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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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Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Hello, I just want to express how humbled my self and Emma are by your kind comments reference the recent Pilates for Breast Cancer Workshop.
As mentioned we will be in touch with any updates
Cheers Joyce
Below is a sample
Petra Barnes Many thanks to Joyce, Emma and Bernie for all the hard work you put into preparing and delivering an inspiring workshop on such an important topic. When I was working my way through the superb manual again I only realized how much material was covered, well presented and put into practice with a careful ecercise program that is so much n eeded by a vulnerable group of women. I always feel uplifted after Bodyfirm workshops and confident to pass the knowledge on to the world. Keep up the good work in the same warm caring and humourous way as always
Julien Joly Fab workshop, really excited with the new material and look forward to putting it into practice, gently and with great care. Thanks Joyce, you’re a starˇ
Mathew Stevens Excellent workshop. Very informative. Thank you both
Eileen O’sullivan My brain is buzzing, so much to take in, I want to replay the day again in my mind, so I haven’t missed anything. Feel humbled by the courage and bravery of these women, I aspire to that . The manual has already been read and will be re-read… Your ground work in this has been superb, will enable us to teach with integrity, thks Joyce & Emma
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Monday, May 10th, 2010
Hi Folks, just a quick note to thank you all for your attendance and feed back on
our Pilates workshop for women living and surviving breast cancer.
It was great to see old faces and welcome new ones to our studio. It was a pity about the ash, as we missed Rachel from London, (understandably she could not risk it just in case! ) we look forward to seeing her again soon.
Your feed back was fantastic, Emma and I are both trilled you enjoyed your day, the hard work and effort was well worth it.
Remember do come back to us with any questions you may have, and remember take your time with the material, it is complex enough.
We will keep in touch with you about the future developments on the course.
Yours Joyce
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Monday, April 19th, 2010
Well well well, what a fantastic weekend of weather and poor us having to work inside, torturing ourselves looking out !!!
But we had a great time as well, what a lovely group of ladies at our most recent Mat I II course. Now the hard work starts girls, so at least 1 hour per day practice between here and your exams
And remember dont be strangers any questions in the meantime come back immediately
Great to have met and worked with you all
Regards Joyce
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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
On may 8th we are running an informative workshop for suitably qualified Pilates instructors on Pilates based restorative movements for women recovering from breast cancer – this is not a substitute for any medical / therapy treatment -
our mission with this workshop is to work with the growing support for research that suggests moderate exercise can aid post-operative breast cancer recovery and improve quality of life for women who been through a breast cancer operation.
In the field of health and fitness, as its main focus is to ‘building body core strength and stability’, Pilates is acknowledged as an accessible form of training where exertion is considered to be relatively moderate.
Employing Pilates to aid recuperation is not a new idea. Specific Pilates programs have been successfully employed to aid recovery and recuperation in many health conditions.
Progressive Pilates for Breast Cancer Rehabilitation is devised on the central Pilates principle of building body core strength and stability.
This advanced Pilates program is sensitively designed to assist breast cancer survivors with a comfortable recovery and resumption of a more active lifestyle.
The holistic program is designed to aid the restoration of harmony, strength and mobility as well as range of motion not only in the shoulder girdle but in the entire body. It also addresses muscular imbalances due to specific surgeries.
Our workshop will provide the instructor with the knowledge and skills to assist women who are in post-operative recovery and help them in rebuilding their strength, self-esteem and quality of life
Instructors join us on May 8th at our workshop it promises to be an inspirational day.
Joyce @ BODYFIRM Pilates Ireland 01 868 4600
full details can be found on http://www.bodyfirmpilates.com/blog/instructor-up-skill-workshops-master-classes/
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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Check this out I thought it would be of interest to you all
Irish Times article
www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2010/0410/1224267997487.html
Year of the Dragon Boats , Irish Times on Sat 10th of April by CHARLOTTE COLEMAN-SMYTH
ACTIVE APPROACH: Up to 20 women, each one a survivor of breast cancer, will make up Ireland’s first dragon boat team
BODYFIRM Pilates studios urge you all to check out
The dragon-boat open day is on April 17th, 11am-1pm, at Waterways Ireland Visitor Centre, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2. Admission is free.
or www.plurabellepaddlers.com
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Monday, April 12th, 2010
Hi Guys – what a day on Saturday the 12th great to see so many of you interested in this fascinating subject and gosh you guys can talk when working together !!
Emma and myself had a great time working with you.
Our 3 phase approach with bio-mechanical knowledge will cover all sports and offer you a wider client base.
I hope your clients find all the new information about corrective flexibility and injury prevention utilizing the Pilates Method useful and effective
Good luck with it and look forward to seeing you all again soon
Regards Joyce
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Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
Pilates is the trinity of movement body,mind and spirit
In our busy lives and indeed the older we are getting while we still need to move for health we sometimes cannot face the hours of exercise we where once capable of.
Isn’t great that there is such a wonderful system like Pilates – this system with as little as 30 minutes per day will have such a positive effect on your posture, well-being and ease of movement.
So come on either in a class, personal training or indeed solo at home – get into Pilates – its never too late ! and I should know I am now a proud member of the over 50′s club !
Folks below is another inspirational quotation from the great man himself
have a great week everybody
Joyce
“Contrology (Pilates) is complete coordination of body, mind, and spirit. Through Contrology you first purposefully acquire complete control of your own body and then through proper repetition of its exercises you gradually and progressively acquire that natural rhythm and coordination associated with all your subconscious activities. “
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Thursday, April 1st, 2010
This is the equivalent of an “internal shower”.
“This is the equivalent of an “internal shower”. As the spring freshness born of the heavy rains and vast masses of melting snows on mountains in the hinterlands cause rivers to swell and rush turbulently onward to the sea, so too will your blood flow with renewed vigor as the direct result of your faithfully performing the Contrology (Pilates) exercises.” Joseph H. Pilates
Come on folks join a Pilates class and get the blood flowing, improve circulation, improve flexibility and most importantly improve your quality of living !!!
Give us a call or find your local Pilates Instructor and get moving
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
A few well-designed movements….
Health and wellness from controled movements
A few well-designed movements, properly performed in a balanced sequence, are worth hours of doing sloppy calisthenics or forced contortion.
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