🫶🏻 BLESSED 🩵 Life is beautiful. And it’s challenging. And it’s incredible. And it’s brutal. It is the totality of opposition sometimes in the same hour or day. But man am I BLESSED or what! This little boy chose ME to be his Mama! Me!!! Prior to having Austin I thought I “got it”, but I had no idea lol Besides the joy that Austin brings me every single day, what I have also loved is how women have gathered, banded together, bonded together. Sitting down at the beach this morning with just Austin and I. I sat him on the towel where I could see him and raced into the water quickly, got wet and got out, you know, the “mum” speed that everything gets done these days. In the space of sitting down there for half an hour I had two beautiful women, women I did not know, offer to sit with my son whilst I had a swim. Truly, so kind, so beautiful. The kind of offer that only a fellow Mama really offers another. That kind of offer of, I’ve been there my love, let me help you. It truly made my day and made me feel so held and supported. It really is all the small moments, particularly in this season of my life that are bringing me such joy. #motherhood #womensupportingwomen #beachdays #motherson #sisters #weallneedhelp #grateful

🩵 Showing up for me so I can show up for him ✨ He is all my reasons. If I show up for me, if I make the time to look after me with exercise and good food, I am the best Mama I can be for my son. Everything I now do, is for Austin. There is no great privilege. No greater honour that has ever been bestowed upon me, than this gift of being his Mum. And I’m going to do a darn good job of it. He is all my reasons, today, tomorrow, always. #sahm #motherhood #pilates #contrology #classicalpilates #strong #reformer #wundachair #postpartum

🩷 The sisterhood wound and doing things differently in todays world as Mothers 🫶🏻

SISTERHOOD Many sacred rites of passage for women and the coming together of women, supporting each other with rituals and ceremonies have been lost over the years of a heavily dominant patriarchal society. I’ve noticed in myself and in the women in my life, a slow reclamation of sisterhood, of ceremony. Maybe it’s the season of life I’m in, maybe it’s the way the world is remembering that these rites of passage, this passing down of wisdom and experience is how we have always done it. It’s how we thrive. It’s how the next generation also thrives. Tribe. Community. Connection. I am guilty of “I can do it all myself” attitude for a LONG time. And really, I can do A LOT myself and am proud of my independence. But I think even that thought process and pride in that quality is still quite a masculine driven way of thinking because in the last year, having the help from women in my life, the love and support of women in my life for me and for my son, has been THE most beautiful experience of letting go, surrendering, trusting, and being held. It has been at its base, complete utter connection. It was something I didn’t even realise I was missing until I had it in my world. So to be on the giving end now of this ceremony, a beautiful mother’s blessingway for a very beautiful and special lady is just magic. I have traversed, am still traversing, this season, this transformation through matrescence, and to gather with other women to honour the rite of passage of another lady stepping into this portal fills me with such deep emotion and happiness remembering how it felt when I was honoured in this way. So here’s to remembering our feminine essence as women, remembering our power as women, and reclaiming sisterhood 🫶🏻💃 #sisterhood #blessingway #mothersblessing #connection #womensupportingwomen #mother #mama

The ways in which we can earn have changed massively with technology - I’m not leaving that on the table for my family ❤️👶🏼 #sahm #shampoo #pilates #incomestream #business #womeninbusiness

LOOKING BACK When I opened Inhale Pilates as a young and green 26 year old, I did so with the thought in the back of my mind that this would be the perfect way of earning an income doing something I love that I could easily work around a family. But years passed by and I saw clients and friends come and go with their announcements and their beautiful big bellies housing first babies, second babies and even third. Whilst I was thrilled for them, as each year passed it became harder to not let my sadness overwhelm me for the baby I so longed to call my own. I read all the books. I listened to all the podcasts. I saw alllllllll the people. I went through surgery after surgery and IVF desperately hoping the NEXT thing would give me my beautiful baby. In the end it did. But he came in his own timing, on his own terms. His birth was no different, born at 42 + 4 after 4 days of labour. I loved my commercial studio I had for 7 years, and I love the community that grew there. But man do I love being Austin’s Mum so much more. I can have it all. Just maybe not all at once. And maybe in the future another space of bricks and mortar will call my name. But right now I’m in the best season of my life, being his Mama, I’ve never felt more ME. #sahm #motherhood #pilates #contrology #classicalpilates #strong #reformer #postpartum

MONAT - How to start and where is this business going in Australia?

Self care for self preservation ✨ #pilates #wundachairwednesday #wundachair #ladderbarrel #selfcare #strong #postpartum

EVOLUTION Life is always moving. Changing. I’ve pivoted with it. Things I dreamed of I chased. Things I pined for I waited (sometimes very impatiently). Life isn’t slowing down or stopping. We have seasons, reasons and multiple versions of ourselves in this lifetime. I’m in my favourite season and every day it’s such a blessing to be a Mama ✨❤️

As I watched all my nearest and dearest falling pregnant with their first babies, then second babies and so on, I PINED for my own motherhood journey, a little baby of my own to love in a way I couldn’t of at that time even imagined, now that I know that magnitude first hand. I went through multiple surgeries and IVF and in the end my little boy surprised me all on his own. I moved my studio of almost 7 years home to accomodate the reduced workload and overheads I could no longer accomodate in order to spend as much time drinking up the days of being Austin’s Mama. We willingly change so much of our lives and identities as women and mothers, without a second of looking back because everything looking ahead as a Mum is so much sweeter. But joining this business as a second income stream for me not only helps me in being the one to raise my baby and cherish these precious and fleeting moments together, but it also gives me back a small slice of who I am outside of Mum. To feel beautiful and tended to in a way where my values are upheld with low tox functional products, that also provide a lifestyle for me and my boy. I can be it all, Mum, Pilates Teacher, and still take care of my physical appearance without it leaving less of me for the one who matters most. #shampoodealer #shampoogirl #monat #heallth #lifestyle #sahm

