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Managing stress the natural way

Managing stress the natural way

How self-aware are you? I know only too well that it is easy to stop listening to those subtle signals your body sends out and override them to keep pushing through. Maybe it’s a bit of knee pain or digestive discomfort, perhaps it’s yawning at 3pm every day, or it could be getting used to that headache every morning after a few night-caps…

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Is Pilates good for flexibility?

Is Pilates good for flexibility?

In short, YES! You do not have to be flexible to start with Pilates, in fact it is a fabulous way to help you improve and gain flexibility… Everyone by now knows that Pilates was developed by Joseph Pilates in the 1920’s. He wanted to rehabilitate his own body having...

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How do you practise self-care?

How do you practise self-care?

Google self-care and you’ll find articles and images that tell you that self-care is NOT self-ish! You’ll find analogies relating to empty cups, broken phones and even wedding cakes… I would like to say, quite simply, that self-care is giving yourself the time to do...

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Know your blood pressure and how yoga can help bring it down

Know your blood pressure and how yoga can help bring it down

You might guess that yoga is good for lowering blood pressure, as when you practise yoga, you work with your breath and conduct slow, flowing movements with the body. This, however is not the only reason yoga, and in fact Pilates are both so good at reducing your blood pressure… It’s less about your mental state and more about the physical state…

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