Cat/Cow

And My Ladder Theory of Progressions & Regressions

Usually my exercise deep dives are mat exercises (I have a long term goal to do a...

Embracing Incidental Movement 

I’ve written about incidental movement before but thought that since it’s nudging up to...

Transitions

The WHAT, 3 reasons WHY, & a little bit of HOW

According to The Cambridge Dictionary: 

Transition as a NOUN: a...

Pilates Patterns: Circles & Layers

Aka another way to wrap your head around the Pilates Method

A lot of times when I teach I excitedly blurt...

Side Kick Kneeling

JP’s OG #27

The Side Kick Kneeling or as I learned it, The Kneeling Side Kick is one of Joseph Pilates’ original 34...

Pilates Rhythm

“I’ve got rhythm, I’ve got music, I’ve got my gal (or my guy or my non binary person) who could ask for...

CONTROL

Control is considered one of the six Pilates Principles

The others are:

• Breath
• Concentration
• Centring
• Flow
• Precision

I’ve written...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Ready for a Change?

I love listening to podcasts and they certainly make cleaning the house or mowing the lawn a lot more pleasant. One of my faves...

Past Effects on your Present Pilates

I’ve got the 1979 hit “We Are Family” by the inimitable Sister Sledge banging around in my...

“Put one foot in front of the other and soon you’ll be walking 'cross the floor. Put one foot in front of the other, and soon...