Welcome to this week’s Newsletter and all information relating to what’s been happening and what is coming up in the JTP world.

This week we are continuing with our theme of ‘celebration’ and the focus is — consistency. We are celebrating what being consistent gives us. It can pay dividends in building strength, resilience and possibility, and I share a classic example of how being consistent with her exercise and lifestyle helped one of the JTP family achieve something brilliant — but rather than celebrating what she achieved I want to focus on her investment and consistency in order to get there. 

Macmillan Coffee Morning

What a fabulous morning we had on Friday, at the Macmillan Coffee Morning in Bawdon Lodge Farm Café. 

Lots of the JTP Family turned out to support such a wonderful cause, and of course have a lovely cuppa, cake, and chat into the bargain.

Thanks to everyone who came.

Pilates Classes

Face-to-Face Classes are all continuing as normal this week, except for Wednesday morning classes in Rosebery Street Medical Centre which have to be rescheduled (the evening classes on Wednesday are running as planned).

Online Classes are following the regular timetable. 

As we draw to the end of September how have you got on with the Step into September Challenge? A Pilates workout every day for 30 days? Has it made a difference to your motivation to exercise or move every day? This is part of the celebration of consistency that I talk about in Your Whole Self this week — when you recognise what you need, accept that it involves investment in self, then follow through, it gets results, and leads to long term changes.

It's October soon, would you believe? And that means a new Pilates Plus class. This will be working with the resistance band, and will be on Thursday 9 October, at 10am. See you there!

As part of our Weeks of Celebration this week I want us to look at celebrating consistency.
 

I am sure that we have all had times when we have started something, but not continued with it. It could be an exercise class, it could be starting a new hobby, learning a musical instrument, painting, sewing and so on — any number of things, and for whatever reason we have given up. Often we find a reason for giving up, such as not enough time, not feeling good enough, something not quite hitting the mark, but the real magic comes when we stick with it.

Consistency doesn’t usually come with fireworks or applause — it’s always much quieter than that. It can look like showing up for your Pilates class every week, making your daily walk a non-negotiable part of your day, investing time and feeling into whatever it is you find that is going to make you feel good and feed your soul.

One of the JTP family, (also called Jane) aged 77, gave me the perfect example of this. She’s just completed a 70-mile walk around Scotland — in six days! Determination carried her through, but so has years of steady effort, of showing up for herself despite the physical challenges her body has faced. She didn’t get there overnight. It was consistency — one step at a time, one day at a time, investing in herself with exercise and seeking out help when she needed it — that made such an incredible achievement possible.

Consistency is rarely glamorous, but it’s what builds strength, resilience, and possibility. It’s about gently coming back, even when the diary feels full, the weather is grim, or the sofa is calling your name. It’s often about recognising what you need and being determined to take care of self, invest in self so you achieve what you want to achieve, and celebrate your successes. 

A mindfulness moment to start you on the path to recognising your successes is to think of one habit you’ve managed to keep up (big or small) — now close your eyes, take a deep breath, and give yourself credit for showing up.  This is part of training your brain to notice the quiet power of consistency. 

So why does this matter? Well, it’s consistency that creates lasting change, for those of you who look ahead each day and recognise where you want to invest your time and effort. For Jane, she had a long term goal that she wanted to achieve, so she made sure she got to her class every week, did her maintenance exercises in between, did her training walks, looked after her body, and this consistency paid off. But celebrating steady effort — not just the dazzling results — helps you stay motivated, reinforces good habits and keeps you moving forward.

Celebrate consistency this week.

With love and support,

Jane xxx