It’s day 1 of my Garuda apparatus CPD training with James de Silva at HQ in St. Johns wood. I cannot say how much I have missed human interaction with other teachers and therapists over the past two years. It’s not just the mental aspect it’s the physical aspect of touch, banter and hands-on adjustments. [...]
Who is responsible for our health and our body? In case you missed it, our government and politicians have U turned on their importance of child obesity and health. They have stopped the ban on junk food advertising and multi-buy supermarket deals. Jamie Oliver is a chef and campaigner and led a protest with a [...]
I am always getting messages through Facebook, Instagram, messenger, linked in and email. “Can you help me please……” “I have sternosis, fibromyalgia, arthritis, osteoporosis and the list goes on.” “I can’t lose weight.” “I’ve spent so much money on therapists, drugs and surgeons and I am still the same.” “I have depression and anxiety which [...]
I have just had the pleasure of chatting with Richard Attwood (nickname Dickie). Richard “Dickie” Attwood competed in 17 World Championship Grand Prix, racing for Lotus, Cooper and BRM; he also won the 1970 24h Le Mans. I asked him what his biggest attribute has been in his life. He said winning the F1 formula [...]
Distraction is a decision, not a disease - a thing that prevents someone from concentrating on something else. We never get distracted from the things that we value the highest. We all fall victim to distraction and procrastination including myself. This can be the phone, the internet, the computer, the Ipad, the washing, the cooking, [...]
I was fortunate enough to be invited to listen to activist Chris Lubbe in Liverpool last week. He was Nelson Mandela’s bodyguard. He told the most defying story of his upbringing, torture and apartheid (segregation/apart on the grounds of race) in South Africa. The audience was full of tears. Chris’s purpose in life is to [...]
Myth - Exercise alone will restore your posture! (But it won’t). Everyone expects only one piece of the puzzle to work. We have to take a holistic view of the body, including breath work, hydration, sleep, mindset and nutrition. Breathing is an essential component of life and can both energize and relax you when performed [...]
"When the going gets tough, the tough gets going”....... It’s easy to give up in life isn’t it. Better the devil you know that the devil you don’t know. The hardest thing to do is to change our behaviour from yesterday to do something different today, tomorrow, next week, next month, next year.... This is [...]
Like Usain Bolt, everyone wants a quick result in life, but few recognise, the time effort, energy and expenditure, dedication and discipline required. You see “You cannot fire a canon from a canoe”- Paul Chek. At my Pilates studio we have a holistic (whole body approach). This is the truth; you cannot treat the body [...]
The teacher You cannot teach movement if the movement itself is not in your body. So you may not have the flexibility, core strength or right body type to achieve the full posture, but do your best to have an understanding and know a modification to demonstrate. Make sure you know your subject – You would [...]
