changing hearts & minds

“the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.”

Aristotle

Carolyn Valenzuela is the founder and primary contributor to Hearts & Minds Movement, which supports women with their physical, mental, and spiritual fitness routines. She offers an enthusiastic, honest, all-inclusive approach to self-care. Fitness classes and personal development are available within the comfort of your own living space.

Carolyn’s first career was in engineering support. Her vocation began as a technical writer and illustrator, then moved to the drafting board as a detail drafter, to computer-generated mechanical design, to incorporating change control from hard-copy documents stored in file cabinets to electronic product data management, from writing program-specific specifications to process improvement at the enterprise level. Carolyn can see things from different points of view.

Carolyn returned to school later in life to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy & World Religions. Her post-graduate work included psychology, and she earned a Master of Science in Metaphysics. One common thread through her career and studies was an enjoyment of identifying and weaving patterns. A few years later, she offered her first book.

Here are the parts: fitness instructor, change agent, and creator. Add the energy of wife, mother, mentor, and coach to create the whole. Carolyn intends to unify practicality with technology to offer support & opportunity to build and benefit the best you.

“it is exercise alone that supports the spirits and keeps the mind in vigor.”

Cicero

Hearts & Minds Movement sprouted from a seed of isolation and bloomed into possibilities.

A virtual movement studio offers live classes, personalized feedback from your instructor, and a supportive online community—making fitness accessible anytime, anywhere. You’ll have direct communication with a coach and access to a variety of programs that fit your lifestyle. Experience a space where you can connect, grow, and thrive alongside others dedicated to wellness.

Move with Pilates, Yoga, Barre, and Stretch, available in the comfort of your home. Choose to join a predetermined live event or request a video from the collection. If you desire to experience personal instruction, Carolyn is a button away from setting up your own program.

Most importantly, remember when beginning a new adventure, step away from preconceived notions, resistance, and judgment.
Get up, & get moving. Carolyn is there for you every step of the way.

“life isn’t about finding yourself. life is about creating yourself.”

George Bernard Shaw

Carolyn is fascinated by the workings of the various levels of the many bodies of our existence. An avid reader and active student, she explored journalism, art, drafting, philosophy, religion, psychology, and metaphysics or the information behind what is visible.

Her creative process aims to reveal possibility in a new way of being with fresh potential. Her first book “Heart Mind Belly” unearthed the implication of experience in a different light. Life stories, either real or reflected in myth and lore, help to understand the three centers the heart, mind, and belly. The forth coming, second volume addresses the importance to bridge and connect thoughts, feelings, and actions to bring about awareness of who we are.

Boundless imagination soars to enliven points of light with sparkling perspectives like stars in a moonlit sky. From this writing place comes her series of illustrated short stories. The origination of these stories came about through conversations with her mother the months following her father’s death. Subsequent pieces share the joy of bringing together fanciful words and simple illustration.