Easter's a-coming

Published: Mon, 04/08/19

Hello

The last week of term has arrived and I am going to be honest and say I am quite looking forward to the Easter break. As much as I love what I do and I love teaching my Pilates groups and individual sessions, I do feel like I am running on empty a bit at the moment.

It has been a bit of a roller coaster since Christmas, with changes to class timetables, class teachers, and new teachers joining the team. Plus we have had a lot going on personally with our families, so taking some time off is just what is needed.

I also love this time of year — Easter has always been my favourite holiday. I think because it really is the beginning of having more daylight, better weather — although as I sit typing this Newsletter it is particularly cold today — and I love the spring flowers and colours that start to spring up in the garden.

There are still some classes that need to catch up due to teacher sickness and venues not being available — one of these is my Tuesday 9.30am Rosebery Street class. This will take place on Tuesday 4th June, as this was originally going to be a holiday week I will run my Tuesday class as normal.

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

Jane, Keith and the team xx

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Exercise Of The Week

This Exercise of the Week is a throw back to a few years ago when Josie was teaching for us, and I had short hair.

The Exercise is a Double Leg Stretch, though it isn’t necessarily all about the legs. We start with shoulder mobility and a challenge through the upper spine, then we start to build levels until we start to include the leg movement and more core challenge.

It is vital to work at the appropriate level for your body and keep away from pain. Check your technique, check where you are feeling the movement, and breathe.

Feel the difference, move differently, and look more balanced.

See the video here

Your Whole Self

I have had to focus on self-care this week mainly because I have had a busy week, and I am also feeling tired. It may be to do with the clocks going forward, though maybe not.The reason I have been focusing on this is because I am learning to live with some of the things I don’t really like about myself.

I don’t mean the physical things, I mean things like my anxiety, my paranoia, my deep sadness that can be overwhelming if I let it.

Rather than getting frustrated and angry with myself when these things start to creep into my head, I am learning to accept that these things are part of me and my make up. So what I need to do is work out how to take care of myself during these periods of sadness, anxiety, low self-esteem.

I do start to recognise the symptoms when these feelings are creeping in, so I start to plan and put things in place to prevent them from getting stronger. Very much like when George was a little boy, and if he wasn’t feeling quite right I would make sure I had things in place to make him feel loved and looked after, that we had things to do that I knew he enjoyed, and also make sure that we did things together and chat. These are the things that I start to put into place for myself.

So it becomes less about getting frustrated with myself and thinking that I am weak when I am feeling sad or anxious, and more about accepting that these feelings all add to me as a whole person and taking care of myself is what is necessary during these times.

Its all about learning to deal with our own imperfections, because these are the things that make us who we are.

The Week's Classes

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It's Easter as of next week, so classes are limited. Check if your class is running next week by stepping through the Calendar

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