• It’s Magic Circle Mat tomorrow 3.30pm (London) for Share Pilates members. For just £13 per month you get access to our growing library of on demand classes to practice whenever is convenient to you. Plus 2 live classes a month to keep you honest! And access to the SharePilates Facebook group. Classes taking you from a beginner, intermediate to advanced, for pregnancy and new mums progressing you as you get stronger. Join now and try it out free for 14 days. #pilates #matpilates #pilatesmat #pilatescommunity #beginnerpilates #homeworkouts #workoutonline #pregnancyworkouts #postnatalfitness #postnatalworkout #fitmom #womenshealthuk #womenshealth #fitnesslifestyle #fitnesslove #pilateslovers
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    It’s Magic Circle Mat tomorrow 3.30pm (London) for Share Pilates members. For just £13 per month you get access to our growing library of on demand classes to practice whenever is convenient to you. Plus 2 live classes a month to keep you honest! And access to the SharePilates Facebook group. Classes taking you from a beginner, intermediate to advanced, for pregnancy and new mums progressing you as you get stronger. Join now and try it out free for 14 days. #pilates #matpilates #pilatesmat #pilatescommunity #beginnerpilates #homeworkouts #workoutonline #pregnancyworkouts #postnatalfitness #postnatalworkout #fitmom #womenshealthuk #womenshealth #fitnesslifestyle #fitnesslove #pilateslovers
  • DONE/ TOAST/ ELATED/ After a session yesterday with the amazing @brookesilerpilates, if you can get in a class, do! And some people don’t think Pilates is a workout, which makes me sad, a little embarrassed to say I am a Pilates teacher and sometimes a little annoyed. After my first contemporary Pilates teacher training I thought/was told classical Pilates was too much, too dangerous, too risky, too hard, too advanced for the average body, just not necessary and didn’t stack up to latest medical research. What an actual crock..? And that’s not actually even a contemporary Pilates issue, that’s just a big issue in Pilates teacher training. Another story... Yep it’s hard, and we can hide behind as many variations and adaptations as we like, but it still won’t prepare us for the real work of Pilates. We don’t need new/extra classes or training to stretch or test our clients beyond Pilates (!) We need to make sure they are doing Pilates and those exercises we don’t teach; not just variations of the exercises we feel comfortable teaching/doing or think, or are told, are safe! Joseph Pilates knew a lot more about his method than us. As a now classically trained teacher, I know as a contemporary teacher my clients were underestimated and not stretched and strengthened to their full potential because of the fears created by my contemporary trained thought process. Pilates is not dangerous 😜 and we don’t have to shield our clients or ourselves from exercises unless there is a really good reason that can’t be overcome with apparatus, props, modifications. I will be forever thankful for staying curious and looking further afield for Pilates training. #pilates #pilatesstrong #pilateslovers
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    DONE/ TOAST/ ELATED/ After a session yesterday with the amazing @brookesilerpilates, if you can get in a class, do! And some people don’t think Pilates is a workout, which makes me sad, a little embarrassed to say I am a Pilates teacher and sometimes a little annoyed. After my first contemporary Pilates teacher training I thought/was told classical Pilates was too much, too dangerous, too risky, too hard, too advanced for the average body, just not necessary and didn’t stack up to latest medical research. What an actual crock..? And that’s not actually even a contemporary Pilates issue, that’s just a big issue in Pilates teacher training. Another story... Yep it’s hard, and we can hide behind as many variations and adaptations as we like, but it still won’t prepare us for the real work of Pilates. We don’t need new/extra classes or training to stretch or test our clients beyond Pilates (!) We need to make sure they are doing Pilates and those exercises we don’t teach; not just variations of the exercises we feel comfortable teaching/doing or think, or are told, are safe! Joseph Pilates knew a lot more about his method than us. As a now classically trained teacher, I know as a contemporary teacher my clients were underestimated and not stretched and strengthened to their full potential because of the fears created by my contemporary trained thought process. Pilates is not dangerous 😜 and we don’t have to shield our clients or ourselves from exercises unless there is a really good reason that can’t be overcome with apparatus, props, modifications. I will be forever thankful for staying curious and looking further afield for Pilates training. #pilates #pilatesstrong #pilateslovers
