That's right - creating your posture. You weren't born with 'bad' or 'good' posture. Unless we were born with a structural muscular skeletal issue,we would have all enjoyed a beautifully balanced structure. We would have innately understood the need for balance as we learnt to...
I wrote that simple sentence last week on a Pilates forum I belong to. Someone had asked a question as to "how important is it to teach breathing in a class?". I do not normally comment in these forums, but was moved to last week...
A few months back, inspired by a blip in my own health I reviewed my life balance. I bought all the fashionable eating books of this current time: Deliciously Ella, Kris Carr and Madeleine Shaw. I also picked up a book by Bear Grylls called...
I can't help myself but it just comes out - "anything but flip flops". What?! But I always wear flip flops, I hear you say. I know - they are no longer the cheap way to simply protect your feet from cuts and scratches around the...
I shared a beautiful article on 15th February on the Create Facebook and Twitter pages about the practice of restorative yoga. I loved that piece and I tend to only share content I really feel will add value to my clients and readers. This was...
Last week I went to my first Star Wars film - my two boys were desperate to see it and I confess I really enjoyed it. Being a Star Wars novice, I will keep it simple but as most people know the story is about...
Social media is a powerful medium. You can literally make contact with people all around the world. What message is it you want the world to receive? I met Patricia Massey Welter of Suncoast Pilates & Personal Training Studio, Tampa Bay, Florida via social media. Through...
One rainy morning, Sheila a regular at my intermediate Pilates mat class was dropped off at class by her tennis partner. Sheila normally walks the couple of miles to the studio as she enjoys the walk, but today it was raining. Our conversation went something...
When I first qualified as a Pilates mat work teacher 8 years ago, I wrote myself a lesson plan that I would deliver to every new client I saw on a one to one basis. That only lasted a few months, after which I tore the...