Goals or New Years resolutions

Do you like to set a new year resolution? Goals or both?

Personally I don’t set New Years resolutions any more but I love to set goals all year round, both personal & business goals. How about you?

something I love to teach about is goal setting, every single mindfulness Pilates I teach includes goal setting and personal development, of course for many people they set a goal of practicing mindfulness Pilates to reduce back pain, to feel good again, empower them self with a tool to help themself get stronger, in the core, back, flexibility, but it’s much more than that.

First of all you might like to review 2021. Journal & write down:

1: what were your favourite parts of 2021? What did you enjoy? Your highlights?

2; what were your challenges? How did you overcome them? What solutions or healing did you find.

take some time to reflect & breathe

next take a think if you’d like to add in any of the following in 2022 & beyond?;

1 meditation, breathing & relaxation

2 stretching

3 core stability

4 back strengthening

5 mindset & positive affirmations

this is a powerful formula that I teach which works. For nearly 24 years I’ve been teaching this and with daily practice, proper tuition and technique, the right level for you it works and improves your body, back, mind & happiness levels.

The icing on the cake is adding in:

  • intention setting for the day ahead, write your vision down for the day or to do list! Close your eyes and picture it for a minute

  • write down a goal, small or big, personal or work/ business

  • Close your eyes and daydream about it for a minute

  • write down what came to you

  • Are there any action steps to take?

  • a goal to do list of action steps to take


hope this helps & inspires you in some way

Here’s a goal setting meditation for your life

Here’s a goal setting meditation for your work or business

TIPS

1: Enjoy some daily meditation

close your eyes & breathe & relax 10 times, sitting, standing or lying down (I mostly meditate lying down!!)

2 stretch everyday

3 strengthen your core stability often

4 strengthen your back regularly

5 mindset & positive affirmations. Pick a positive affirmation card message daily.

Add strength affirmations into your strength exercises, ie

‘my back muscles are getting stronger’.

Invest in a teacher for faster specific results.

picking a card a day will help your back, body, happiness, confidence & calm.

Pick an affirmation right now. Choose one of these 4 messages.
- then think, what does the messsge mean to you?
Or:

  • talk about what the message means to you

  • Or write down what the message means to you? (1 minute journalling tip, set an alarm for 1 minute then write down what the message means to you)

2022 is going to be a more positive and happy year. You can steer your body, back, life, work and happiness in the direction you want

be yourself and stay inspired

I’m always here to teach, motivate & inspire you

love Bev

How to avoid a Christmas present wrapping injury (who knew that was a thing)!!???

Yes this can be a thing & one of my old Hertfordshire Pilates clients really hurt her back wrapping presents slumped on the floor, not thinking about her posture & back.

Today my sister Julie turned up at Pilates on zoom with my mum & shared with us that a few days ago she’d strained her back muscles sat on the floor wrapping. unfortunately some of us can’t get away with this anymore.

Julie said: ‘Thank you Bev - needed a good workout after my Christmas present wrapping injury (who knew that was a thing)!!??? X

Tips to prevent Christmas wrapping back pain:

1 sit at the table

2 sit with good posture (your bottom at the back of the chair, perhaps a cushion behind your low back, sit tall, feet hip width apart & feet underneath the knees. Don’t cross your legs. Don’t slouch!!..

3, enjoy wrapping knowing your muscles, discs in your spine and back are saying thank you and merry Christmas to you

4 don’t sit too long. Set an alarm and get up and walk around every 15 minutes, have a stretch!!

Happy birthday to my sister Julie today, Julie’s been a guest on my podcast a few times, also author & coach highly recommend www.Julie new.co.uk

Our weekly mum & daughter Pilates on zoom

It’s never too late to learn & look after you.

bonus tip

Don’t Sit too long. I went to see the film Spider-Man with my son at the weekend, and see the Christmas lights here which was wonderful, however sitting stuck in one position for hours in the cinema, my back hated that, some low level pain & nerve symptoms.. and has taken some time to recover with extra Pilates and stretches, so my top tip is keep moving and do not sit too long otherwise you might regret it.

happy festive holidays & enjoy your Christmas and new year

Love Bev 

Mindfulness Pilates, to reduce back pain to feel good. 

