My Curious Grand-daughter

Published: Sun, 04/11/21

The Jane Thomas Pilates Newsletter

Hello

YOUR WHOLE SELF

Be Curious!

Watching my granddaughter discovering things for the first time is lovely to see.

She is curious about every single little thing and she just loves pointing at things. It made me realise that as we become adults how much we start to take things for granted, our expectations are all pre-conceived, and maybe we stop noticing things around us.

Babies don’t have any of these pre-conceived feelings because they are experiencing things for the first time and with that comes the desire to discover more. What do petals on flowers feel like, the glass of a window, the trees blowing and moving in the wind, birds flying across the sky, clouds interrupting the blueness above us.

It struck me how good it would be to become curious again. Remembering what it is like to visit somewhere or see something for the first time, and how that made you feel. Curious about your surroundings and being conscious and present in what you are doing.

We can also be curious about ourselves from the inside out. How we feel when we move, or when we experience something, or we have a job to do ... just start being curious and ask why is it like this, what is it that I can do, what could I do differently, how can I just be?

Re-discover what it is like to be curious and just see.

Jenny

For those of you who have been asking about Jenny and her parents, her dad is now a lot more stable, hence we welcome back Jenny teaching her Thursday evening class this week. Jenny would like to thank you for all your concern.

Special Event

Tuesday 20 April — Tuesday 10.30am in Zoom

Self Love — Beth Brennan is a Sports Massage Therapist, but is also a mindset coach and I have invited her to talk and share some of her mindset coaching wisdom with us on learning to love the body from the inside out.

Just reply to this Newsletter if you are interested and would like to book.

One-to-One Sessions

As from Monday 12 April I am able to work with One-to-One clients in my Covid-19 Secure garden studio, so for those of you who have already shown an interest in returning I will be getting in touch individually with suggestions for dates and times for appointments.

Online Classes Timetable

Week Beginning 12 April

Here is this week’s online Live class timetable — (as usual, links to all Live classes are on the jtp.zone website):

Monday 8am — Kickstart With Jane — 15mins in Zoom
Monday 12.30pm Lunch Break Pilates With Jane — 30mins in Facebook
Tuesday 9.30am — Morning Movement With Jane — 45mins in Zoom
Wednesday 8am — Kickstart With Jane — 15mins in Zoom
Thursday 6.45pm — Evening Flow With Jenny — 45mins in Zoom
Friday 8am — Kickstart With Jane Xtra — 30mins in Zoom
Saturday 9.30am — Morning Movement With Jane — 45mins in Zoom

Reformers At Home

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

4-Week Trial

If you have’t tried online Pilates classes yet, and you are new to Jane Thomas Pilates, you can have a Free 4-Week Trial.

Enrolling on my Free 4-Week Trial will give you unrestricted access to:

The full Live online class timetable
Popup Props Classes
Pilates Surgeries
Pilates Tutorials — including runners knee, hip flexors, the shoulder girdle, foot cramp
Reformers at Home — if you are lucky enough to have a Home Reformer
Special Events — exercise for menopausal women, and coming soon — all things Nutrition and healthy eating.

For four whole weeks! Just click or tap the link here for details and to enrol.

Start at the ABC

And if you are brand- or relatively-new to Pilates, I currently have an offer of a Free Absolute Beginners Course, which starts from the very beginning of Pilates, introduces you to the correct techniques and exercises you need to know to take your Pilates further, and gets you to the stage where you can join my regular classes afterwards. The Free Absolute Beginners Course comes with six class videos progressing you through the basics of Pilates, and is complete with a Free 52-page full-colour book, detailing the exercises and classes — so you can practise as often as you want over the two months of the Course. Click or tap here for more information about my Free Absolute Beginners Course.

Exercise Of The Week

Weight bearing is essential for bone health, but I recognise this can be a problem if you suffer with arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis.

So I am sharing a short video which explores ways of helping with weight bearing into the hands, wrists and upper body.

I always advise working at an appropriate level for your body, and there will days when it feels good to support body weight in our joints and other days when more care is needed. So listen to your body, and keep away from pain.

Here is the video.

Have a great week everyone — keep moving, and keeping safe!

Jane xx

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