to come will blow up and I'll be sure to let you in on it all! Check it out: THE NIKE BLAST 2013 is on!!! (and the nerves too let's be honest.. ;))

Tag along peepz! Thurs morning at 07.50 am I leave for Stockholm and whats gonna be an awesome weekend! :)
Dance & Love /Å

Weekend..

Busy week behind me and now it's a matter of minutes until my little prince is here! <3


One week without makes the weeks with him so much more precious.

Contrast. Makes all the difference.





Tonight we're having cod, broccolli and homemade potato mash on the schedule. And for dessert we've made apple/cinnamon muffins to enjoy with som vanilla ice cream! Yumm.. ;)

Happy friday!

Love /Å

Work.

Alarm: 06.00
Work start: 07.45
Lunch class: BODYBALANCE <3
More woooork..
Evening class: SH'BAM! With these lovely fellas dancing their gorgeous asses off! :)


Work end: 21.00
Bed mode: 22.27

Energy reserves beyond empty. Head hurts. Heart hurts. Missing Ebbe. Thankful for a new day coming up. Closer to Friday and the one "thing" in my life that takes my breath away every time I see him.


Love him more than ever possible. <3

Over and out /Å

Closing in.. :)

Starting to feel my nerves now.. Next weekend is going to go OFF!! Wiiiihooooo!!!!

There's nothing like it. No event cooler, bigger or stronger.

#makeitcount #thenikeblast

BOOM.. /Å

Soft wknd - now charging up..!

Heey people!
The weekend has been spent in the couch relaxing and in the studio rehearsing - a great mix if you ask me! :) With my latest pair of Nike's how can you NOT dance dance daaance everyday?? ;)


My little prince is with his dad until Friday so this will be a week of full on work and no social activities. *Sigh.* But hey - all good in the end cause in two weeks I'll be up on the big stage strutting my stuff and I know by then the hours I put in now will serve me well.

This weeks classes for me will be:
Mon: BODYPUMP and BODYBALANCE
Tues: BODYBALANCE and SH'BAM
Wed: Rehearsal SH'JAM
Thurs: Rehearsal Bed Strip
Fri: SH'BAM
Phew. Better eat my veggies as they say.. ;)

So a lot of dancing at the moment, but after THE NIKE BLAST  I'll be lifting more weights since I'm heading to the Les Mills GFX in Edinburgh.. <3 p="p">

..in the beginning of March to teach not only SH'BAM and BODYBALANCE with the Les Mills UK trainer team but also BODYPUMP with a crew including The one and only Susan Renata! She's nothing but crazy and it's gonna be so much fun! Just like this entire Les Mills PUMP photoshoot was hilarious behind the scenes thanks to her.. :)

Now a bit of quiet time with a book on the couch before snoozing off. :)

Night! /Å

Last day at home!

A quickie to the store was started with some good old child labour.. ;)


Yummy lunch of fresh fish, potatoes and horseradish!


Then got some bags out from the cellar storage and found a hat as well! So ready for our sunny holiday in May we are. :)

Now you see him..


Now you don't! ;)


Ok bedtime soon and the prep for all work work work tomorrow..!

Ciao /Å

Homemade..

Burger. Sort of. ;)


Yuuuummy!

Night night /Å

Sick days. Again.

Home with sick little bugger. Again. Crap. On several levels. But the again, I should not complain. I have a lot to be grateful for and the times when he's better are quite cosy. :) For example when he's up and happy in front one of his fav movies and I can just sit in the big old lying-down-chair and breathe for a moment. In what is Ebbe's own room nowadays. <3


Those moments are somewhat breathtaking in being in the moment. Not thinking about what I need to do or what I should have done.

Like stolen minutes in between sitting next to a feverish body with wheezing little short breaths singing lullaby after lullaby. In between wiping the floor after he's coughed so hard he throws up. In between making ice cream cones and answering work mail on my mobile at the same time. In between running to the laundry room with soiled sheet. And so on..

In between that. It's a great day. With my little ray of sunshine. <3

Stay bright / Å

His own room!

For everyone who's not a parent this is a really dorky post.

My little guy..


..got his own room today!


He's sleeping away by himself in there and I'm out here in the silence. Nothing on. Only one light shining. Sitting at the end of the bed.

Smiling. :)

<3 /Å

Oh yes pleeeease... :)

Got some very exciting e-mails these last two days and even though nothing is confirmed yet it's always nice to be asked..!! ;)

And IF it all works out well I'll be strutting my stuff on stage in both Edinburgh.. Wiih!



And Zürich this year! Whoopa!




No matter what I can truly say that for me Les Mills does give life-changing experiences everytime, everywhere!

Love travelling, love meeting new people and looove exercising.. <3



Go ahead and release YOUR flow with YOUR dreams! :)
Let it happen. /Å

Got the (NZ) fever - again!

Oh I'm super buzzy today! Filled with awesome New Zealand memories both from filming of Les Mills PUMP and of SH'BAM 10 in Auckland in the last to years. And all because my lovely Nordic Wellness collegue is leaving for the other side of the world tomorrow! :) Haha so it's not even me going.. (JEALOUS! ) ;)
Les Mills Pump ladies Susan and Rach.. <3

One of my favourite outfits! Love purple!

(In this pic I wasn't spray tanned yet, so even if it's in black and white, the original wasn't that much different to be honest. Ha!)

Hoping 2013 will have as much travelling as 2012! And as much laughs. :)
<3 /Åsa

Cooking and reading!

