Hi folks 

hope you are all well and looking forward to a wonderfully busy 4 months to the end of the year. 

From September to November we have a fantastic range of workshops / master classes and courses for you – full details are  in the September newsletter & also the web.  

There are some new workshops not previously presented and some that by demand you have requested – these include a full day on AIS stretching and of course the Pilates for Breast Cancer Survivors – your feed back on the last course was just wonderful. 

See full newsletter here

So have a read and to book just call the studio at 01 868 4600 or email training@bodyfirmpilates.com 

wishing you all a sunny September 

Regards Joyce

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

The workout beyond workouts – for those of you who want a tougher more aerobic class this is the ultimate BODYFIRM Pilates BOOTCAMP is fusing the TRX Suspension training system the Pilates Method & Core Ball

Designed by Joyce Gavin Pilates Master Trainer – This class is revolutionary and a unique BOOTCAMP fusion class to BODYFIRM Pilates Ireland

This class will in 40 minutes challenge your

• Core to the max
• Your Balance and flexibility
• Increase your Cardio capicity
• Increase you strength and tone

So come on down – improve your fitness, your tone, your sport – your overall well-being !

Small numbers in this unique Pilates Suspension BOOTCAMP

Pilates experience neccessary

Class times Wednesday  @ 6.00pm & 6.40pm Starting Sept 1st

Call 01 868 4600 to book – space limited

further details 01 8684600

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

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_tRgTiABBE

-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

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

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

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/

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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