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Sandy Layman

@groovewithsandy

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Almost 60. Fully alive. Keeping the groove.
Founder of BAM! Drumming Wellness™️🥁
Where rhythm builds resilience 💙
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Today we celebrate freedom. 🇺🇸

As I thought about the Fourth of July, I realized that some of the most important freedom in my life didn’t come from changing my circumstances…

It came from letting go of beliefs that no longer served me.

At 58, there are a handful of things I simply don’t believe anymore. Not because someone convinced me otherwise, but because life has been a faithful teacher.

Some of these beliefs shaped the way I approached fitness.
Some shaped the way I viewed success.
Some came from childhood.
Some I carried for decades without even realizing it.

Letting them go hasn’t made me perfect.

It has made me freer.

I hope that as you swipe through these photos, you’ll find one that speaks to your own journey.

And when you reach the end, I hope you’ll remember this…

You don’t have to become someone else to belong.

Just keep returning.

I’d love to hear from you…

Which belief resonated with you the most? Or what is something you no longer believe?

❤️ Sandy

#MidlifeWomen
#WomenOver50
#PersonalGrowthJourney
#HealingJourney
#LifeLessons by @groovewithsandy

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3 months ago

I am thrilled that BAM! and Silent Drumming has been recognized by VPRS for this prestigious award! I am beyond proud of this program! If you have drummed with me, you know that BAM is my heart and soul! It is a very unique drumming fitness class in that it is a combination of a dance party, a drum lesson, a body weight strengthening sesh, yoga, and a comedy show! 🤣 the best part? We are a community. A true BAMily! I am thrilled that others are taking notice of what we already know. Thank you, @ktolj for planting the seed… and supporting its cultivation as it grew into something bigger than we both imagined.
🥰 Love to my BAMily!
BAMaste! 🙏🏻

#bam #bamaste #drummingfitness #drums #dance #play #laugh #community #stickwithme #groovewithsandy @jccparks by @groovewithsandy

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2 years ago

Guess who is on the throne again?!
It’s been a minute. Feels sooooooo good!
Now - time to practice, practice, practice! #letsplay #drumlife #rudiments #groove #silversisters by @groovewithsandy

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a year ago

🎉🐾 ONE YEAR OF MOOSE! 🐾🎉

Happy 1st Birthday to my WILD ONE! 🤎

My lattice-eating, wall-chewing, sock-stealing, never-a-dull-moment, chocolate-covered bundle of chaos!

You’ve tested my patience, redecorated my house with your teeth, stolen my heart, and made me laugh every single day.

You are 75 pounds of mischief, mayhem, and unconditional love.

Life with you is absolutely WILD… and I wouldn’t trade you for anything.

Happy Birthday, Moose! My wild boy, my best friend, my favorite little troublemaker. 🤎🐾

🎶 Wild One — Iggy Pop

#HappyBirthdayMoose #WildOne #ChocolateLab #OneYearOfChaos #MyBestFriend by @groovewithsandy

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6 days ago

Old Rag- 3,291 feet! This is what makes me groove. ❤️ Hiking with my boy. Mountains, tired legs, big views, lots of laughs, and uninterrupted time together.

The very best kind of day. ⛰️

Love you sm @icecole__

#blessedandgrateful by @groovewithsandy

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☀️ Three Breaths for Joy

You don’t need an hour to come back to yourself.

Sometimes, you just need three breaths.

The Sunshine Folder is my growing collection of simple one-minute practices designed to help you pause, cultivate a little seed of joy, and return to yourself.

Today’s practice:
🌱 Arrive.
🌱 Cultivate.
🌱 Radiate.

Three breaths. One little seed of joy. ☀️

Save this one for a moment when you need it. Find more seeds like this on Patreon. Link in bio. 🤗

#SeedsOfJoy
#SunshinePractice
#FindYourGroove
#MindfulMoments
GrooveWithSandy by @groovewithsandy

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GROOVE! Just a mom and her daughter having a good time and blinking in rhythm with an audio track. 🤣 Entrainment and fun. That’s what it’s all about. Connect, and feel the joy in the moment. The little things are so big.
Me and my mini. 🥰 @loganlayman Believe it or not, no filter on this reel… Logan just shows me some makeup tips!

#minime #daughter #motherdaughter #joyjunkie #justlove #silversisters #grayhair #ditchthedye #hairtransformation #grayhairtransformation #gray #grey #openlygray #openlygrey #graytful #greytful #embracethegray #grayhairdontcare #silversunshine #enjoylife #grayisgorgeous #sexyandgray #innerbeauty #agingwithgrace #natural #naturalbeauty #50something #silversisters2022 #lovinglife #innerpeace by @groovewithsandy

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Morning ruck, afternoon ride. Just Carpe-ing my diem!
#againwiththeflex #fiveanddime by @groovewithsandy

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2 years ago

Wipe Out never gets old. 😂🥁

And if you don’t know how to roll yet? No worries—just move those arms FAST and have fun!

A little cardio. A little drumming. A whole lot of JOY.

#BAMDrummingWellness
#WipeOut
#DrummingWorkout
#ActiveAging
#FindYourGroove by @groovewithsandy

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a month ago

KAYAK is KAYAK spelled backwards.

I spent the morning at @2ndsundays and the afternoon on the water with @steelerluvver! The only thing that could have made today more perfect would be if I could be with my son and daughter, but I received wonderful phone calls from @loganlayman and @icecole__ . I have a happy heart.

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you and/ or your moms! by @groovewithsandy

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2 years ago

Good Morning! 🥰 I hope you have a lovely day! Remember-

YOU’RE JUST ONE SONG AWAY FROM A GOOD MOOD!

Choose a song that fills you with joy.

Maybe it’s a favorite song. Your walk-up song. Your wake-up song. Or just one of those songs that makes it almost impossible to sit still.

Then press play and just move.

In this practice, we’re moving through the body from head to toe, giving all those wonderful synovial joints a chance to move, loosen up, and explore their range of motion.

I generally move each joint about 4–8 times, but there’s absolutely no need to count. In fact, I’d rather you didn’t.

The song is the timer. Joy is the goal. Movement is the medicine.

Use this video to get the gist of the movements. Then pick your song and make the practice your own. Circle. Bend. Reach. Sway. Wiggle. Move in the ways that feel good in your body today.

No choreography to memorize.
No reps to track.
No need to get it “right.”

Just one song, a few minutes of movement, and a chance to feel a little better than you did before you pressed play.

Free your joints. Lift your mood. Find your groove. ☀️

#SeedsOfJoy
#JointMobility
#JoyfulMovement
#MovementIsMedicine
#FindYourGroove by @groovewithsandy

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8 blissful hours hiking in the mountains. 11.5 miles… and a mountaintop lunch break and nap. I just can’t get enough of the mountains. The call is strong! One day I hope to do the 100 mile El Camino de Santiago in Spain! For now…. any mountain will do, but the blue Ridge Mountains hold a very special space in my heart. 🏔️🥰

Side note: I saved this tree when I did the same hike several months ago. It had been up rooted after a storm and its roots were exposed, and it was almost completely dead and yellow. I replanted it and built the rocks up around it and gave it my last precious bottle of water and set a little prayer for it. Look at it now! THRIVING! taken in Shenandoah National Park by @groovewithsandy

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