2024 let’s do this 👏🏼 💪🏼 #pilates #mindset #training #mastery #wundachair #strong #2024

My BIGGEST year yet ❤️ So much love, friendships, expansion and my greatest gift of all - my Austin ❤️ Thank you to everyone who played their part in my beautiful year and thank you to Austin for choosing me as your Mama 🥰

My first reel - “my” Pilates practice with good friends online. A good practice evolves with you. Mine certainly has through life, pregnancy and now postpartum with a 4 month old ❤️

S W A N 11th exercise in the classical Reformer order. 1st exercise in the Long Box 1 series. Back extension. Hip extension. For me, I find arching relatively easy, there is a long built up facility of this in my body. But I have seen many of my clients, through genuine patience, persistence and commitment to their work, significantly change their spine shapes and condition throughout the whole method. Message - if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again ❤️ Or as Mr Pilates best said it: “A few well designed movements, properly performed in a balanced sequence are worth hours of sloppy calisthenics or forced contraction”. 📸 @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #pilatesreformer #stretch #classicalpilates #truetosource #reformer #classicalpilates #classicalequipment #classicalteacher #swan

C O N T R O L O G Y Like any good athlete, the quality of the equipment or tools they have at hand, can change the quality of their craft for better or worse. It can be an entirely different game as a result. Pilates is no different. Pilates was never called Pilates, until after Joe died. Joe named his body of work CONTROLOGY, and as a result of beautiful craftsmanship and appropriate consultation with those who knew Joe’s work first hand, wa la - we have this incredible equipment on hand @contrology.bb The dimensions of this 80” reformer are as it was when Joe created his original reformer. The experience of the exercises is true to the original way they were taught largely because of the specifications of the apparatus. Having changed from contemporary to classical equipment, I have clearly noticed that the equipment itself informs my client’s bodies or they figure it out for themselves before I even jump in to cue or assist because of the feedback of the equipment. Grateful for the evolution of my learning and my love for this work. 📸 @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #pilatesreformer #stretch #classicalpilates #truetosource #reformer #classicalpilates #classicalequipment #classicalteacher

T R I B E At the end of this week I get to venture north and although I’m looking forward to warmer weather, swimming in warmer parts of the ocean, and having a small holiday for the year. Really, what I am most excited about is the “why” behind my trip, and that is to spend time with my tribe of friends I met last year and meet my mentor Wade @properpilates in the flesh. We will get to move together, learn together and ultimately “do the work”. But have a laugh whilst doing it. This wonderful man has held huge learning and personal space for me and provided guidance in creating some very big changes at the studio this year, ultimately altering my business model and the way in which we learn and move at Inhale Pilates. Wade has been instrumental in teaching me the original way Joe ran his studio and a way that WORKS. I’ve seen it in Wade’s space, as well as many others in Australia and across the world, and I’m excited to see it all coming together at Inhale. A model in which the community at Inhale develop heathy independence and autonomy in moving within a system and a rock solid relationship with their body. Where my role goes far far away from instructor, even sometimes away from teacher, and ventures into the realm of coach. I’m excited to have already completed 6 months of the 2 year PP Immersive Coaching Program, and VERY excited to give my friend and mentor a big hug this Friday! 📸. @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #pilatesreformer #stretch #classicalpilates #truetosource #shapes #snake

S Y S T E M Pilates is a complete system of exercises. Look at the Jackknife on the Mat and see it’s resemblance in Overhead on the Reformer. Look at the shape of the Double Leg Stretch on the Mat and see the exact shape in the 100 or Coordination. Initially, Pilates is learning shapes and choreography of course, but as you dive deeper into the system over time, you start to unpack more conceptual learning which ultimately yields you a skill for life and a place your body can always come home to. Skill acquisition in the studio isn’t just learning exercises but it is memorising your own program and maybe, eventually, the order of exercises on a particular piece of apparatus. It’s ok for the Pilates to not be perfect, let it be messy on some days, allow yourself some grace if you forget what comes next, it’s all good, but remember that part of the process is this continual development and growth as a mover within this system of exercises. Even so, along this journey, we’ll all get sick at some point (as I have been), maybe we’ll have surgery, or any number of things with our bodies over the years, and we will again have to rebuild. But there’s the beauty of the system - we have this to always come back to, to lean into this process and rebuild our strength, endurance and fitness once again. 📷 @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #apmamember #level4member #pilateseducation #classicalpilates #truetosource #classicalorder

S H A P E S Round. Flat. Side bend. Extension. Flexion. Above all - we want LONG. We want TWO WAY STRETCH. Keep these principles in mind next time you’re moving in the studio. We are back open from Tuesday 11th January. New year. Fresh start and continued growth for us all. See you in the studio! With love, Lauren x 📷 @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #apmamember #level4member #pilateseducation #classicalpilates #truetosource #backbend

