In 2012 Julie Hollars, Shawna Davis, Bobby Bettger and I sat at Sidewinders restaurant in downtown Angels Camp reminiscing about the old Automotive Body Shop across the street; the current location for Stories and Stones. We talked about how our Dads restored old cars when we were growing up...and from this conversation came the dream for the Angels Camp Body Shop. A play on words and the meaning of rebuilding, restoring, and reconditioning a "body".
This dream grew even stronger as my frustration in community fitness studios grew. I have had the opportunity to teach aerobic classes in some...