Did you know? It takes 300-500 repetitions to learn a new movement pattern, but a whopping 3,000-5,000 reps to break a bad habit! The way you move every day matters—small, repetitive compensations can lead to pain, stiffness, and inefficient movement. Imagine you've had a knee injury, the leg may be immobilised for a period of [...]
Have you ever noticed that before you start getting closer to your breakthrough in life the universe will push harder against you, The door slams shut, doubt creeps in, and it feels like everything and everyone is testing every ounce of your strength. This is not failure, this is the test before success, this is [...]
The biggest secret of movement patterns in life actually spans from infant development. Most medical and therapy specialists treat injuries, without looking at the ergonomics of the environment in which the person lives in, plus diet and lifestyle factors. This includes our psyche, that being emotional and mental factors. Infant development will carry you through [...]
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 [...]
Does it feel good when we judge, criticize, blame, shame and put other people down? NEVER PUT OTHERS DOWN-EMPOWER AND INSPIRE INSTEAD! As a Pilates teacher, we have been given the greatest gift ever. Everyone that we meet brings us a gift in life. There are no negatives without positives, everything happens for our growth, [...]
I’ve just been to watch the spectacular shapes produced by the glass blower at 'St.Helens World of Glass’. The amazing glass blower spent five years apprenticeship training in Poland. The boiling hot glass if not handled properly would disintegrate the entire arm if mishandled. The heat alone from the kiln like ovens blew to the [...]
“The mind when housed in a healthful body, possesses a glorious sense of power’ – Joseph Pilates. The method of movement that you all know me for is: ‘Pilates’. The whole purpose of movement is to provide the body an environment in which it can heal itself from dis-ease and disconnection. We can all transform our pain into [...]
At this stage of life, for me, teaching, coaching and consulting is much more about WHO I work with and the IMPACT I can bring rather than how MANY people I work with. We all have so much stuff going on in life and every person has challenges in many different ways. I have spent [...]
Firstly there are no good or bad. Everything in life is based on our perception. Our perception is determined by our upbringing including schooling, education, religion, beliefs and environment. Perception bias is the tendency to perceive ourselves and our environment in a subjective way. Although we like to think our judgment is impartial, we are, in fact, [...]
Do you feel you are star gazing and not making progress in your life, work, relationships or body? Are you comparing yourself to others instead of focusing on your daily actions, core values, dreams and goals? Life is like a train pulling all the carriages. The train engine starts slow down the track and then [...]
