Have you ever wondered why movement brings so many emotions to the surface? Maybe you have experienced this?   Anxiety after movement can happen for many reasons - if you're prone to anxiety your body's stress-like reactions get misinterpreted as panic ; it can also stem from increased body awareness bringing up subconscious worries creating a cycle where fear of the feeling makes you avoid movement compounding anxiety long-term. Pilates is mindful because it's a "moving medi

There has been advice that some health funds are planning to reintroduce Health Fund Rebates for therapeutic Pilates on 1 January, 2026, with others reintroducing rebates from 1 April, 2026. OVERVIEW On 1 April 2019 Pilates, along with 15 other natural therapies were excluded from private health insurance rebates. Following this an update of the 2015 review of natural therapies (NTREAP), was announced on 7 April 2019, led by then Chief Medical Officer, Professor Brendan Mur

The original method is undoubtedly the foundation for Pilates today regardless of whether it is practiced exactly as it was 200 years ago or practiced based more in exercise science. Pilates is a method & discipline. It isn't is just another exercise fad. Do I believe that contemporary practitioners could benefit from a deeper understanding of the original work. ABSOLUTELY! As a CONTEMPORARY qualified teacher with a deep appreciation of classical Pilates I know there are ques

What is the relationship of frozen shoulder and perimenopause? To date there have been no actual significant or specific studies looking into the relationship of frozen shoulder and perimenopause. Quite often frozen shoulder is miss-diagnosed which impedes treatment. It has a huge impact on performing regular daily tasks; from reaching up for something out of the cupboard to doing up your bra. Treatment involves multiple facets to manage each stage of frozen shoulder and it c

The beauty and fluidity of the matwork is accompanied by strength, stability and absolute control.  As with everyday movement the primary resistance in matwork is gravity.     Mat is the foundation of the practice of Pilates so why have we forgotten about it? There is such a rich historical tapestry around the mat-work practice with its beginnings taking shape  during Pilates detention in an internment camp throughout WWI (circa 1914-1918). It was during this time that Pilate

Migraine is a recognised disability. Due to the stigma of living with disability and the invisible nature of migraine, many people don’t refer to it as a disability and do not feel permitted to access support services that they are entitled to as being someone identifying with a disability. As someone that lives with chronic and diagnosed (neurologist) migraine, sharing information about how disabling migraine can be is very important. The impact of migraine is as high as1 in