Heat! — At Last!

Published: Sun, 08/02/20

The Jane Thomas Pilates Newsletter

Hello

It has been a busy week — as well as the five Live sessions this week, I have recorded another Pop-Up Prop session using the Hog, and also a Reformers at Home session. Both recordings are up on the jtp.zone for members to choose and use.

Then on Friday, Wendy led us through her Mindful Meditation Free Taster Session, which personally I loved and want to do more. Wendy will be running a five-week Mindful Meditation Course starting on Friday 21st August at 12.30pm. The Course cost is £30 and you can book your space if you click or tap here, where you'll also find a recording of the Taster Session for those who didn't see it first time around.

Spaces in the ongoing Course are limited so book quickly to ensure your space — AND... you do not have to be jtp.zone members to book!

If you can’t make all live sessions, don't worry as we will record them and you will be able to access them when it is suitable for you, and as often as you like.

The jtp.zone

As you know, on the jtp.zone I provide online: matwork Pilates classes; Reformers at Home classes; Tutorials; occasional Pilates Surgeries; Pop-Up Prop Classes; Special Events; and all Exercises Of The Week over the weeks from this very Newsletter. That's because I want to be able to continue to bring choices of how we get our bodies moving, and this is obviously being enjoyed by you too, as I received this lovely message on Instagram yesterday:

really loving the diverse activities from JTP. I think the online content is fab.

Thank you so much for this, I love it, and will continue to work hard to provide choice.

A Well-Earned Short Break

I will be taking some time out from 2nd August until 16th August inclusive, so in other words THERE WILL BE NO LIVE CLASSES for the next fortnight...

However, there are of course plenty of recorded classes on the jtp.zone for you to enjoy still.

So if you have been doing a regular Live class with me, I suggest keeping to that timetable over the next two weeks, but simply choose one of the many recordings to do. Remember that you can do as many recordings as you like. PLUS please don’t break the fantastic habit you have started in committing to keep your body active and moving.

Live Pilates classes will resume from Monday 17th August.

Exercise Of The Week

REMEMBER to work at the appropriate level for your body and follow the guidance provided, as I talk about modifications throughout the exercises.

If you would like more information about access to all of our online classes — both Live and Recorded, as well as all the other Pilates extras — please click or tap here to head to the jtp.zone where you'll find details of how to do that.

Meanwhile, here is the Exercise Of The Week.

YOUR WHOLE SELF

I feel ready for a holiday, I don’t necessarily mean I am ready to travel anywhere, but I am just ready for a break from teaching, to just be at home, enjoying the garden, enjoying our space without having to watch the clock in order to make sure I show up for my classes.

So I will be taking a couple of weeks off to do just this, I have some plans for the garden, as I have some quite old garden furniture that I intend to sand down and treat to a bright coat of paint. But also I want to make some time to just... be.

On Friday — when Wendy was talking about Mindful Meditation during her free taster session (click or tap to see it here) and how it is possible to find a space to sit in peace and be comfortable with our thoughts, and focus on our breath — it completely resonated with me. Just doing some practice of that in the session affected how I felt for the rest of the day... Somehow I felt calmer. And this made me realise how much I need to do this.

Feeling as if we have been on a bit of a roller coaster with our lives since lockdown, I think it is really important to remember that we all need to take a break. We need to take time out of our daily lives to allow the brain time to stop — but as Wendy pointed out it isn’t necessarily about trying to stop our thoughts, instead learning how to accept them, and to find a kindness in our thoughts. You may not be able to take a holiday, but we can all find some time during the day to give ourselves a break and allow ourselves to just be.

Have a good week folks, keep safe, stay alert, be kind, and keep moving.

Jane xxx

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