Taking the anxiety out of Zoom meetings
I’ve just logged off from yet another online call. Zoom fatigue is becoming more widespread due to the fact that we’ve all been so reliant on this medium for over a year now. I read recently that Eric Yuan, the entrepreneur who founded Zoom, said that even he is...
“I’ll do it later”: What causes us to procrastinate?
I planned to write this post on Wednesday, its now Tuesday. Why is that relevant? Well, it’s about procrastination! Procrastination is not a new phenomenon. It comes from the Greek word Akrasia meaning ‘weakness of will’ and was being discussed by Aristotle, Socrates...
5 Quick Exercises to Take Away the Pain of Working From Home
2020 was certainly a very unusual year for us all and 2021 is proving just as challenging for many people. A significant change for a lot of us is the new experience of working from home full time. Do you remember those days when it was such a treat to be able to work...
9 Ways Pilates Can Improve Your Mental Health
Since its creation in the 1920's, Pilates has been used around the world to increase muscle strength and tone; and to improve flexibility, posture and alignment. On top of these many positive attributes research is suggesting that Pilates also has a wide range of...
7 Reasons Why Pilates is Not Yoga
When I tell people that I’m a Pilates teacher I so often get asked ‘what is it’ then they have the inevitable epiphany ‘ah, you mean yoga?’ or sometimes just the straight up ‘what’s the difference between Pilates and yoga?’ I have to admit it used to really annoy me....