Welcome to this week’s Newsletter.

Firstly, a personal message from me to you:

Thank you all so much for your kind messages and patience while I take this time to heal. Your support means the world, and it reminds me why our Pilates community is so special. Keep looking after yourselves — and keep moving when you can. I’ll be back with you soon, stronger and full of gratitude.

I hope your week has been a good one. My week started rather scarily with my back injury, but I am confident that I am moving in the right direction … albeit slowly. I am learning though, which confirms to me that every experience, every event, can be a learning experience. It doesn’t matter if it’s illness, injury, family, work, whether or not the washing machine is working — everything will teach us something about ourselves. 

My ‘go to’ place of comfort has been showing up and getting it done. Anything less than this = weakness … I should add that this is personal, it’s not judgemental on others. If anything, I would always say ‘pause, stop and listen to how you are feeling’. However, in the past I have seemed unable to do this for myself … but what this episode has taught me, is that actually, not showing up or pushing through, taking a step back, stopping, is the STRENGTH. And while I have probably used these words and said them, I’m not sure I really believed it for myself until now as I work through this. 

So I wanted to share this with you, as I know I have had conversations with you over the years when we have talked about mindset and expectations of self and others, and how for some reason we hold greater expectations for ourselves than we would for others. Basically, it’s ok to allow ourselves to stop, take a breath, and discover ‘who do I want to be?’ Rather than ‘what do I want to do?’ 

I hope in sharing this and being honest about my thoughts and feelings that it will be useful and of help to others.

Face-to-Face Classes are all back up-and-running this week as Jenny is back at Rempstone. My classes are running with Jenny covering Monday’s and Mary covering Friday’s. I hope to be back in action soon.

Online Classes will be running with timetabled recordings again. I had planned to do a Pilates Plus class this week on Thursday, but I am postponing that for now and will rearrange it once I am back teaching Live. Please keep doing the recordings … Remember, the only difference between Live and Recorded classes is the pre-class and post-class chat of a Live class. In a Recording, I am still there teaching and leading you. It’s really important to me to know that you are keeping moving together.

Nurture — Small Acts of Care

In this month where we are honouring Wintering, it asks us to nurture ourselves — to look after our bodies, our minds, and our spirits in small, consistent ways.

Right now, this message feels especially personal for me. Many of you already know that I’ve had to take a little pause from teaching because of a back injury. I’ll be honest — it’s been challenging to have to stop. My natural instinct is to keep going, to show up, to do. But my body has made it very clear that it needs me to listen, rest, and nurture it back to strength.

This unexpected stillness is teaching me something valuable — that nurturing ourselves isn’t just about bubble baths and cosy socks (though those definitely help!). It’s also about honouring our limits, giving ourselves permission to stop, and trusting that healing is still a form of progress.

So what does Nurturing look like? Well, it doesn’t need to be dramatic. It could be a nourishing meal, a hot bath, a good book, or an early bedtime. It might be wrapping up warm for a gentle walk, or taking a moment to breathe deeply and simply be.

And even though I can’t be with you in person right now, please keep moving with me through the Recorded classes and with Jenny and Mary, who are still there to support your body, lift your mood, and remind you that movement is one of the most loving acts of care you can give yourself.

Here are some nurturing acts that can be made into little rituals — of movement, of stillness, of listening — and think of them as lanterns lighting the way through the darker days, reminding us that self-care isn’t selfish, its fuel and a sign of strength.

As a Reflection Prompt I want you to consider one small, nourishing ritual that you can give yourself, something that will truly care for you.

Have a good week, keep looking, moving and feeling good.

With love and support,

Jane xxx