Growing up in an Indian culture, you never wore shoes in the house, they were removed at the front door, and you went bare feet or wore slippers or socks in colder weather. In many spiritual traditions, feet represent humility, devotion, and the path of service. In Hindu culture, touching the feet of elders or [...]
Fashion, marketing, media and of course TV heroes (including tough girls and guys) emulating perfect aesthetics and six pack abdominals are driving the concept of reality and the ideal. But is chasing this idealism holding you back in life? Stanley Keleman book Emotional Anatomy shows the interplay and connection between the body and emotion. Keleman emphasized how [...]
✨ We all behave, act, and respond in line with our core values. 💡 What is important to us may not be important to another person. There are so many positives 🌟 to be seen in a booming Pilates industry, such as: 🧘♀️ Making it accessible to everyone 🏪 Most of Joe Public had [...]
Wow, I am so fortunate.... Arriving to Korea jetlagged... I left my rucksack with the computer and all my chargers on the overhead luggage wrack on the train. Nine hours later, I got it back with everything intact, it had not be stolen or tampered with. It had been handed in. As I retraced my [...]
Joseph Campbell once said: “We must be willing to let go of the life we planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” This is the thing, it is easy to see the way out for everyone else’s problems, but rarely do we recognise the same response and behaviour in ourselves. [...]
This weekend my Manchester studio had the great opportunity to host movement and manual therapist Paul Thornley. Now if you have been following Paul for a while, he does not need any names such as master trainer to advertise his services, nor does he need flashing lights, prosecco or six pack abs in lycra to [...]
We are all trying to navigate through life the best we can with the tools in our tool box. But our results are always based on our level of awareness. We see the world as we are, not as it is! We are conditioned from a young age into belief systems, and this comes through [...]
🎉 Today I am 54 years old. 🎂 The day of birth into the exterior world. 🌎✨ The soul had already entered the body on the first heartbeat ❤️ and leaves on the last heartbeat. 💔 🎁 The biggest gift I can give to myself is my health 🏋️♂️🥗 🗣️ The next gift is to [...]
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference." Robert Frost There is so much noise out in the Pilates, fitness and wellness industry. We are sold everything on social media including looks, celebrity lifestyle, consumerism, false health, what we think is [...]
Love him or hate him, former 'Top Gear' presenter Jeremy Clarkson is now a pioneer for middle aged men doing Pilates reformer. The 64-year-old presenter went under heart surgery last year after suffering from blocked arteries. He is aiming to improve his diet and lifestyle and find activities which he enjoys. The Sunday times column [...]