  • Be your own guide. When you can’t be with your teacher and if you don’t have a wall to hand, use your own hands on your body to assist and give you feedback. Get familiar and comfortable working with your own body. Roll downs against the wall, freestanding are a great exercise to open up, stretch and lengthen the spine and lower back, as well as a stretch for those hamstrings if you need it 😜 #pilates #beginnerworkout #matpilates #pilatesmat #pilatesstretch #womensfitness #stretch #flexibility #pilateslovers #womenshealth #fitnesstips #menshealth #mensfitness #pilateslondon #pilatesspain #alicante #pilatesalicante
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    Be your own guide. When you can’t be with your teacher and if you don’t have a wall to hand, use your own hands on your body to assist and give you feedback. Get familiar and comfortable working with your own body. Roll downs against the wall, freestanding are a great exercise to open up, stretch and lengthen the spine and lower back, as well as a stretch for those hamstrings if you need it 😜 #pilates #beginnerworkout #matpilates #pilatesmat #pilatesstretch #womensfitness #stretch #flexibility #pilateslovers #womenshealth #fitnesstips #menshealth #mensfitness #pilateslondon #pilatesspain #alicante #pilatesalicante
  • In the midst of lockdown I missed the 8 year anniversary of the Studio! Share Pilates Studio and my previous name Perform Pilates have been in #churchstreet #twickenham for 8 fantastic years! Some of you were with me even before the studio and have seen the evolution of the studio, me as a teacher, my life, your life.... I think we’ve built up a pretty great community which has helped us all through lockdown. Thank you, all of you, that have zoomed with me and continue to do so. I am looking forward to seeing you outside of a zoom room one day soon! We have all kept each other sane. Thank you to the amazing Pilates teachers who have come to the studio to share their knowledge of the Pilates method, and become friends along the way... @anulamaiberg @brookesilerpilates @russopilates A lot has happened in that tiny little studio up on the first floor. #myhappyplace #pilatesstudio #pilates #8years #pilatestwickenham #pilateslondon #churchstreettwickenham #femaleentrepreneur
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    In the midst of lockdown I missed the 8 year anniversary of the Studio! Share Pilates Studio and my previous name Perform Pilates have been in #churchstreet #twickenham for 8 fantastic years! Some of you were with me even before the studio and have seen the evolution of the studio, me as a teacher, my life, your life.... I think we’ve built up a pretty great community which has helped us all through lockdown. Thank you, all of you, that have zoomed with me and continue to do so. I am looking forward to seeing you outside of a zoom room one day soon! We have all kept each other sane. Thank you to the amazing Pilates teachers who have come to the studio to share their knowledge of the Pilates method, and become friends along the way... @anulamaiberg @brookesilerpilates @russopilates A lot has happened in that tiny little studio up on the first floor. #myhappyplace #pilatesstudio #pilates #8years #pilatestwickenham #pilateslondon #churchstreettwickenham #femaleentrepreneur
  • I get and love everything about this. @anulamaiberg hitting the nail on the head as per usual. 💗 credit: @anulamaiberg... I’m having a challenging time going back to posting per usual. Something changed on a fundamental level. Between the intensity of social distancing and a far overdue social/emotional/intellectual/physical revolution I’m trying to find a graceful way to recognize the trauma and the PTSD that follows. I also recognize it is not my moment to emote. Not everything is about me or how I feel. What I can offer is a re dedication and re enforcement of using my reach toward promoting inclusivity, patience and collaboration. My generation of teachers can lead by example and specifically affect long lasting change that is actionable and real. Maybe it’s now the time to be less concerned with what others will think and more concerned with values and questions of morality. I mourn the shame of the past and present but I look to the future as an opportunity to not do the same thing over and over expecting different results. #lizzo
