“Breathing is the first act of life, and the last. Our very life depends on it. Since we cannot live without breathing it is tragically deplorable to contemplate the millions and millions who never mastered the art of correct breathing.” – Joseph Pilates Yet many of us go around moving from day to day taking […]
What makes you sparkle? What makes you excited? What is your passion? What is that thing you can do off the top of your head that is amazing? It makes others smile. It’s brilliant. It lights up the sky. It makes the angels sing. That something that sets you apart from others is your amazing. […]
Control Contrology – self control, control of ones body, control of ones mind. How can this help you fight depression? Pure focus, perfect aim, putting all of your self into your body to complete a pilates exercise with perfect control takes us far away from our stress. It relieves us. It reduces inflammation in the […]
One of the 6 principals of pilates is precision. Accuracy – on target. With perfect control. From the middle. With breath. You can’t have precision without the rest. Precision grows from the middle. It streams from the breath, it wraps from the center of your belly, and stretches to the ends of your mind. It […]
Could falling in love with taking care of yourself be Godly? Does it matter? Taking care of our self is all over the cover of every magazine. Our culture is inundated with it. It’s the theme in many mind-body classes. But what does it mean? Is it ultimately selfish? Do we really understand it? […]
Pilates will do it. There’s nothing like getting into your body to help you feel in touch with your spicy side. Pilates is well known for helping boast self esteem, helping posture, and increasing a new sense of excitement for life ~ all of which can spice things up everywhere. Not to mention, the strengthening […]
Listen up – your body is speaking! Can you hear it? Your body is telling the story – past, present, and future. Sending you wisdom. Get out of your head, get into your body. Feel. Your body needs your presence. It needs your attention. It needs your time. Don’t ignore it. Or else the messages […]
Inner Peace How do you obtain it? What is it? Why is it important? Can we strive for it? Can we earn it? Inner peace ~ can be from our Higher Power. Our confident voice from above. Inner peace can be from knowing you are on the right track. It can come from giving to […]
How important is it for you to develop a life that works for you? A life that works for you means it flows. The give, the take, works. It may not be perfectly mapped out, but it- to some degree- has a plan. It includes food that works. Food that doesn’t cause conflict. Food that […]
Too many people in the world hate Mondays. The stress of a new week, the chaos of getting back to the grind, and all of the things that go into leading our busy lives. The reality is that you can reset your day at any point. You can start over and restart your moment at […]