“This body is fierce, beautiful, and unapologetic. It’s meant to move through the world as it wishes: lifting, walking, and running, rolls and all. Love handles, bouncy boobs, curves, tummy, butt, back fat, and all.”

-Mirna Valerio

Mirna Valerio has tied on her running shoes all across the country, from the dusty back roads of central New Jersey to the busy Route 222 corridor in Pennsylvania to the sweltering deserts of Arizona. When you meet her on the trail, you might be surprised to see she doesn’t quite fit the typical image of a long-distance runner. She’s neither skinny nor white, and she’s here to show just how misguided these stereotypes can be.

She's author of a prejudice-busting, body-positive memoir, 'A Beautiful Work in Progress' 'with raw honesty, an adventurous spirit, and a sharp sense of humor', and we get to talk with her on July 10th from 5 - 6 pm EST in real time from our barn on the farm while Mirna is out there, somewhere, running and gunning, and slowing down long enough to share the message of perseverance,

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“This is one of my core beliefs: that we allow people to live, to experience, and to express the fullness of their humanity every time and all the time.”

Leading motivational workshops, classes and retreats, Mirna speaks to inspire, share, and educate all over the country. We're so fortunate and thrilled to host her for a meaningful hour of sharing her thoughts, her movement, her energy. She's an artist, an athlete, an author, mother, teacher, entertainer, deep thinker, a Beautiful Work in Progress.

This month's Barn Chat is sponsored by Lake Champlain Chocolates and we're so excited to be able to share a gift of Vermont Confection from this very Vermont-based Zoom gathering during our Trivia Giveaway. See you there!