The worst mistakes most Pilates teachers make, and this has included me in the past, is not to work on my own inner spiritual, mental and belief system. Many Pilates teachers do not lack movement, but what we lack is inner meditative and creative practices that bring us more in line with Dr.Quiet Hippocrates talked [...]
The Kumba mela is the largest religious gathering worldwide with up to 40 million people attending. It happens once every 12 years and takes place at the meeting of the three river- The Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati. The event takes place in Prayagraj was chosen because it's believed to be one of [...]
When I finished school, I went to dance college. There was a mix of builds and body types both in dancers, teachers and examiners. I often wondered when everyone is doing so much movement, why do many hold a lot of weight, when they eat so little, and why is there so much chronic pain [...]
As you know I teach and practice holistic lifestyle and Pilates, and I will often use the word core, even though I will say that in isolation the individual muscles will do nothing. However this is where the understanding of the full method of pilates apparatus and the body comes from. If you take class [...]
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 [...]
My question today : “Is illness (physical, mental, emotionally and spiritually) acting as a feedback loop, to let us know we are not perceiving both sides of the events in our life”? We all have an intrinsic capacity to heal. I have a thirst for understanding the healing process and what it involves. Everything in life [...]
As we enter 2023 once again it is that annual moment were your past and future arrows meet in time. A time to question your life, your habits, your core values, your choices, your relationships with the self and others. We make endless New year resolutions, only to fade away a few days, weeks or [...]
As 2023 approaches, we all have New year’s resolutions in our bodies, business, relationships and careers. My experience is that most of the decisions we make are not sustained long term. The hardest resolution to change is always health related. If we do not have our health, how can we improve our energy, our emotions, [...]
Are you attracting what you want in your life? Such as a healthy body, good relationships, a fulfilling and purposeful life that enriches yourself and others? The emotion anger is an important feedback loop that you can learn to train and harness so that you have mastery over your life. Human beings live by the [...]