2 0 2 2 I’ll keep this short and simple, symbolic of the simplicity I intend on creating in my personal life and Inhale’s over the coming year. May we all find gratitude for the small things, the small wins, and the small moments. May 2022 bring us all nourishment in all its forms for good health, slowness and simplicity in life’s daily moments, love in all its shapes and forms, and quality over quantity in everything we undertake and consume. Thank you for being here, as part of my world. You are loved and appreciated. Here’s to a fresh new year and all the many shades that are to come over the coming 365 days. Let’s take it one day at a time and squeeze all the delicious juice out of each day of our one wild, (short), and precious life! With love, as always, Lauren x 📷 @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #apmamember #level4member #pilateseducation #classicalpilates #truetosource

H E R I T A G E This last year I have committed to my practice more than ever. I have devoted myself to honouring the heritage and the history of the classical system developed by Joseph Pilates. I have been privileged enough work with a smart, generous and intelligent 2nd generation teacher and am excited to start my two year immersion program with Wade in January 2022. In just a short period of time I have seen my body start to change, to regain its strength and regain its shape. But not only have I seen the effects physically, I have been reminded that the method is more than a physical program, it’s a way of life. It teaches resilience, patience, persistence, commitment, responsibility, and offers up community. It has always been a way of coming home to myself. Contrology goes beyond being a program of physical movements, separate body parts and “working out”, and extends out into being a holistic wellness program, just as Joe wanted it, to enhance Mind, Body, and Spirit. I’m freaking proud of this shape in my Teaser beautifully captured by @hayneshayley - the lift, the shared curve of the Teaser and the reach! Grateful to my body for its ongoing commitment to progress and persistence. 📷 @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #apmamember #level4member #pilateseducation #classicalpilates #pilatesteaser #truetosource

C O M M U N I T Y After another long lockdown, we are thrilled to be reopening Inhale’s doors from Monday 18th October. We have taken all necessary steps to make the studio clean, welcoming and safe for you, our community, actions we have always prided ourselves on for 5 years now. Like many businesses, despite a relative financial standstill, we have invested A LOT, in the business and in ourselves during this time. We know you always have and will continue to feel and recognise the unparalleled service that Inhale offers. It’s important that we remember to be kind, and to have compassion, to ourselves and others going forward. Many of you may not have moved in some time, so take things slowly, lovingly build back up and take steps at your own pace forward to be systematic in your movement skill learning. Lastly, thank YOU so very very much, from the bottom of our hearts, for being there. Through two consecutive years of lockdowns and stress and community distance - here you still are. Thank you, our loyal, committed and loving community. Thank you ❤️ Lauren x 📸 @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #contrology #classicalpilates #apmamember

P R E S E N C E Despite not having access to our community within the walls of the Inhale studio, we have taken our presence online and maintained our connection to both self and others. Please join us during lockdown virtually via Zoom on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9-10am. Bookings via MindBody or DM to join. It would be our absolute delight to move you and move with you 🤎 📷 @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #lockdownnsw #movementasmedicine

L O A D All Pilates apparatus provides strength and conditioning through the use of spring resistance. As the spring stretches, the load of that spring exponentially increases. This provides consistent information for the body’s neuromuscular system and offers adaptability education with the constantly changing load environment. You are constantly receiving proprioceptive feedback from the apparatus, allowing the springs to breathe with controlled smooth movements, moving the carriage from your centre as the initiation of all movements extends out to the extremities. The equipment educates your neuromuscular system HOW to move and takes your joints through full range of movement, offering increased flexibility and mobility. Pretty ingenious stuff right! To think that Joseph Pilates engineered this equipment over 100 years ago and the fact that it has, in the purist world, remained unchanged during that time, astounds me. Sadly, I have seen many instructors and studios today improperly educated about the use of the Pilates equipment, having done minimal or substandard courses, using it like an overpriced glorified leg press and calling goodness knows what they’re doing, Pilates. I am passionate about my roots, passionate about honouring the Pilates method as it was designed and as it was taught originally, and offering our clients an educated and refined movement experience in a peaceful and mindful environment. If you are looking to undertake Pilates training, please don’t hesitate to reach out. @austpilatesmethodassn and @pilatesitc are the two courses I recommend that offer the best Pilates training with exception pathology and anatomy education. 📷 @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #apmamember #level4member #pilateseducation

BE BE. HERE. NOW. Wherever you are on your journey. Wherever you are in your body. Wherever you are in your life. Simply be. Sit with it, be present and really stay in the moment. Stay in the moment with your breath, marry that in with your movement and magical things will unfold. By being present we allow a somatic journey of movement to take over whereby you are really treasuring each moment and fine tuning your movement like art. Not from a place of judgement or perfectionism. But purely to experience the entirety of the moment in its whole form. This is the application of the Pilates method. 📷 @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #pilatesreformer #stretch #cadillac #pilatesstudio

