NEW BEGINNINGS

My beatiful daughter Sascha Leilani was born June 18 2010, almost 8 months ago now, she's starting to settle into routines and is becoming less of a baby and more of a little girl every day....  

 

I'm finding myself better slept and excited about my life which feels full of new beginnings! I have recently begun working from home, teaching Pilates from my boutique style studio 'Anuenue Pilates Massage' in central Victoria.  (After working as an instructor in various pilates studios & for physiotherapists for the past 8 yrs in Australia, London & Hawaii).  anuenue.webs.com


Being a new mother is such a precious time, and with it, for me, has come a greater appreciation of time, breathing, relaxation and exercise, and finding space for this in my now rather full life!

I am finding I have more time at home, snatches of time in which I seem to be able to get an enormous amount done, quiet time (while Sascha naps) which is perfect for reading & online research/ socialising, and having my home studio I now have more of a chance to play & explore Pilates and also begin healing my post baby body! I have found my Pilates practice at this time has been a daily place of healing for body, mind & spirit, a chance for me to 'center', relax, nurture & repair, and helps to make me a more balanced mother & partner also! Although I'm blessed with an equipment studio at home, you can do so much with a mat & a couple of simple props. 

I am beginning this blog to share my journey, knowledge and body mind experiences. I will post exercises you can do at home, as well as books to recommend, thoughts, ideas & mantras that inspire me, guide me and that I feel to share!

I am currently reading Eric Franklin's books 'Relax the neck, Liberate the shoulders', and also 'Pelvic Power for men & women'... two bibles to come back to again and again and very accessible for anyone! My thought of the day comes from the Pelvic Power book...

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

'To achieve permanent improvement of strength, posture and flexibility we have to change our very patterns of movement, because only when a conscious change takes place on the level of the nervous system will something really change'.  Eric Franklin

MOVEMENT OF THE DAY

Again from Eric Franklin, but a technique I used daily as a Qi Gong practitioner....

Place your palms an inch or two apart and breath into your hands, notice the sensations, warmth, tingling, a magnetism, perhaps even heaviness. Gently move your hands away from each other and then towards (without touching), continue, and notice the thickness of the air between them. This is energy, qi or prana which is present in all living things and indeed in the earth itself. You can use this energy to heal yourself and others, you can gather it from the earth, sky, ocean, rivers and you can strengthen and build it with awareness & practise. 

After several minutes of feeling the energy between your hands, place them anywhere on the body that feels stiff or sore (if you're lucky enough not to feel tight anywhere you can place them on your kidneys) and feel the warmth and healing energy you have created as it moves into your body... enjoy!