Features
The Mirror of the Mat: Resilience and Adaptability
This feature focuses on resilience and adaptability, which is the second of the five parallels we are exploring that we encounter both on and off the mat: In Pilates,…
The Mirror of The Mat: Mindfulness and Presence
Pilates is more than just performing a series of exercises; it’s about embodying a mindset, cultivating discipline and fostering self-awareness that extends beyond the mat. The principles of Pilates…
Embrace February with Positive Habits and Pilates!
Welcome to the month of February! The sun is shining and daffodils have even started to bloom. Are you sensing spring in the air as I am? If January is…
Pilates, Roots and Soggy Soil
I hope everyone has survived this blustery weekend, with fence panels still intact. It saddened me yesterday morning to see a great oak tree blown to the ground by the…
Peonies & Potential…?
So what have peonies got to do with potential (and even Pilates) you may wonder? Pour a cuppa and allow me to tell you a short (and true) story. Picture…
Marley & Maverick
Meet Marley and Maverick. In their one and only ‘Cat – Cow’ photo’. I’m not sure what Marley thinks of Maverick, my new addition. I love Highland cows. They look…
Appreciating the Amaryllis…
And so we’ve arrived back at Monday. How are you doing friends? I’ve been gardening, a lot. I’ve been amazed at the speed at which the cornflour seeds have sprouted.…
Be Balanced
Life. It’s all about finding and then keeping the right balance. Physically, mentally and spiritually. It’s about knowing your core values and beliefs and remaining true to these. It’s about…
How are you doing…?
How are you feeling? As we head into another week of unchartered waters, uncertainty, and for a lot of us, ambivalence about what the week ahead may bring, I wanted…
We’re all in this together…
In such difficult times as these, our awareness of our connectedness with others is cultivated and deepened. Communities, villages, towns, cities, countries and continents – we all amount to One…