2 0 2 0 Bidding farewell to the last 365 days. What a year! It has been full of a lot of hardship, adversity, questions, unknowns, fear and tears. But, we have also seen solidarity, love, support, friendship, lots of walking.... and community. The community of Inhale has held me up at times I struggled to place one foot in front of the other this year and for that I am eternally grateful. Within the Inhale community, 20% of people have lost a loved one this year. As a wider community our local families have had loved ones take their own life and astronomical numbers of people struggle with their mental health. This year has been anything but kind to so many people. But what Kiama as a town and the Inhale group of clientele does best, is community. This year we have seen just how strong that community can be and I am proud to have 4 walls within it, where people can be held, listened to and supported in their times of need. This year, like all years, I have seen the beauty of humanity, I have seen the good in people, I have seen beautiful and exciting chapters arising for so many people I adore. Engagements, birthdays, pregnancies, babies, business adventures and house purchases and builds. It is an incredible joy to share in these momentous and wonderful times with people I so dearly love. So here’s to looking forward to 2021. My wish for us all is to celebrate the small victories, to count our blessings, however small, each and every day, to move our bodies from a place of love, to get into nature as often as possible, to appreciate the wonderful people in our life, to strive and drive towards worthy goals and aspirations, but to never forget to be grateful for the present moment. Thank you for standing by me personally and supporting Inhale throughout both our ups and downs this year. I genuinely mean this, I really do not think I could have done it without your love and support. Let’s go 2021! I’m ready for you! Happy New Year my dear friends. All my love, as always... Lauren x 📷 @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiama

M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S From my family to yours. Thank you to all of our community for your love, support, walks, coffees, hugs, conversation, guidance, honesty, loyalty and friendship this year. You have made an at times painful and challenging year bearable, and in the good times you have made them truly great. I am SO grateful for all of you. From my heart to yours, thank you. We are taking a well deserved break for two weeks with the studio reopening on Monday 11th January. We can’t wait to see you in the new year. Take care of yourself, and your loved ones. Tell those you care about you love them, hug those closest to you and be grateful for all the small blessings - there are many even in this year. Love you all as always, Lauren x 📷 @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #christmas #covid19 #cya2020 #relax #rejuvinate #holidays

E X P R E S S I O N “Our movement expresses our life” - @bonniebainbridgecohen 📷 @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #contrology #classicalpilates #apmamember

B E H E R E N O W “Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the pursuit of any worthwhile endeavour” - Joseph Pilates 📷 @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #apmamember #pilatesstudio #rowingseries #movementismedicine #joepilates

C H A N G E Change happens through movement and movement heals. I have seen it in my clients, I have experienced in my own body and I truly believe there is no greater method of change than being IN ones own body fully aware and conscious in a movement environment such as that of a Pilates studio. The history behind Joe’s creation of his method is, in part, unknown. But what is heavily proposed is that it developed from a need to offer mindfulness, ill say that again, MIND-FULL-NESS. To be present to all senses. To remain steady in ones mind as if steadiness in ones body married into ones mind. To be so elegantly internally focused that all else external fades away. I am still in awe at how a method created by one man can erupt into a worldwide evolution of millions. Joe would be so proud. There is something in the method that one can’t describe that keeps us all coming back. Is it the constant process of evolution both physically and mentally towards “mastery”? Is it the depth of presence one feels with themselves during such context? Is it the art involved with movement? The never ending challenge and striving towards movement mastery? I feel Joe himself describes it best - “Contrology is the complete coordination of body, mind and spirit”. Personally, I come home to myself through the Pilates method. Ah, the unity! 📷 @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #contrology #classicalpilates #apmamember

F A T H E R Happy Fathers Day to all the Dads, the men who are yearning to be Dads, those who’ve lost their Dads, those who fill the role of Dad. Here’s to celebrating you - your masculinity, protection, unwavering love and your courage. Thank you to all of my surrogate Dad’s in the studio. Thank you for the education, the “Dad” jokes and the advice and support. Grateful to know good and honest men. 📷 @hayneshayley #fathersday2020 #father #dad #spring #masculine #protector #pilates #pilatesreformer #shortboxseries #stretch #strengthen #core #pilatesstudio #boutiquestudio #balancedbody #hfindustries

F E E D B A C K The Pilates equipment is designed to offer neuromuscular feedback in a way that is beneficial for enhancing greater somatic awareness and learning. Joseph Pilates truly was a man 100 years ahead of his time. What genius to design such pieces of engineering appropriate to bodies not only 100 years on but even more so than when the equipment was innovated in the first place. ”Doing” Pilates is not just about “doing” the exercise. It’s about “being” somatically in the exercises and “being” with the journey of execution. Listening to the cues from your teacher, feeling the communication lines in your body, and marrying the flow of breath in with movement like meditation. I repeat this over and over again for good reason - Pilates is not just about throwing your limbs around and getting to the destination of the choreography. It’s fine tuning your alignment dynamically through movement and forming union with your body. And that is bloody hard work! Presence is required. Listening is needed. Being content with the process of that learning. Some days it’s not always “pretty” but it’s about the process. Synonymous with life really. The polarity. Putting the work in the body takes time and the evolution of that process is something to marvel at. 📷 @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #apmamember #pilatescadillac #feetinstraps #springs

D E T A I L S It’s all in the small details. The way you generate elongation and decompression up against gravity and spring tension, the activity on your arm and hand placement pressing down in opposition, the flow of your breath and as a result of the movement. Pilates is not just a series of choreography. It’s all in the details. Just like life is the same. This year has not just been about a virus that has stopped the economy and placed us in a health crisis. It has allowed us to stop, to reevaluate what is meaningful and what deserves to stay in our lives, what details we want to keep and what needs to go. It’s in the day to day of how we treat each other, of how we hold space for others, what relationships we value, what movement we place in our day, the books we read, the energy we surround ourselves with. Pilates is the same. The small details make the big picture either meaningful or not. Pilates is synonymous with life. How I do Pilates is how I want to do life - with intent, with kindness, and with authenticity. 📷 @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #smalldetails #apmamember #decompression #kindness #spreadkindnesseverywhere