Was the melody of the evening for Ebbe and me! :)

Tomorrow my first class of 2013 - BODYBALANCE! <3



Be the calm in the storm. /Å

New years in (late) pics!

Have had a great week off with lots of what is good in life and New Years Eve was spent in the company of good friends indeed! :)

Ready for a party!


Lobster for a starter at P von Zweigbergks.. Yum!


Love lobster - love my Karen Millen-dress! Only one solution.. ;)


The gorgeous hostess!


Bruises and a black eye?!


You used to have a WHAT pierced through your tongue..??! ;)


Happy new year 2013!


Third clothes change for the evening! 2012 out with style - 2013 in with style!


Now I'm gonna enjoy the rest of my evening with couch time. :)

Night /Å

My professional year 2012!! (Need to pinch myself..)

OH MY GOSH!! What a year - again!? After all my blessed adventures in 2011 I could not in my wildest imagination thik that 2012 would take it to yet another level experiencewise. Boy, was I wrong.. And lucky!!

January
I started the year by choreographing Mölndalsrevyn cabaret, and taught a SH'BAM instructor module..

..and also squeezed in a trip to Spain to get some light and to see my Les Mills friends down there! Great food, training and lots of laughs to charge up for a tough work month ahead..

February
NIKE BLASTS times three in Sweden, Finland and Norway! Three weekends high on endorphins with awesome people all around! Taught POWERSTRIP® both regular class and chair, SH'BAM and my contemporary lyrical class. Special thanx to Vladimir Bogodist for some awesome pics (top three below)!

And as a total surprise at NIKE Stockholm in Sweden, representatives from Nike China came up to me and asked if I could come teach in Shanghai at their Nike Super Workshop in only a month?! Say what?? Easy to say I didn't have to think too long before answering YEEEES!! :)

March
Nike Shanghai - I had never been to China before and that experience I will take with me for as long as I live. Absolutely amazing to be able to be part of the Shanghai NIKE super workshop 2012! Lovely people and presenters (below Nicole Hsu - a craaazy fun and talanted woman!) and GREAT dancers! And sure had my fair share of adventure on my way there..!

Thank you China!!! :) But March was far from over! Off I was to teach at the Sportlife convention and the first Les Mills event in Greece ever! So much fun I couldn't even begin to tell you all the gossip if this blogpost is ever to end. ;)

Had the opportunity to hang with several of my fellow Les Mills PUMP trainers while there! :)

And before March was over POWERSTRIP had held another instructor education in Gothenburg creating a bunch of new Powerstrip:ers! :)

April
"Recovery." Only focus on my son, my training, friends/family and my regular full time job.. ;)

May
Taught another SH'BAM instructor module - in my home town Gothenburg! :)
Then Workout Åre - an amazing event with only enthusiasts spreading positive energy all around! And being at a spa hotel in the Swedish "alps" was a goooood bonus.. ;) And then what? Turns out my profile (below) from last year is the front photo of the same whole event for 2013! Whoopa - happy little exhibitionist camper here.. ;)

May also included the yearly European Les Mills Trainer summit in Rome! All fun, hard work, traning, pool time and giggles! Here's a sneak peek of one of my fav classes from that week.. (Sorry about the huge format!?)

(Note! If you want to see more films or pics go onto my www.facebook.com/swedishasa! :))

June
Annual gathering with all Nike Master Trainers in Sweden!

And then? BOOOOM! Les Vegas baby!! Beachbody annual summit and met some of the most inspirational people! And of course had a blast with the team!

After Vegas I took three days with Petter in Phoenix and shopped way too much clothes. Like WAY too much clothes! But my summer wardrobe sure ROCKS nowadays.. ;)

July
 Back to New Zealand to be in studio one and in front of a camera crew once again. Got to enjoy both filmings and commercial shoots! Twice in a lifetime. Heaven on earth. <3 br="br" nbsp="nbsp">

August
Powerstrip private classes - lots of bachelorette parties!

September
LES MILLS SUPER SATURDAY 2012 in the Globe Arena Stockholm! Woohooo! Time of my life!

More of what I love - Photoshoot with Les Mills Nordic on September 18th!

And September ended with an enchanted trip to Tuscany, Italy to take part of a wedding of my dearest Les Mills collegue and beloved friend - in true fairytale style! Susanna and Joppe! Love Italy - love Tuscany - love them. <3>

One of the best women there are in the world! And funniest!! ;)

My little BIG love. <3 p="p">

October 

Fall kicked in and in November I took a trip to northern Sweden and taught contemporary lyrical and SH'BAM at IKSU convention in Umeå as well as had a fun night out! ;) And the weekend after that I contributed to the Pink 24h Event here in Gothenburg also in the spirit of SH'BAM!

November 

Took Les Mills two day course GFMI - Group Fitness Management Intensive, and leared heaps of useful stuff for my job! And also sent my excellent POWERSTRIP educator Sandra Merino to Stockholm for another POWERSTRIP® Instructor Education!

December 

Lots of time spent on trying(!) to wind down and take it a tad slower before charging up for the new year!

2013 will kickstart with THE NIKE BLAST in Stockholm where I'll be teaching BEDSTRIP (yes, with a step - yes, it'll be crazy ;)) and SHJAM! Wiiih! Lateron I'll be heading to the big CMS Fitness gathering in Skövde, to Slovenia with Les Mills, to Mallorca with my guys and hopefully maybe a few more trips pop up on the way! ;)

 I'm breathing in and taking a looooong exhale out. But yup, I think I feel it..

 I am ready! Welcome 2013. :)

 Health and happiness /Å