Teaching you on zoom both classes with my Pilates membership or one-to-one programmes. Includes meditation, mindset and positive affirmations, a morning routine, personal development for a work life balance to live happily ever after. 

What’s on in 2022 

  • free 3 minute morning routine video to reduce back pain & feel good, sign up on my website homepage

  • mindfulness Pilates membership, classes on zoom, book in on the website

  • 121 programmes book in on the website or send an email

  • Free taster class, Wednesday 5th Jan 8-9am London time on zoom, book in here;

Book a 20 minute free telephone consultation here:

Happy Christmas, 2 tips for more joy & peace

Sending you lots of JOY and PEACE for happy Christmas holidays as possible for you, your family and friends. Positive affirmation card message of the day is to bring you more and more peace in your life and work, and angel card message of the day it’s all about bringing you more and more joy in your life, how wonderful is that.

How would you like your Christmas or time off to be this year? Make it happen with as much joy and peace as you can, you deserve this. What does today’s positive affirmation and and angel card message mean to you,?

Christmas flash sale, buy a set of happy kids cards and you’ll receive a free deck of angel cards as a gift from me to you. The flash sale is available today and tomorrow until Monday, the 21st of December, you will automatically be sent 2 decks of cards. If you would like it sent with ribbon and a gift card, this will be provided for you at no extra cost, because it’s Christmas!


More about the happy kids cards & order yours on my happy kids cards page

lots joy & peace to you

Love Bev 

Christmas survival guide!..

happy Christmas holidays to you. I love December, the Christmas lights, taking some time out, indulging in longer relaxing morning routines, seeing favourite family, cosy time in and winter walks. Chocolate Yule log, will be on the menu, a gluten free one as I’m coeliac, no wheat for me! & an alcohol free homemade apple mulled wine and loads more Christmas films. 

have you done your 6 minutes? I recommend this to clients to enjoy doing 6 minutes mindfulness Pilates a day, that makes a huge difference. Which includes personal development 


good idea to practice on Christmas Day? Yes, 6 minutes before breakfast or first thing is not a lot, & you’ll enjoy a better day, your back and muscles will thank you too. 

Positive affirmation card message of the day is calm, I am calm! Keep this in mind over Christmas, when you don’t feel calm, take time out, go for a walk, meditate, remember this affirmation! Do some mindfulness Pilates, always calming.

What are you guided to enjoy this Christmas and holiday time? Give this a priority and you’ll be really pleased that you can enjoy time off with more joy and happiness

What is different about my mindfulness Pilates? 
As well as your core stability, back strengthening, overall strengthening and stretching, I also add in meditation, relaxation, breathing, mindset, positive affirmations, an angel card, goal setting for your work or business, 1 minute journalling and personal (and work/ business) development for strength and happiness in body & mind.

have a beautiful Christmas time.

If you get stressed, do this meditation for 1 minute. Pop to the bathroom or relaxing quiet room, 

close your eyes, breathe & relax. Take 10 relaxing breaths in and out. This is calming on the mind & body. Lift your mood & spirits 

join in here: 

HAPPY CHRISTMAS

A gift for you, a 3 minutes for your morning routine, breathe, relax & stretch with bit of mindfulness Pilates join in here:

love Bev

what’s on in the new year to help & inspire you, free discovery calls, free taster class, 121 programmes on zoom & classes in the mindfulness Pilates membership on zoom

What is different about your mindfulness Pilates?

As well as your core stability, back strengthening, overall strengthening and stretching, reducing back pain to feel good.

I also add in meditation, relaxation, breathing, mindset, positive affirmations, goal setting for your work or business, 1 minute journalling and personal development for strength and happiness in body & mind.

stretching in class on zoom

‘Bevs done wonders for my back, after an injury 13 years ago, 10 months with Bev and my lower back is the strongest it has ever been!’

Hannah Sanderson

MsHannahsings Singing Teacher

Love Bev 

Mindfulness Pilates, to reduce back pain to feel good. 

Teaching you on zoom both classes with my Pilates membership or one-to-one programmes. Includes meditation, mindset and positive affirmations, a morning routine, personal development for a work life balance to live happily ever after.