G R A C E Grace is moving your body through space in an elegant and controlled manner, being so specifically in control of your motor patterns and finesse of movement. Doing. Repeating. Doing. Repeating. Ingraining the grace by which you move in your neuromuscular feedback system so that it becomes habit. We are what we repeatedly do. Grace is being elegant, honourable and kind with your words and actions. Meaning what you say, and saying what you mean. Being loving and honest with others, and with yourself. Grace is holding your head up high in trying times. To have chaos moving around you but remaining centred and grounded in who you are, what you stand for and what you offer to the world. How can you bring more grace into your life? 📷 @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #rotation #cadillac #trapeze #pilatescadillac #lateralflexion

YOU “Let the beauty of what you love be what you do” - Rumi I. Love. What. I. Do. I live it. I breathe it. I emulate it. I teach approximately 50 hours of face to face group and private’s, equating to roughly 100 clients every week. To be the best possible teacher I can be I ensure I maintain my own practice. Currently it’s not much due to my heavy workload. BUT it’s consistent. Every week on a Sunday I have a beautiful 90 minute mentoring session that sets my energy for the week ahead and puts THE WORK into my body. I practice what I preach and believe so heartily in the work I offer to the world through the Pilates method. Find what sets your soul on fire and offer it up as your gift to the world ❤️ 📷 @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #apmamember #back #extension #extensors

W O M E N A little late in the week on this one but #challengeaccepted I am so very lucky to be surrounded daily by strong, independent, driven and above all KIND women both in and out of the studio. Thank you for the nomination @amyfriendmanton @livvyyeatman1 @louiseloadernutrition and thank you to the women who have straightened my crown this year 👑 📷 @hayneshayley #womensupportingwomen #queen #pilates #pilatesstudio #gratitude #sisterhood

M O V E M E N T There is NO bad movement. Only movement done badly. I embody this statement every day in the studio with my clientele and is something I preach and practice in my day to day life. Running is not bad. Squatting is not bad. Jumping is not bad. Cycling is not bad. I encourage you to step away from labelling exercises or movements as either good or bad, but rather asking yourself “is this therapeutic for my body when done WELL?”. i.e. Do I currently have the correct bio mechanical efficiency to execute this well? Is my musculoskeletal system balanced in such a way that this movement is not exacerbating dysfunction current in my body? Our body and our joints are designed to move in ALL directions! Spinal flexion, spinal extension, rotation, lateral flexion, hip extensions, hip flexion, external rotation, internal rotation etc etc. What you need is a qualified movement therapist to assess where your default patterns, your preferences and your restrictions are to then prescribe what will be therapeutic for your body to improve its movement efficiency and function. For example, if you spend most of your week in whatever movement you engage in doing 100’s of squats or cycling on your bike 100km every week (both predominantly in hip flexion) and not encouraging a balance of any hip extension in your program - you are eventually going to encourage a very unhappy pelvis, back and body! Quality over quantity, as well as balance is what we want to see! Balanced movement engagement, balanced musculoskeletal systems and balanced and functional breathing! Come and see us for an assessment and let’s get your body moving WELL! 📷 @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #apmamember #movementengineer

S T U D I O With the booking system over 90% full for this coming week and almost 85% full for next week, please ensure you are booking in advance. The booking system allows you to get ahead up to 4 weeks in advance. We really don’t want you to miss out so ensure you get in early to secure your spot. In the near four years that Inhale has been a living breathing entity, I have never seen her so full! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your love, support and confidence in what we do at Inhale, especially our attention to detail at this current time. From my heart to yours - thank you ❤️ 📷 @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #covid19 #movementasmedicine #reformer #shortspine

C O N C E P T S A GOOD Pilates educator will teach you concepts, relationships and movement skills. It’s not the choreography, it’s the concepts that my clients learn in the studio in how they hold themselves in the real world - that’s where the magic happens. What they learn in the controlled microcosm of the studio and how they apply that to their day is where the change happens. Change happens through movement and movement heals. I’ll say that again - MOVEMENT HEALS. But that movement education needs to be sound, justified and therapeutic for THAT particular body. It needs to be thoughtfully designed and empathetically prescribed for that persons needs. Skilled movement practitioners can look at a body and visually observe what is needed in that body but it is absolutely a team effort between client and teacher. Is their skeletal system optimally aligned? Can they support their body using their deep system? Can their movement expand out from that depth? Is their breathing optimal and functional? Are they calm and present in their body? Looking at these concepts really promotes truly skilled movement and I personally love the challenge of aiming for mastery of this day to day. Some days are better than others, but that’s life. Can you see the relationship between what you see here in “Short Spine” and it’s relevance to “Rolling Like a Ball”, “Tower” and “Stomach Massage”. Observe the concepts and understand the WHY. Find what movement truly lights you up, enhances your happiness and promotes healing for you on many levels. Then do that regularly. Do it thoughtfully. And do it from a place of love. For me and my clients, Pilates is that answer. Pilates is truly healing for my body and for that of my clients. Thoughtfully prescribed movement is rare to see these days and I am proud to offer that at Inhale. 📷 @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #reformer #movementheals

