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Pilates Thoughtful Tuesday: Why Laughter Matters for Your Body, Mind and Movement
Laughter connecting generations, showing the bright energy and warmth of shared happiness. Children laugh around 300 to 400 times a day. Adults average about 15 to 20. Somewhere along the way, between responsibilities and routine, we seem to lose the rhythm of laughter. Yet it is one of the simplest and most powerful ways to improve how we feel and how our bodies function. When you teach Pilates, you guide clients through mindful movement, breathing, posture, and muscle engag

Michael King
7 hours ago3 min read
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Pilates Soulful Sunday: Keep It Simple
Woman sitting by a window, reflecting quietly with calm, thoughtful expression and soft light. Sometimes we take the simplest thing and twist it into something unrecognisable. A movement, a thought, a plan. We overthink. We add layers that don’t need to be there. In Pilates, it shows up when we keep adjusting, tweaking, and analysing instead of breathing and moving. Other times, we face something complex and, instead of letting it overwhelm us, we simplify. A client arrives w

Michael King
2 days ago1 min read
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Pilates Thoughtful Tuesday: The Power of How We React
Silence becomes power as she listens, holding steady in control and self-awareness. Every day, things come at us fast. Conversations, opinions, traffic, emails, people talking over us, small frustrations, and sometimes bigger ones that hurt. We cannot stop what happens, but we can choose how we react. That is often the only real control we have. Our reactions are habits we build. When we practise stillness, calm, or curiosity in place of anger or defence, we start to reclaim

Michael King
Oct 142 min read
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Pilates Thoughtful Tuesday: Misaligned Circadian Rhythms
A countryside split in half, glowing moonlit night meets radiant golden sunrise. If you are always tired or find yourself dragging...

Michael King
Sep 302 min read
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Pilates Soulful Sunday: Pressing Pause
Sitting with tea, pausing to breathe, the Solway view reminds me to be present. There are times when I step away from being productive. I...

Michael King
Sep 211 min read
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Pilates Thoughtful Tuesday: Building Resilience in Teaching and Practice
A Pilates teacher demonstrates resilience in practice, using mindful control on the Reformer. Neuroscientists are now showing us what...

Michael King
Sep 92 min read
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Pilates Thoughtful Tuesday: Manifestation and the Mind-Body Connection
Colourful brain pathways illuminate the mind's energy, symbolising manifestation through focused thought. As I scroll through social...

Michael King
May 133 min read
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Pilates Wellness Wednesday: How Smart Are We Really?
Spark your curiosity this Wellness Wednesday with a brain-boosting IQ test adventure. This week for Pilates Wellness Wednesday we’re...

Michael King
Apr 302 min read
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Pilates for Your Brain: Flexing Mental Muscles Beyond the Mat
Hello, Pilates enthusiasts and brain fitness fans! I am back with another thought-provoking (pun intended) piece. Today, we're taking a...

Michael King
Feb 2, 20242 min read
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