It’s lonely in the shadows Do you remember being told as a young girl not to be selfish? To stay humble and not to brag? Or as a boy, being told not to cry or show emotion? It’s easy to tell our children not to conform to stereotypes but...
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Eat yourself thin 🤔🤭😳?
I’m reading a book about Pilates and posture, illness, and injury. The author, Jane Paterson, lists the advantages of good posture and the disadvantages of bad posture. Advantages: * Ensures progressive but controlled development of all postural muscles * Helps maintain overall body fitness so that physical activity is...
The (un)glamorous life of a pilates entrepreneur
*The (un)glamorous life of an entrepreneur* It’s Sunday (although you’ll only read this on Tuesday). I’m sitting by the pool, sipping on my third G&T. The sun is warming my skin. The sound of the birds chirping distracts me from my open book on the table. Aaah…. The life...
Use Fear to your advantage!
I read a quote defining an “elite coach”. To paraphrase, it defined an elite coach as someone who collaborates with his/her clients and uses motivational techniques to achieve specific goals. They bring about change by understanding the client’s perspective, empathising with them and encourage them to stop resisting change....
The Art of making Art
I’ve been listening to Seth Godin’s ‘The Linchpin’ on repeat this past week. In it, he talks about how easy it is to succumb to “the lizard brain”, which is the lazy part of us that just goes through the motions of everyday life and is too scared to...
‘ CoreEssentials ‘ Pilates and fitness APP
It’s easy to sign up for a free, run-of-the-mill training app on Facebook. I mean, who wouldn’t when it promises amazing results with little effort or dieting? All you need to do is fill in your weight and measurements and, like magic, you have an instant “personalised” plan, tailored...
Keep it Real !
Keep it real Sometimes we are our own worst enemies. We go out of our way to sabotage ourselves, just to prove our inner critic right that we can’t achieve anything or become better versions of ourselves. If we’re trying to lose weight, we become obsessed with the number...
Under maintenance
Under maintenance All the pictures were off the walls, exposing the craters where I had tried – unsuccessfully – to hammer nails in. Everything that was once scattered throughout my studio was now bundled high in one corner. It didn’t all fit there so some of it got shoved...
Change is as good as a holiday
Change is as good as a holiday I’m not quite sure how I survived this last week. I put it out into the universe that I was ready for change and I got a lot more than I bargained for! They say that change is as good as a...
FEAR: Are you choosing it or does it choose you?
You all know that I’m a master procrastinator. Why do today what can be put off until tomorrow, right? I’ll tell you why: fear. It’s another one of those emotions that I could write a book about. When I fear something, I feel paralysed. I freeze on the spot...