A U T H E N T I C I T Y Be mindful who’s pitch you buy into. Be clever enough to see past pretty pictures and beautifully thought out words and determine for yourself if that person actually knows their stuff with what they’re selling or educating you about. I cannot encourage you enough - ask to see evidence and documentation of people’s training and qualifications before you sign up to their program, prescription or service. There is a lot of stuff on the market these days in all industries but respect your body enough, especially when buying into a service or product from the health industry, and equip yourself with the evidence to have trust and faith in that person that what they’re training you in, they have the education and up to date education at that, to sell you and to ultimately help you. The health and well-being industry has been diluted so heavily by people being great at marketing but not having the substance behind them to back up their craft. Now, in the current climate, more than ever, we need to vote with our dollar and value integrity and authenticity over great marketing alone. Does the individual or business undertake continued education? Do they stay up to date with the latest research? Do they prescribe information or advice to you within the scope of their training or duty or care, or do they step outside these boundaries? Sadly, I see a lot of supposedly great fancy choreography dished out in the Pilates industry from people who have done weekend courses, very basic or inadequate training or incomplete training whereby they have NO idea about pathologies, anatomy, biomechanics and contraindications. Seek out qualified, educated and passionate therapists to take you on the journey to better movement and wellbeing. I am a proud Australian Pilates Method Association Teacher, movement educator and engineer. I pride myself on staying up to date with the latest research and knowledge in my field and look at the body FIRST in front of me and then prescribe specific movement education. I’m damn passionate about quality over quantity, depth over distance, across all facets of my life, none more than movement prescription! *CONTINUED..

W E L C O M E Here at Inhale, you are free to be yourself. Unapologetically yourself. Come as you are. We have seen it all. Smiling, tears, laughter, nervous, excited, anxious, healthy, unhealthy, flexible, stiff, strong, deconditioned. . You are welcome in this space exactly as you are. Then we will do the work together. Inhale is a safe place for you to be only yourself. You will be held when needed, pushed when it’s time and motivated to take ownership of your habits and to DO. THE. WORK. . We want you to succeed. We want you to move better, feel better, smile more and love yourself. We’ll do it together. . Come exactly as you are. Welcome to Inhale Pilates. . 📷 @hayneshayley . #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #mobility #southcoastnsw #movementismedicine

E L E M E N T Find your element. Whatever it is. Notice what lights you up. Notice the practices that bring you joy. Notice when you smile and your heart feels full. Notice these moments. Follow that. For me - My passion is my purpose. It’s a practice I have refined and nurtured and worked really bloody hard at. I genuinely love what I do. But I love the practice itself as a student also. There is always more to explore. More to be present with, less judgemental of myself about, and more corners to enquire about. . Seek those that fan your flames. Also, find what lights you up. Chase that, and you’ll find your joy. . 📷 @hayneshayley . #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch

T H A N K Y O U This last week has been the biggest week the studio has ever seen in her 3.5 years. I cannot thank you all enough from the bottom of my heart. To be essentially at a stand still for 3 months is incredibly daunting but to open the doors to an absolute flood of love, support and bookings makes it all worthwhile. Thank you as always for standing by our side. With love always, Lauren x . 📷 @hayneshayley #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #repopening #staysafe #keepmoving

J O Y On the 23rd March, when my life retrospectively imploded in a single day, I lost a number of things (or so I thought) and like many businesses, everything for me became incredibly uncertain. . What got me up, got me out of the house and gave me more certainty and purpose were my clients, friends and the community that is Kiama. They offered their time, their homes, their coffee, their paddle boards, their conversation, their ears and their time. They gave me certainty when my reservoir was empty. For this I must certainly be the luckiest lady on the planet to have people to hold space and love for me when I was so unsure. . Four years ago when I was in the throes of a new building fitout and was envisioning exactly what Inhale had the potential to become, what really resonated was the saying “build it and they will come”. I envisioned Inhale as a movement sanctuary and a place for connection. I wanted Inhale to go beyond a biomechanical, movement and anatomical transformation for people, but rather offer a space to connect - to self, and to community. Nothing could be more factual in what she has evolved into. . I know many clients have formed such close friendship circles within the walls of Inhale that they may otherwise not have had the opportunity or the space to meet. I have seen Inhale hold space for people at times in their life when they need that the most. I am so proud of what a 52 square metre space can create in the lives of those who visit and I am so privileged to be a part of that process. If there is anything I am supremely proud of in my 32 years, it’s what Inhale has matured into. I believe, that we are just getting started. . I have seen exactly that just today, clients returning borrowed equipment, chatting with each other and discussing their excitement for the studio reopening this week. One of my beautiful clients even brought me a lunch pack for my busy week ahead! I have received endless emails, texts and calls from people saying how much they miss the studio and being a part of the community there, how they can’t wait for her to reopen. . CONTINUED IN COMMENTS...