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    I get and love everything about this. @anulamaiberg hitting the nail on the head as per usual. 💗 credit: @anulamaiberg... I’m having a challenging time going back to posting per usual. Something changed on a fundamental level. Between the intensity of social distancing and a far overdue social/emotional/intellectual/physical revolution I’m trying to find a graceful way to recognize the trauma and the PTSD that follows. I also recognize it is not my moment to emote. Not everything is about me or how I feel. What I can offer is a re dedication and re enforcement of using my reach toward promoting inclusivity, patience and collaboration. My generation of teachers can lead by example and specifically affect long lasting change that is actionable and real. Maybe it’s now the time to be less concerned with what others will think and more concerned with values and questions of morality. I mourn the shame of the past and present but I look to the future as an opportunity to not do the same thing over and over expecting different results. #lizzo
  • A great cause and an amazing line up of teachers 💃🏻💃🏻 credit: @brookesilerpilates... WE ARE HALFWAY TO OUR GOAL! Donation Total to Date: $2,500!! Goal: $5000.00 • • • Pilates Movement for Change! Sunday June 14th 11:30 - approx 3:00 EST Chris Robinson Brooke Siler Essapen Dana Santi Brett Howard Blossom Crawford Bridge Pilates Moses Urbano and Kathryn Ross-Nash EVENT Zoom ID: 948 0444 1419 Password: MOVEMENT Thank you for supporting Campaign Zero! Use these links for donations please. We will have the total matched by companies with matching programs. • • • We have just found out that our total donations will be TRIPLED!!! • • • Link for donations in the US: Venmo @Pilates-Movement Link for donations OUTSIDE THE US: https://www.paypal.me/PilatesMove
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    A great cause and an amazing line up of teachers 💃🏻💃🏻 credit: @brookesilerpilates... WE ARE HALFWAY TO OUR GOAL! Donation Total to Date: $2,500!! Goal: $5000.00 • • • Pilates Movement for Change! Sunday June 14th 11:30 - approx 3:00 EST Chris Robinson Brooke Siler Essapen Dana Santi Brett Howard Blossom Crawford Bridge Pilates Moses Urbano and Kathryn Ross-Nash EVENT Zoom ID: 948 0444 1419 Password: MOVEMENT Thank you for supporting Campaign Zero! Use these links for donations please. We will have the total matched by companies with matching programs. • • • We have just found out that our total donations will be TRIPLED!!! • • • Link for donations in the US: Venmo @Pilates-Movement Link for donations OUTSIDE THE US: https://www.paypal.me/PilatesMove
  • While it’s a little difficult to believe time has flown by so fast, I was really very proud of the BLACK MAN my nephew has grown into when I read this post 💗. The next generation are going to do a much better job than us! credit: @tywilliamsboxer ... I am a BLACK MAN!..... I build...I don’t tear down other BLACK MEN! .... I have felt the pain of being torn down and I have decided we will be deliberate about building up others! All too often, we men find it easier to criticize each other, instead of building each other up. Let’s build ourselves up instead of tearing each other down. 🖤 #blacklivesmatter #blackandproud
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    While it’s a little difficult to believe time has flown by so fast, I was really very proud of the BLACK MAN my nephew has grown into when I read this post 💗. The next generation are going to do a much better job than us! credit: @tywilliamsboxer ... I am a BLACK MAN!..... I build...I don’t tear down other BLACK MEN! .... I have felt the pain of being torn down and I have decided we will be deliberate about building up others! All too often, we men find it easier to criticize each other, instead of building each other up. Let’s build ourselves up instead of tearing each other down. 🖤 #blacklivesmatter #blackandproud
  • Today! Virtual Protest! credit: @ldnblm... Tomorrow at 2pm @ldnblm will be hosting a virtual protest WORLDWIDE🌪🌪⚡️⚡️ for those who can't be there on the ground, so everyone’s voice's can be heard and stand in solidarity. We'll be sharing live footage from the protest and with content and speakers from @georgethepoet , @sianaarrgh from @blkoutuk , @jaxxsheps, @mamayouthproject, @dopeblackdads, @sianaarrgh, @voicesofchange2020 DONATE. EDUCATE. CREATE CHANGE 🖤🔥🔥 Together, our voices will be heard. Black Lives do, have, and always will Matter. https://zoom.us/j/98049239730 Webinar ID: 980 4923 9730 THE LINK WILL BE IN OUR BIO TOMORROW🖤 #ldnblm #blacklivesmatter #virtualprotest
