Pilates + Life + Health

Juice Your Life!

Do you ever feel raw and exposed and scared of change even though you know it’s for the best?

This thought came to me last...

It’s that time of year again - A Eurovision inspired blog post!

You might not know that I’m a Eurovision fan.

I get up...

SIDE BEND is one of Joseph Pilates’ original 34 Matwork exercises and it comes towards the end at #28.

Not all exercises at the end of the...

MOTIVATION

1. Do you have it?
2. Can you find it?

The answer to question number one is, ‘maybe?’ but the answer to question number two is,...

One of Joseph Pilates’ concepts is Uniform Development which I’ve written about before.

In his 1945 book, Return to Life, he...

Over the Easter long weekend my hubby asked me if I’d be interested in watching Formula 1: Drive To Survive on Netflix. Having no interest...

A Deep Dive on the Pilates Mat exercise, the ROLL UP

I put the ROLL UP in the SIMPLE but HARD basket of Pilates Exercises - how bout you?

Do you...

Well, well, well!

Since I’m writing this close to the end of March that means it’s time to wrap up my musings on March MATness.

As...

How well do you LISTEN?

Usually when I create a video it’s me alone in my studio talking directly to the camera. Mostly what I tell...

Celebrate, Celebrate, dance to the music!

Wait, what music am I talking about, well my dulcet tones in the above video of course - bwah, ha ha.

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Over a month ago I biffed my toe - Bad!

(or badly as my parents would prefer I say)

It was my big toe and I landed right on top of it...

 Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

This little piggy went wee, wee, wee all the way home.

Actually this little piggy had a little wee when they...

I LOVE JIGSAWS!!

I have ever since I was a kid.

When I was growing up, we were each allowed to pick one present to open from under the tree...

*content warning* this post talks about death, if this topic is sensitive for you maybe skip reading it.

In this blog I mostly talk...

Footwork

Ahh, the wonders of the Pilates Method!

The genius of Joseph Pilates!

Let’s take one exercise and do it on different pieces of...

Breath

Out of the six generally agreed upon Pilates Principles, I would say that Breath is the potentially the most important (the others are: Flow...

Seriously, get a Grip would you?

No, I mean literally - get a grip!

Let me explain why it sounds like I'm berating you…

You know I...

Is this you??

“Woke up, fell out of bed
Dragged a comb across my head
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
And looking up, I noticed I was...

The Teaser

Let me try to explain why this is one of my verrrrry favourite Pilates exercises.

But first, WHAT is Teaser or alternately ...

To Prop or not to Prop that is the question

Prop(s)… so many meanings!

As a noun:

1. A propeller.
2. Any of the articles other than costumes and...