We of the Lavender Palace know what its like having one Kristen in the room. What about 2? Are we seeing double? A twin? A reflection? Or maybe its two women with the same name that have energy levels that can only be explained by Quantum Physics. The slightly younger edition plays violin among other instruments and the Queen of Spin is a different musician laying down tracks nigh on 20 years now. Kristen James ever the innovator enthralls us with her God given charisma and her innate ability to spot talent like the young maestro Kristen Finello.
A spin instructor has many parts. They are validated by the powers that be but that is the mere skeleton. Layer upon layer is needed to complete the artist within and to hear Kristen Finello tell it anything we do has to be organic. Innate. I suppose one can learn the artistry through dedication, emulation and constant experimentation honing what works and what doesn’t. I believe that we are all born to do one thing extraordinary but some of us never get to discover just what that is. Not so for the Kristen Doppelganger. They both have discovered it and however its done they both have woven a tapestry separate and singular but nonetheless beautiful to experience.
At Six pm on a Thursday the last person I thought I might see was KJ but there she was looking in on her protégé Kristen Finello. The both of them seemed to be tinkering with the play list but what really struck me was how natural they seemed in each other’s company and their smiling countenances told me they had bonded as only women can.
As class started and the teacher departed Ms. Finello seemed to be infused with an even greater vivacity and with her trademark: “Check in with yourself” I knew that the ceremony was over and the real work was about to start.
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