It's Good News Week (Lots of It)

Published: Sun, 05/15/22

The Jane Thomas Pilates Newsletter

Hello ,

A lot has been happening over the last week, and there's a lot more to come. To start, last week we completed the Beginners Guide to Pilates so thank you to those participants — and welcome to the JTP family and regular classes. There will be another Beginners Guide to Pilates starting soon, so if you're interested in beginning Pilates keep an eye here in the Newsletter over the next few weeks.

Moving More in May

My new Pilates-based exercise and health programme — Moving More in May starts on Monday 23 May. This will be available FREE to all the JTP family (either online or face-to-face), direct from the JTP Zone.

However, if you're not already a JTP member you can still join Moving More in May — the early-bird price is £25, more information here.

Mind & Body Pilates Day Retreat

Restore, replenish, and revitalise yourself, by coming along to my fantastic retreat day, in a fantastic local venue — A Space to Meet.

Saturday 30 July — mark it in your diary, more information about the retreat day to follow in this Newsletter over the coming weeks.

Help Required for Important Research

The Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteopathic Research of Loughborough University is looking for volunteers (women, aged 50–70) to help with important research into osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. There's a flyer attached to this Newsletter, with details of the research along with contact details of the Centre if you would like to help.

Pilates Classes

Week Beginning 16 May

Online Classes

Monday 8am — Kickstart Your Day — 15mins in Zoom
Monday 12.30pm — Lunch Break Pilates — 30mins in Facebook
Tuesday 9.30am — Morning Movement — 45mins in Zoom
Wednesday 8am — Kickstart Your Day — 15mins in Zoom
Friday 8am — Kickstart Your Day Xtra — 30mins in Zoom
Saturday 9.30am — Morning Movement — 45mins in Zoom

To view the Calendar for Live Online classes, click or tap here.

Face-to-Face Classes

The face-to-face class Calendar is available to view if you click or tap here. Remember the online Catchups system (link below) if you will miss your class, so you can book a Catchup space in another class.

Reformers At Home

There's a new routine available now on the members jtp.zone website this week.

Join Us

You can join us for Pilates in four main ways — online classes, face-to-face classes, one-to-one sessions, or as a Beginner — more details here.

Exercise of the Week

This week’s Exercise Of The Week shows a knee opening exercise — which is sometimes done from a side lying position — this gets the hip girdle rotator muscles working, it also challenges the stabilising muscles to keep the pelvis and lower back still whilst moving the leg.

I then go on to show a 4-sign Shoulder Bridge which progresses the stability challenge and makes us think about each side of the body. Working diagonally across the body helps with balance and posture.

Don’t push through pain and work appropriately for your body.

Here is the video.

YOUR WHOLE SELF

Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for. Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us

Maya Angelou

Do you book days out for yourself, where you remove yourself from the regular, routine of work and life?

For physical and mental health to prevent feelings of overwhelm, burnout, injury and fatigue, it is vital to book some time for yourself.

In life we all have worries, problems, situations that we have to deal with daily. We can be at the beck and call of family, colleagues, friends, deadlines, dates in the diary and this can become exhausting without us really being conscious of it. We think we can go on and on in fact we can get into the mindset of saying to the universe give me more to deal with … I don’t feel like I have enough on my plate at the moment!

We often don’t realise the impact until we feel ill, feel mentally and physically exhausted, we can become tearful (definitely me) and we can also start to become resentful, frustrated, irritated, and at worst feeling angry that we don’t seem to have any time for ourselves. All of these feelings are telling us that we need a break, we need to stop, we need some time away.

This is when we need a day when we switch off — we switch off from work, we switch off from doing things for other people, we have a day when we don’t have to travel anywhere or be somewhere at a certain time, a day where we don’t have to take action, or make decisions, we need a day where we can stay in our PJs, or dress up if we want to … but make the day just for you.

Is it possible? It is, because we can all make a choice to do it, and we deserve to take this time for ourselves. Book it in your diary, make a date with yourself, make that the day when you switch your phone off, leave your laptop or your computer shut down … and tell people you won’t be available. Everything will still be there the next day, and you will feel empowered, recharged, and ready to deal with whatever the world chooses to throw at you.

DO IT!

Have a great week, and keep moving...

Jane xx

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