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    Today! Virtual Protest! credit: @ldnblm... Tomorrow at 2pm @ldnblm will be hosting a virtual protest WORLDWIDE🌪🌪⚡️⚡️ for those who can't be there on the ground, so everyone’s voice's can be heard and stand in solidarity. We'll be sharing live footage from the protest and with content and speakers from @georgethepoet , @sianaarrgh from @blkoutuk , @jaxxsheps, @mamayouthproject, @dopeblackdads, @sianaarrgh, @voicesofchange2020 DONATE. EDUCATE. CREATE CHANGE 🖤🔥🔥 Together, our voices will be heard. Black Lives do, have, and always will Matter. https://zoom.us/j/98049239730 Webinar ID: 980 4923 9730 THE LINK WILL BE IN OUR BIO TOMORROW🖤 #ldnblm #blacklivesmatter #virtualprotest
  • The devil is in the detail.. credit: @rachel.cargle... Good Morning 🌞 Just a quick Saturday School lesson for you, loves. I hope it offers some critical language and a more critical lens as you engage in these conversations in your own spaces. • 1. Yes/But also known as “whataboutism” , is a variant of the “tu quoque” logical fallacy that attempts to discredit an opponent's position by charging them with hypocrisy without directly refuting or disproving their argument. (source: Zimmer, Ben. WSJ, 2017 ) . 2. White people, when referring to themselves, often put the word “white” in quotation marks. Over text it’s understood that these translate to air quotes. In the English language we take air quotes to denote sarcasm or irony. This is a form of delusion in which white people believe that they are a default and have no labeling while everything else indeed does — as it becomes convenient for them. . 3. She then, as expected, didn’t seem to find the need to put quotes around black people. . 4. The deep desire for white Americans to tokenize successful black people as a means to bury the realties of systemic racism and push ideologies of merit based achievement have been one of tools of this country since its inception. From the “happy slave” to “but look at Oprah and Obama” these efforts push to reinforce the “American Dream” to black Americans despite the structural economic and political barriers that exist in our racist society.Tokenism glorifies the exception in order to obscure the rules of the game of success in a capitalist society.” (Source: Dana L Cloud; “Rhetoric of Tokenism”) . 5. When the discussion of racial justice and/or critique of our racist system is punctured by bringing up the cases of Oprah or Obama note that its rarely ever followed by dynamic discussion about reproducing those success in this “new and shiny system we have”. It’s however a plea to “SHUT UP AND BE GRATEFUL SOMEONE LIKE YOU FINALLY GOT SOMEWHERE” • If you enjoy learning from me consider joining me and the thousands of other curious humans over at my donation based monthly learning platform @thegreatunlearn. Link in my bio. •
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    The devil is in the detail.. credit: @rachel.cargle... Good Morning 🌞 Just a quick Saturday School lesson for you, loves. I hope it offers some critical language and a more critical lens as you engage in these conversations in your own spaces. • 1. Yes/But also known as “whataboutism” , is a variant of the “tu quoque” logical fallacy that attempts to discredit an opponent's position by charging them with hypocrisy without directly refuting or disproving their argument. (source: Zimmer, Ben. WSJ, 2017 ) . 2. White people, when referring to themselves, often put the word “white” in quotation marks. Over text it’s understood that these translate to air quotes. In the English language we take air quotes to denote sarcasm or irony. This is a form of delusion in which white people believe that they are a default and have no labeling while everything else indeed does — as it becomes convenient for them. . 3. She then, as expected, didn’t seem to find the need to put quotes around black people. . 4. The deep desire for white Americans to tokenize successful black people as a means to bury the realties of systemic racism and push ideologies of merit based achievement have been one of tools of this country since its inception. From the “happy slave” to “but look at Oprah and Obama” these efforts push to reinforce the “American Dream” to black Americans despite the structural economic and political barriers that exist in our racist society.Tokenism glorifies the exception in order to obscure the rules of the game of success in a capitalist society.” (Source: Dana L Cloud; “Rhetoric of Tokenism”) . 5. When the discussion of racial justice and/or critique of our racist system is punctured by bringing up the cases of Oprah or Obama note that its rarely ever followed by dynamic discussion about reproducing those success in this “new and shiny system we have”. It’s however a plea to “SHUT UP AND BE GRATEFUL SOMEONE LIKE YOU FINALLY GOT SOMEWHERE” • If you enjoy learning from me consider joining me and the thousands of other curious humans over at my donation based monthly learning platform @thegreatunlearn. Link in my bio. •