R E O P E N I N G We are back on Monday 15th June! . The timetable will return as normal with a couple of small tweaks and changes. Inhale will continue to maintain the long held standards of hygiene and cleanliness during this time with extra measures put in place to ensure the safety of the Inhale community. . I cannot wait to lay eyes on you all. With love and virtual hugs - Lauren x . 📷 @modphotographyaustralia . #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #resilience #community #covid19

P I L A T E S Continue learning. Expand your knowledge vigorously and continuously. As William Shakespeare best put it “A fool thinks himself to be wise but a wise man knows himself to be a fool”. My thirst for knowledge of movement and anatomy is never quenched. It is this passion that makes my work so successful. Taking inspiration from mentor @jordanbeinhorn who quoted Wendy LeBlanc Arbuckle “The possibility of Pilates can be a continuum for looking deeply within our felt sense, being willing not to judge, inspiring us to embody ourselves and celebrate a truly unique moment”. . 📷 @modphotographyaustralia #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #physicalfitness #cadillac #joepilates #stretch

R E S I L I E N C E noun - “The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness” . Never have I been asked to call on my mental reservoir of strength more than in the last 6 weeks to carry me through without falling apart (too much). Change is the one thing that is guaranteed in life but when all things that should be stable literally fall away from beneath you, all at once... in the same day - you really learn to determine what kind of stuff you’re actually made of! Resilience isn’t only credited to the stuff you’re made of, but it is also a true reflection of the support network you have nurtured and built around you - this is the biggest reason I have been able to overcome the adversity of the last 6 weeks. Communication has also played an enormous role. Having the vulnerability to reach out to loved ones and let them know “I’m struggling”. Without these two things, in conjunction with my own character and strength, I would of fallen to pieces these last 6 weeks. . Find your tribe - love them hard. . 📷 @hayneshayley . #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #beachyoga #beachpilates

M O T H E R The strongest word in the dictionary! No one compares to her strength, resilience, unwavering love and selflessness. Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mothers, The Step Mother’s, The Grandmothers, Those who have lost their beautiful Mothers, The Women who want to be Mothers, The women who don’t but fill such a matriarchal role in the lives of those around them, here’s to celebrating the magnificent being that you all are. . I watch many of my clients step into the role of motherhood, and just love seeing their world and their identity evolve into something so much greater than they ever knew possible. This isn’t new to any of you - but I absolutely can’t wait to be a mother. Until that time - here is to all of you beautiful and generously spirited women, and above all - here is to my beautiful Mum whom as I say every year, I am everything I am because you loved me ❤️ . #pilates #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch #happymothersday #mothersday2020

P I L A T E S Happy International Pilates Day! . Thankful everyday to call THIS work! . May we continue to move our bodies mindfully, married with breath and with a bit of fun along the way 😉 . 📷 @modphotographyaustralia #pilates #internationalpilatesday #pilatesaustralia #health #wellbeing #wellness #fitness #mindfulness #mentalwellness #physicalwellness #breath #strength #flexibility #kiamansw #isolation #stayhome #pilatesreformer #stretch

B E F O R E Before everything changed. When the studio was full of beautiful kind people. When bodies could move in an enclosed space of community. When we could hug goodbye. Oh how we will appreciate the small things when we can enjoy them once again. . 📷 @modphotographyaustralia . #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #iso #stayhome #covid_19 #community

S L O W Been doing a lot of this lately. Walking. Ocean. Friends. Talking. Walking. FaceTime. Reading. Walking. Beach. Friends. Walking. . And it’s been wonderful. Glimmer of silver lining in the current climate. . Miss you all and can’t wait to see the studio filled with the GOOD people that are my clients very soon ❤️ . 📷 @hayneshayley . #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #covid_19 #isolation #reflection #stayhome

O N L I N E S T U D I O LAUNCHING SOON! . #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #onlinefitness #onlinepilates #pilatesonline #covid #isolation

L E T G O • “Let go. Let go of how you thought your life should be, and embrace the life that is trying to work it’s way into your consciousness.” - Caroline Myss • 📸 @hayneshayley • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #isolation #ocean #beach Pilates #beachyoga #stayhome #covid

BE Times are changing, rapidly. We are having to pivot and adapt to these changing times on a physical, psychological and emotional level. We are being asked to LEVEL UP! I haven’t smiled like I am in this photo in a good couple of weeks - to be really raw and honest I’ve felt a bit lost and disorientated with all that has been going on. Being a big empath I’ve FELT everything really sensitively and have taken the last two weeks to hibernate and reflect. It has been incredibly worthwhile and I highly recommend you devote some time to do the same to reflect on what was working for you, what wasn’t and how you envision your life to look when this time has passed. Use this time wisely - we will NEVER have it again. What a silver lining to be called home to spend time with loved ones, to read, to learn, to evolve and to BE. • I am offering virtual 1:1 sessions and have been working hard to release online videos for you to move and practice at home. Keep an eye on your inbox, details to come! • Thank you to my community for all your love, kindness, support and COMMUNITY during this time: It was EVERYTHING I envisioned Inhale would become over 4 years ago. Thank you for being a part of that. • 📸 Incredible photography by @hayneshayley #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #virtualpilates #onlineclass #onlinepilates #isolation #stayathome #community

S H O W I N G U P Ok I’m putting my brave big girl pants back on and getting myself together! • If anyone has a reformer at home and is wanting virtual classes right in the comfort of your home send me an email at lauren@inhalepilates.com.au and we’ll get this scheduled. • We are in this together! Please ask those you love, Are You Ok? • #support #unite #covid19 #pilates #pilatesreformer #mentalhealth #movement #mindfulmovement #love #kindness #empathy #friendship #family #health #wellbeing #pilatesstudio #pilatesathome #homeworkout

