Are you really training your core/powerhouse/bandhas/centre of whatever you want to call it?
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 [...]
“As above so is below”.
“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 [...]
Do we need a beginner’s level entry in Pilates apparatus?
After 30 years plus of teaching, my personal experience for Pilates apparatus is always to have some sort of beginner’s entry level or introductory course. I am fortunate enough to be able to do this [...]
Are emotion and vision connected?
Like many of us, I have drastically increased my screen time during lockdown – for me, it’s been through teaching and studying. I’ve noticed a deterioration in my eyesight and have resorted to reading glasses. [...]
Don’t be the best, be the only!
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 [...]
The five shocking truths about pilates studio finances
This is my experience of running Pilates apparatus studios in the Northwest UK and teaching worldwide after 30 years. Most private studios that I know of “bought themselves a business,” including myself at times. I [...]