IMPROVISATION

Don’t worry, there will be no amorphous movement* expected of you here, that’s not the kind of improvisation I’m...

Oh Neck Pull, how I struggle…

Neck Pull, #15 in Joseph Pilates’ original 34 matwork exercises is what I like to call a ‘kitchen...

Do you have a favourite Pilates exercise? Do you also have one you happen to dread?

If the Dreaded One gets left out of the class flow by your...

It's your lucky day cause it's time to look at another Pillar of Health

Today we'll be talking about - drumroll please...

ENVIRONMENT

I really want to start this post with: “There were four in the bed and the little one said, roll over, roll over, so they all rolled over and...

RECOMBOBULATION: Regroup & Re-Set

I’ve just returned from an epic trip - a whole month in the USA seeing friends and family! I have to...

What do that cute puppy and Julie Andrews have to do with The Hundred? Well, the puppy - besides being adorable - is in a pretty perfect 100...

Your Pilates Vase

I have no idea when you’re reading this but one Mother’s Day, the hubby gave me a bouquet of flowers,...

What’s so great about swimming?

I’m not a swimmer, more like a flounder-er, but here are some things I’ve thought of:

• you move...

Let’s Talk About Joe because he's The Man behind the Method!

I'm writing this in March which is when the world-wide Pilates community...

I have a morning ritual:

I either sit in my rocking chair and hum for five minutes or, if I'm going to the gym, do it in the car on my way there....

- before we begin, yes, I will use the world's cutest cat as clickbait and yes I also used her in my last post - her name is Tish, short for...

Curiosity & Inspiration - Some questions:

 
Are you inspired? Are you a curious person? Where do you look for inspiration? Does this...

Something New... check it out, an embedded video!

Hello Spine Stretch!

How can such a simple movement, literally bending over forward, sometimes...

It’s time to look at another of my Pillars of Health: MINDFULNESS

We’ve all heard the term bandied about but let’s clarify just...

The Benefits of Reading Aloud - This is definitely a side track veering from the Pilates train but it interests me none the less...

I am a...

Talismans, Memories, & Kindness - wowsers, it's a first! This post contains no Pilates references at all - just some musings on life and...

Bottoms Up: Rolling Like A Ball

There’s nothing I like better than to dissect a Pilates exercise, cross pollinate it to other Pilates...

Just to get it out there, the six (or eight or ten) generally accepted 'Pilates Principles' are an arbitrary list that do not come from Joseph...

Compounding Ourselves For the Better

As Kev Carmody and Paul Kelly sing, "from little things big things grow" (If you're a non-Aussie &...