Joyce Gavin -

To all phenomenal, wonderful, strong, courageous, talented, beautiful women - today is our day Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size But when I start to tell them, They think I'm telling lies.I say, It's in the reach of my arms The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. I walk into a room Just as cool as you please, And to a man, The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees. Then they swarm around me, A hive of honey bees. I say, It's the fire in my eyes, And the flash of my teeth, The swing in my waist, And the joy in my feet. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. Men themselves have wondered What they see in me. They try so much But they can't touch My inner mystery. When I try to show them They say they still can't see. I say, It's in

This day is a special day, it is yours yesterday has slipped away  it cannot be filled with more meaning.  about tomorrow nothing is known,  but this day, today, is yours,  Make use of it - Make good use of it  Today you can be happy and make someone else happy  Today you can help another  Today - this is your special day.  It is yours 

Do someone / some creature a simple act of kindness today  Namaste 

As the number of elderly people in society increases, so too will the number of accidental falls. Hospital visits by the elderly due to injuries that have been caused by falls are often the most serious and are definitely the most common. Check out the complete article here Find out more about Patient QI here

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Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness. Our interpretation of physical fitness is the attainment and maintenance of a uniformly developed body with a sound mind fully capable of naturally, easily, and satisfactorily performing our many and varied daily tasks with spontaneous zest and pleasure. Joseph Pilates What a wonderful statement ‘a sound mind fully capable of naturally, easily, and satisfactorily performing our many and varied daily tasks with spontaneous zest and pleasure’ This encapsulates why people enjoy participating in Pilates, it is a physical system (and remember it is a system built over mat and many varied Pilates machines ) that is about posture – bringing us back to 8 loadable joints, that is not just about physical fitness, jumping, higher, driving the ball further, staying injury free, [while you get all those benefits as well] Since this wonderful system was developed our style of living has changed considerably, we have remotes for ever

"When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you're making a commitment and difference in that person's life. Encouragement really does make a difference." Zig Ziglar 

A newly published paper ahead of new guidelines says that the effect of sugar on our teeth persists throughout adulthood, causing high levels of disease, and that our intake should be cut to no more than 3% of daily calories Check out full article from The Guardian

"I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened." Mark Twain Today on this sunny wonderful day - Turn off the negative self talk, Cut out the ‘could have’s’  – ‘should have’s’ – ‘the what only’s’ Control your mind that is wandering around like an ‘bold puppy’  as soon as a negative thought comes into your mind – say delete and smile – it is impossible to think negatively and smile at the same time Start a good habit - Today is positive self talk day, I am, I can, I do .......

Hello and Happy Summer Can you believe it – the longest day is nearly here and yet the weather has really to get going!! I know from talking with you guys at the courses / workshops that time can be an issue for you in terms of your own personal training [although I do believe we can all find 30minutes per day!] and education So with that in mind I have some fantastic workshops / courses over the summer for you.  Each course takes a Bio mechanical / Scientific approach as well as being based on the wonderful Pilates system – as an open educator we also utilize the wonderful work and research on Fascial Movement, Functional Movement and Core Conditioning provided by subject experts to include but not limited to: Tom Myers, Robert Schleip, Aline Newton, Gray Cook, Stuart McGill, Dianne Lee, Blandine Calais-Germain Check out further  information click here Wishing you well for the summer and hope to see you again soon Namaste Yours in Pilates Joyce

When most of us use the word ‘diet’ it is usually a misnomer – because according to the Oxford English Dictionary the actual meaning of the word is The kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habilutally eat  Not our usual meaning of a restriction of food in order to lose or change weight For me personally the idea of this ‘restriction’ gives the word ‘diet’ a negative connotation. In coaching my preference would be ‘food management’ if it was / is part of a health and wellness plan and ‘eating for performance’ if it was/ is part of a sporting performance enhancement plan Either way for a lot of us the world around food can be quite confusing and challenging. I recently received   this email from Dr John Berardi, PhD CSCS [Precision Nutrition]  –  the idea was a handy visual guide may be useful with regard to eating and exercise. I thought you might find it interesting. To view or printout this handy guide or learn more about Precision Nutrition ....

I am surely blessed - I get to work at something I am passionate about and in doing so I get to explore and express with some really fantastic people And yesterday [June 7th 2014] was no exception, myself and 16 fellow Pilates Professionals got to explore [all be it only an intro] the wonderful world of Movement and Fascia  We rebounded, rolled, mermaid, beast, crabbed,bridged, crocodile'd and pressed up - just some of the movements and positions we found ourselves in - we joked, laughed, ribbed each other but above all we enjoyed both the company and exploration.  So as per your request - I will put some dates together for the near future so we can explore the wonderful world of Fascia some more  To you all thank you for your company and for your very kind expressions of thanks  Continued success Namaste  Joyce _________________________ Some of your kind expressions Audrey -It was Joyce thank you . Every time I do a workshop with you , I realise