Yesterday was a birthday. The first birthday of our Zoom Room. A complete 12 months of Pilates online, live from my living room to yours. Initially the Zoom Room was created to stay in touch and keep moving whilst we made our way through the first lockdown, hoping that it’d be only for a few […]
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A few weeks ago I announced the planned return to our cosy little studio – 121 Pilates from 12th April and classes from 17th May – the response and delight was overwhelming! 121 Pilates There are now just four appointments available for April – Friday 23rd at 1130 and 1200 and Friday 30th April at 1130 […]
Barely the day started and… it’s already six in the evening.Barely arrived on Monday and it’s already Friday. … and the month is already over…. and the year is almost over…. and already 40, 50 or 60 years of our lives have passed…. and we realise that we lost our parents, friends. And we realise […]
How many times do you see a photo in a magazine or online of a beautiful woman (or man) who has the perfect skin, no wrinkles or bags under her eyes, not a stretch mark in sight, not a vein out of place and a body that doesn’t even know what cellulite is? Do you […]
I’m really pleased to announce that I’m now able to plan our return to the studio. 121 Pilates can start back from week beginning 12th April and classes can resume from week beginning 17th May. The class timetable will be different from what we’re used to, but change is good and it will be change for […]
A few words from the Dalai Lama all about good karma Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk When you lose, don’t lose the lesson Follow the three R’s, respect for self, respect for others and responsibility for your actions Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of […]
An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her neck. One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walks from the stream […]
Everyone PLEASE be careful because people are going crazy from being locked down at home! I was just talking about this with the microwave and the toaster while drinking my tea, and we all agreed that things are getting bad. I didn’t mention any of this to the washing machine, because she puts a different […]
I had two very excited children on Sunday morning when we looked out of the bedroom window to see the snow coming down thick and fast. Jay was washed and dressed so quickly and came back up stairs before I’d even got out of bed with a tray full of snow! ”Look what I’ve got Mummy!” […]
Why mindfulness is so important Mindfulness is a form of meditation where you are quiet and peaceful whilst paying attention to your senses and feeling in the present moment with no judgement or interpretation. It’s time for you to focus on thoughts, sounds, the sensations of breathing or parts of the body, bringing your attention […]