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My wellness journey and yours…
I wasn’t always into ‘wellness’ Funnily enough, this idea of really looking after myself (beyond knowing I probably shouldn’t eat the whole packet of biscuits and I should do some exercise) came quite a bit later in my life. Mainly when I was drained from the more adulting parts of life, like bills, work, trying desperately to have babies, and then being overwhelmed and exhausted when I was lucky enough to have them. As I’ve gotten older I’ve realised that a focus on my own personal wellness is not optional. It makes me a better mum, wife, daughter, sister and friend. It makes me calmer and more focused. It simply…
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Remembering you, in all the crazy
One of my favourite spaces is my meditation corner in my home. And today, for the first time in what feels like a long time, I used it. I reeeeeeeally needed to. Lately it feels like I’ve been constantly adapting, moving and jumping through hoops. Desperately trying to claw back with both hands some semblance of a ‘normal’ life for me and my family. The kids are back at school. Shops are open. We can book holidays. We can book things with family. This person needs me. That person too. Garden play dates, yes! School clubs, absolutely. Let’s sign up to it all; yes yes yes!! It’s all felt pretty…
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Do I need to be flexible?
So…. I was having a chat with someone the other day and they said that they were worried about their up and coming one to one Pilates session with me because they hadn’t done Pilates before and they “weren’t that flexible”. This is actually, I find, quite a common misconception with Pilates. And I totally get it! You see all these pictures of people in all kinds of fantastic ‘pose’ positions. Bending left, right and centre with that far away, contemplative look in their eyes, and if you haven’t tried it before, its’s natural to respond with no way, no how, not me! Whilst these images can indeed be very…
