22nd June 2023. .
Hands up who suffers from summer allergies? Winter sniffles? Or other seasonal, environment or health-related sinus issues? - Breathe easy!
Breath is central to both teaching and participating in an effective Pilates or Yoga class. Everything begins with the breath – including the very first thing we do when we are born into the world – we take an inhalation.
Breath and the nervous system
Inhalation is associated with the sympathetic nervous
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23rd May 2023. .
A regular Pilates practice may help with physical fitness and body contouring, both flattening the abs and toning the whole body - a sure-fire motivational factor to attend class for many. However, there is a much, much bigger picture at play.
I believe we are in the midst of extremely exciting times for mind-body movement. I live in hope that the fitness, health, medical and well-being industries are shifting increasingly
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5th April 2023. .
"You can only heal others when you yourself have TRULY healed."
I have been feeling a draw to run yoga and wellbeing retreats for many years. Last year I ran my first 2 successful retreats and witnessed some profound shifts amongst the participants who joined. At the end of my last retreat, I understood for the first time what it truly meant to hold space, to shine your light and to
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14th March 2023. .
I completed my initial training in pre and post-natal exercise during my personal training diploma a few years before I became pregnant with my first daughter, some 22 years ago. Yet, even with all the knowledge I had, the specialist workshops and classes I gave and research I had done around the subject; when I reflect now, there were times when I didn’t listen to the deeper needs of my
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