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Friday, July 15th, 2011
Hi everyone – ok its not sunny but it is still a wonderful day.
How about taking a few minutes today for your self and experience the benefits of 360° Pilates. Here is a little routine I have just completed earlier this morning I hope you feel as good following it as I do.
Breath deeply as you perform each movement – clear your mind and give YOURSELF
- Standing breath – 10 rounds of breating circling the arms
- Forward bend – just hang and enjoy for 2 minutes breath into any tight spots
- Cat to camel – 10 rounds to loosen up that tired spine
- Swan dive – just hold it here and breath – 1 to 2 minutes
- Hundred – just hold and feel the breath going wide and full 1 to 2 minutes
- Rolling ball – stretch and massage your spine 1 minute
- Saw – dont forget to honor centre as you rotate from side to side 1 mintue
- Mermaid 3 repitations but hold each one in strech for 30seconds
- Star - hold for up to 1 minute (if you get tired go onto your forearm )
- Repeat on opposite side
- Plank – hold for 1 to 2 minutes (again if you tire go to forearms)
- Now just sit and breath for up to 5 minutes clear your mind
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Friday, June 24th, 2011
You can do this even at your desk. Sit tall shouders back and feet flat to the floor.
As you mentally count to 3 inhale, as the non breath appears again mentally count to 3 and again as you exhale count to 3 and repeat that 3 count rhythm. Repeat the cyle 5-10 times, or as much as your schedule will allow. Enjoy breathing J 
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Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
Hi there
Here we are in summer !
Come and join me in a celebration of movement another unique Body firm Master Class
An instructors master class like never before
Breath as if it is your first breath
Experience the stillness the stretch the openness of yin yoga
Followed by the flow and strength of the Pilates (yang)
To explain
Yin and yang movements are necessary and supplement each other of our mental and physical wellbeing
In our yin practice we will focus on postures that will gently stretch and rehabilitate the meridian fascia tissues ( connective tissue) and joints
While in our yang Pilates practice we will focus on muscular strength and tone
Duration: 75 minute master class on July 16th
Cost: €25
Space limited 18
Time: 11am
Payment in full required to confirm your space
call 01 868 4600 or email training@bodyfirmpilates.com
Book now Your body will thank you for it
I look forward to seeing you and sharing this wonderful class with you
Joyce
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Hi Folks
just a quick note to say a big congratulations to our new Advanced and Diploma Mat Instructors. The practical assessments on Saturday where of a very high standard.
Now you know what I am going to say next !! now that you have reached that standard DONT lose it by not practicing — in Pilates ‘we need to sweat the small stuff ‘ all those small details of hands / feet – core connections – and we can only do that by consistent practice.
So guys please please keep the practice up and maintain that standard – dont make it just a one day exam wonder !!
Keep an eye on the post – Certs and Diplomas on the way
Again well done
Regards Joyce and all at BODYFIRM
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Hi Folks
Just a quick note to all the recent Graduates of the Reformer 1 course. I must complement all you guys who sat your assessment the quality of your work was fantastic. So heres wishing you all the very best of luck with your new skills !
Also a big contrats to the Level 2 Refomer Graduates – as you are aware the learning curve between the levels is quite steep – and again you did not disappoint the quality of your personal performance of the sequence was wonderful – again I wish you the very best of luck with your new found reformer skills
yours Joyce
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Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Pilates helps your body stay young, fit, and full of vitality.
As Joe himself once said, “With body, mind, and spirit functioning perfectly as a coordinated whole, what else could reasonably be expected other than an active, alert, disciplined person.”Joseph Pilates, Return to Life Through Contrology
So today be gentle with your self, eat well and move to attend to your body,take some quite time and calm your mind and replenish your spirit.
Have a wonderful day
Joyce
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Saturday, June 19th, 2010
Hi Folks
I hope you are all enjoying the dry if not sunny weather!
check out this little snip, the wunda chair while maybe not being ideal for your home is a fantastic piece of Pilates equiptment – if training in or on the wunda chair is of interest give us a call – in the mean time have a great June
Regards Joyce
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Monday, May 31st, 2010
Hi Guys have been contacted by this company to let you know about one of their courses- if of interest please call them directly
cheers Team BODYFIRM
Free Seminar for Holistic Healthcare Practitioners
Following on from significant demand and the success of the last two seminars, Harvest will be running one final seminar in Dublin this June. So if you couldn’t make the first two seminars….get booked on now!!
Seminar Title:
“Skills to Grow Your Practice
in Challenging Times“
Date: Thursday 10th June 2010
Time: 08.30 – 10.00am
Location: Camden Court Hotel
Presenter: Frank Rock, Harvest Resources Ltd.
Complementary Breakfast Provided
Opportunity to Network with other Practitioners
Please click here to register for the seminar now or contact John Kilroy on 014974622
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Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
“I must be right. Never an aspirin. Never injured a day in my life. The whole country, the whole world, should be doing my exercises. They’d be happier.”
Joe said this one year before he died at the age of 87.
Well luck him he started young – for us unfortunates who do have injuries and postural issues etc – thankfully Pilates is keeping us together !
Never to early or too late to start – so lets get out there and knock on doors and inspire the young and not so young to get involved is this timless wonderful technique
Have a fanastic day
Omshanti
Joyce
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
“The mind, when housed within a healthful body, possesses a glorious sense of power.”
-Joseph Pilates, letter to clients, 1939
Good morning every one Happy Wednesday — have you managed to move this week ? 30 minutes of Pilates every day will not make you feel better, help with the activites of daily living (ADL’s) but will give you 30minutes to your self. where your mind can unwind and for that brief moment you will feel fully connected
So come on find some space and time and just a few flowing movements to open your joints, your muscles, your heart , your lungs and your mind … get moving
Namaste to you all today
Joyce
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