Flexibility

5 Reasons to ‘Return to Face-to-Face’ Training

By |2022-06-12T09:42:25+01:00June 12th, 2022|Breathing, face to face, Fitness, Flexibility, Inspiration|

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. [...]

Eton Mess, Arthritis & Jaime Oliver

By |2022-05-22T21:56:03+01:00May 22nd, 2022|Accepting change, Embodied Emotion, Emotional Experience, Events, Flexibility|

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 [...]

Don’t give up

By |2024-06-10T17:43:00+01:00April 26th, 2022|Accepting change, anger, Embodied Emotion, Emotional Experience, Flexibility|

"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 [...]

‘If no one gives you a medal… design your own.’ Billy Connolly

By |2022-04-03T19:07:37+01:00April 3rd, 2022|Accepting change, Anatomy, anger, anxiety, classes, connective tissue recovery, connective tissue repair, Fitness, Flexibility, Immune system, life, love, mind, Nature, One to one training, pain, Pandiculation, Philsophy, psychology, sadness, thinking, Thoughts, words|

What story are we holding onto…. In all my 30 years plus of teaching I have encountered many stories. This is the thing we all have a story, whether it’s physical, mental, emotional or spiritual. The danger is when we hold onto that story and let it rule our lives by the decisions that we [...]

3 Keys  to Raising Your Standards

By |2022-01-20T13:57:04+00:00January 20th, 2022|Accepting change, Anatomy, Embodied Emotion, Emotional Experience, Flexibility, life, love, One to one training, Orthotics, pain, Philsophy, sadness, stress, thinking, Thoughts, tired, words|

“Everything you have wanted is on the other side of your comfort zone.” Over the last two days I’ve interviewed new staff for both my Manchester and St. Helens studio. Mad you may think to be expanding in such times of uncertainty; this is the thing, everyone wants to show up when everything is going [...]

I am excited despite the doom and gloom of MSM

By |2021-12-17T12:30:40+00:00December 17th, 2021|Accepting change, anxiety, Bare feet, connective tissue recovery, connective tissue repair, Deep longitudinal system, Flexibility, Inspiration, life, love, mind, One to one training, Philsophy, sadness, stress, thinking, Thoughts, tired, transformation, words|

You see I can focus on the article I received this morning on gyms and exercise facilities being down on numbers or closing altogether OR I can focus on the amazing opportunity I have to deliver even more outstanding services and find opportunities in adversity Things always happen FOR me and NEVER too me But [...]

The strongest trees grow in the strongest winds

By |2021-10-11T14:04:37+01:00October 11th, 2021|Accepting change, Anatomy, eccentric, Embodied Emotion, Emotional Experience, Flexibility, Immune system, Inspiration, life, love, pain, Pilates, sadness|

If you want to make progress in life you need to change your perception and reaction. Everything happens for me to improve my growth and contribution or everything happens to me (victim archetype). If you want your family and friends to change, you need to change yourself first. We are always progressing through pain and [...]

Why pay more for Pilates apparatus???

By |2024-01-25T12:26:55+00:00May 15th, 2021|Accepting change, Anatomy, anger, classes, connective tissue recovery, connective tissue repair, Flexibility, Inspiration, Lateral sling sytem, stress|

How much is your health WORTH to you? WHO is responsible for your daily choices? WHO is responsible for how YOU feel and react? And can we CHANGE our perception ? (Ref: Dr.Edith Edgar Holocaust survivor) Is it the GP, consultant, hospital, government, man down the road or YOU responsible for your health?????? Are YOUR choices and priorities taking you CLOSER to health or FURTHER away??? Are you waiting for someone TO FIX [...]

Will Pilates make me flexible?

By |2021-04-26T20:17:49+01:00April 26th, 2021|connective tissue recovery, connective tissue repair, Flexibility, life, Pandiculation, Philsophy, Pilates, stress, transformation, yin & Yang, yoga|

First thing to remember, having a flexible able body will give you longevity in life.  Having a flexible mind will help you look at many points of view, giving you more empathy and compassion for others. Whether you are a weekend warrior athlete, a grandparent lifting the children or an office worker. We will all [...]

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