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Reformer Pilates. The pros & falls.

I’ve been teaching exercise & Pilates for almost 25 years and throughout this time I’m seen multiple fitness trends come and go. Quick fixes & transformational promises have always been popular & have largely created the Wellness & fitness industry...

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Practice makes perfect…Or does it?

I'm a dancer, I used to say I 'was' a dancer like somehow one day I woke up and years of dance training had suddenly abandoned my body & psyche, and then my ballet teacher said these seemingly innocuous words to someone also nervously joining the class 'once a...

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The rules inside your mind…

Its that time of year again, perhaps you've spent December enjoying good company, going out a little more, seeing family, friends and enjoying life a little more than usual. Perhaps you've found yourself in difficult company, and functions you didn't want to be at and...

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Older and wilder

Last August I turned 50 years old, to be honest my mother in law had died shortly before and a birthday really seemed somehow less relevant. My husband and I had spent the previous five months navigating the health and social care system, day by day, sometimes hour by...

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Be prepared…

Last Friday morning I was teaching in my studio as usual, like many mornings full of clients, street noise & the postman knocking nothing seemed out of the ordinary. And then I heard screaming, the ear piercing, stop you in your tracks screaming. So ensuring my...

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Women my age

Women my age… Not so long ago my husband was out cycling with a friend, and whilst chatting through whatever it is men in lycra on bikes chat about, they got to talking women their own age, to clarify in this case women north of 50. Much to the bafflement of my...

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A simple act of kindness

We often talk about simple acts of kindness, but we rarely discuss the profound impact they can have on us. Recently I lost an earring and as is always the case in these events it was my favourite earring. As a matter of daily practice I try not to get overly attached...

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Broken glass & monkeys in your mind

Ever felt the overwhelming desire to smash something into a thousand pieces? Only to find yourself surrounded by shards of glass you then spend an hour trying to pick out of a coir doormat taunting you with the word Welcome. I was about 20 when I got so frustrated the...

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8 seconds…Are you still with me?

Twenty years ago, our average concentration span measured in at a massive 12 seconds, scroll two decades on and its now just 8. in theory this means if you’ve got to the end of this sentence, you are either still interested in my thoughts or just have exceptional...

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