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

Just a quick note to all of you who completed our July 4 day intensive Mat Instructors course. (it was fantastic both myself and Mathew had a blast working with you) 

September 4th (exam day!!) is fast approaching and I hope that training is going well - any questions / assistance you need for Sept 4th assessment just give us a call.

See you all soon Joyce 

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

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

The art of contrology proves that the only real guide to your true age lies not in years or how you THINK you feel but as you ACTUALLY are as infallibly indicated by the degree of natural and normal flexibility enjoyed by your spine throughout life.

Joe Pilates

Well folks that just about sums it up !!!!  Have a wonderful  sunny Thursday evening.

Omshanti Joyce

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

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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My self and Emma are so looking forward to the next few months working with you and hope you enjoy learning with us

Regards Joyce