1200 Pilates....

So this is my first Pilates blog. Originally I had intended it to be about Injury, no one else's just my own.  Suddenly and rather annoyingly I have been the one in 'need' of Pilates not just someone who 'teaches' Pilates. Its not that I haven't had my encounters with back ache, neck ache and annoying niggles but throughout my dancing career I escaped the challenges of real injury (well there is something to be said for not being flexible!) and then fate called time last week and promptly but my lower back into spasm and then yesterday my neck! I am currently typing at a very peculiar angle if the truth be told!.

Its painful, irritating and debilitating but I do know it will go, just in its own time and leaving me with a reminder that even when we think we are fully prepared for all eventualities, sometimes the rug gets firmly pulled. And so as I start to regain movement and confidence I'm aware my Pilates learning curve just got a little steeper. What if someone felt that much pain without knowing it would get better or what if their body didn't have strong enough reserves to make compensations good enough to keep moving, now that would be very scary, and fear should not be underestimated in recovery. Fortunately I have two dogs who dont care if I'm walking like one of the walking dead just as long as I'm walking!

Preparing for Comic relief 2013!

And so with  awkward anticipation i have just signed up myself and Seraphina Pilates administrator to do a record breaking class for Comic Relief, (Ok, so it was a little fib to declare myself fully fit) but the point is I have confidence I will be by then and being part of 1200 individuals all doing a Pilates class will be awesome and truly inspiring. In truth the challenge was one I couldnt resist. Once again I'm reminded how Joseph Pilates work was so revolutionary and powerful not just to the individual but also to a group of like minded friends, colleagues and strangers...Perhaps I will expand the 100's into the 1200's!....now that really would be core power and a test of focus over fear!

Pilates on All....

Suzy
www.seraphinapilates.com