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Published: Sun, 05/23/21

The Jane Thomas Pilates Newsletter

Hello ,

YOUR WHOLE SELF

Did you know that we live in three states? The Past, Present and Future.

We spend time in all three, and —although we do need to be conscious of all three — it's important for our mindset that we find a balance.

Spending time in our Past state can cause us to worry: we find our mood is low, we feel weak, disempowered, sometimes it can cause us to feel depressed, and the mindset chatter uses words like should have, if only, I shouldn’t have... and the more time we spend here, the more this can happen — and we can spiral down and feel it's difficult to change.

The Future state can cause stress, and while it is good to spend time in our Future state — particularly if we feel excited by an up-and-coming event, or a holiday — sometimes it can cause us to be fearful, we can become edgy, irritable, and we find our inner chatter uses words like what if, this could happen, I hope.

We spend least time in the Present state, but when we do it's the only state where we have control. It can give us calm, strength, control, a feeling of empowerment, relaxed. We notice more, and feel more connected and have clarity of mind.

As I said at the start of this we do need all three states. The Past can provide memories that help us to learn, the Future can give us excitement and boost our mood, but the Present gives us clarity, peace of mind, joy in the moment and gratitude.

Learning to spend more time in the Present will really help us to live a more fulfilled life, so how can we do that? A good starting place is to practise being consciously present when you are doing something, whether it be having a shower, or taking part in a Pilates class — be in the room, be present, be purposeful.

Learn more with me by joining my introductory Mindset course — Changing your thoughts, beliefs and actions to reconnect and live a happier life. More news to come very soon.

Face-to-Face Classes

These are in the final stages of organising, and full news about our return of matwork Pilates classes to local venues will be in next week’s Newsletter if not before!

Online Classes Timetable

Week Beginning 24 May

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

Popup Props Class

Catch up with the Popup Props Class — Handweights Take 3 from last week — available on the members jtp.zone website.

Reformers At Home

There's a new Reformers At Home routine available now — Two Halves — on the members jtp.zone website this week.

4-Week Free Membership

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

Enrolling on my Free 4-Week Membership 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

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

The Saw — a controversial little Joseph Pilates exercise, and not advised if you have any osteoporosis of the spine.

But for those that don’t have specific issues, then this week I show some variations for you to try. It stretches and mobilises the hips, the thoracic spine, lumbar spine, but also it will stretch hamstrings, adductors, and our obliques.

Work at the appropriate level for 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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