This week I’ve been founder of ZenergyActive, my Pilates and wellbeing company, for one year. This blows me away on two levels. Firstly my small business is slowly but steadily growing when most small businesses fail in the first year. Secondly, it’s taken me until now to own the words ‘founder of ZenergyActive, my Pilates…
Embracing negative emotions is a lot easier said than done but these emotions are there to protect us – most of the time. Feeling fearful stops us from stepping out in front of a car or touching a hot stove – a chemical response that’s triggered in the brain when we might put ourselves in…
The home workout trend is growing hugely for many reasons, ‘I’m too busy to hit the gym’ is an obvious one but I was interested to read this article about how it can also help ‘Beat comparison anxiety’. It reminded me how vulnerable we can feel when trying out a new class – moving in…
This is a tried and tested technique by one of my clients that I absolutely love. It’s been backed by many psychologists as The Independent newspaper article I’ll link to will attest too. ‘When anxiety threatens our peace of mind, it can be difficult to stay in the moment. But one mindfulness tool used by…
One of my favourite things about my newly launched small group Zen Pilates in the Den classes this week has been the sharing of wellbeing tips. One client shared her favourite TedTalk titled: Being Brilliant Every Single Day by Dr Alan Watkins an expert on human performance. He explains how the biggest inhibitor of our…