T O G E T H E R Together we will get through this. We will. What it looks like on the other side however is unknown. • I have made the decision with a very heavy heart to temporarily shut the doors of Inhale Pilates effective immediately to help reduce the spread of this dreadful virus. The amount of blood, sweat and tears that goes into building a business, only a fellow business owner really understands, and I am incredibly anxious about how the economy and our community will fare after all this is over. • We have never needed movement and mindful movement at that, more than we do now in these global times of stress and fear. Please know that I will try in whatever way I can to get this movement to you whether it is online, in the studio in a 1:1 setting if guidelines permit or perhaps outdoors adhering to social distancing rules. • I am so sorry. My clients are like family and I am struggling greatly in not being able to share a hug or a conversation with you all. But we all need to do our bit to get this pandemic under control and eradicate it from our communities. • I will remain in contact throughout this process and aim to be back up and running stronger than ever as soon as I can. • Thank you for your unwavering support during this time. • With love, Lauren | Founder X

W E L C O M I N G A U T U M N I LOVE summer, but I also love the transition into a new season. I find comfort in the coziness of the studio when it’s cold outside and love warming my body up from the inside-out. Goodbye to beach days but hello to snuggling under the covers on weekends and adding activewear layers (slowly to be removed upon commencement of class 😜). 📷 @hayneshayley #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #beach #summer #autumn #seasonaltransition #rachelgilbert #bombobeach

T H R O W B A C K T H U R S D A Y Taken two years ago from a shoot with @modphotographyaustralia Pilates allows me to be IN my body. This is what allows me to thrive both physically and mentally. The mindfulness I gain from even a 20 minute workout on a busy day like today keeps my attention to detail high and my spirits lifted. What is it that Pilates does for you in your body? 📷 @modphotographyaustralia #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #movementasmedicine #pilatesmatwork #spinestretch

2019 Seriously what can I say - except thank you for the last 12 months. I have a thriving business surrounded by the most beautiful people that was built from the ground up and reached her 3rd birthday, I’ve been blessed to travel to New Zealand for the first time and snowboard the picturesque mountains, but above and beyond all of this, I took a huge gamble against fear and decided to open my periphery of comfort and in doing so met the love of my life. My world expanded even more when in October he asked me to be his wife, and now sitting in the airport of Dubai we have just concluded the most special month spending Christmas in England with his beautiful family. I believe in creating your reality with intention, but even I couldn’t of asked for a year comparable to the perfect one I have been blessed with this year. Life has ebb and flow and it’s not always wonderful but I thank my lucky stars for how near perfect this year has been for me and I’ve got a feeling that 2020 is going to be an absolute masterpiece! Thank you to all of my beautiful clients (friends) for everything you have brought to the studio this year in your energy, your smiles, your laughter and your love and support. I hope you always feel at home in the Inhale studio and always leave the door with a bigger smile than when you arrived. Here is to 2020 - May you all receive everything your heart desires, may you walk taller and feel stronger, and may you always know you are loved and supported, and that the doors of Inhale are always open for you. Please stay safe and love each other during these tumultuous climate and environmental challenges Australia. 📷 @hayneshayley #2019 #2020 #pilates #pilatesstudio #newyear #newyearseve #community #smallbusiness #pilatesreformer #yoga #beachyoga #mindfulness #breath #movementasmedicine #fitness #strength #flexibility #beach #lululemon

I N H A L E P I L A T E S Touching hearts, correcting movement dysfunction and creating better bodies since 2016. #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #cadillac #pilatestrapeze

F O R W A R D “Don’t look back - you’re not going that way.” There is a reason the rear view mirror is so small and the windshield is so big, where you’re heading is much more important than what you’ve left behind. Throw back to the very first photo shoot I held for Inhale in 2016. I was 27 years old and was ready for anything! Like all those who’ve gone before me in business, I would learn most of what I know now, not in books and journal articles, but through grit and grind in experience. So proud of how far Inhale as a brand has come, the beautiful clients I’ve been privileged enough to have step through the doors as well as the incredible team of staff I’ve been lucky enough to have to represent the brand. Here’s to looking forward to a very exciting future, with all of its unknowns. #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #quote #qotd #pilatescadillac #business #smallbusiness #brand

R E F O R M E R P I L A T E S Put a spring on it 😜 Our group reformer classes run 6:00pm Tuesday evening and 7:30an Thursday morning. Come and join us for a dynamic and fluid movement class designed to address the whole body! #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #reformerpilates #glutes #abs #summerbodyready

E D U C A T I O N Be mindful who’s advice you take! Seek movement practitioners that have reputable history within the industry. Anyone can go and do a weekend course in Pilates and call themselves a “Pilates Teacher”. In fact anyone can call themselves a Pilates Teacher and not have an evidence to support their background. The industry is sadly unregulated and it is YOUR responsibility to ask to see evidence of your teachers qualifications. Don’t just trust the advice of anyone when prescribing movement to your body, you put yourself in harms way by doing so. Find a practitioner who actually knows their stuff, knows their anatomy and biomechanics. And I mean REALLY knows their shit! Any joe blow can give you some pretty choreography but can they look at your body, see what it needs based on musculoskeletal dysfunction, breathing dysfunction and your specific goals and offer you movement to HELP you, not hinder you long term. It’s NOT the choreography! It’s the small moments in between, the finessing and refining of your alignment, your muscle recruitment patterns and marrying that in with optimal breathing. Stand in your power and ask the right questions, you only have one body and at Inhale it is the most important thing to us! I am a proud #apmateacher and am confident in the education and prescription offered to my clients. Don’t fall prey to savvy marketing strategies that use words such as “Clinical Pilates” or “Functional Pilates”, anyone who has any genuine biomechanics and movement education recognises that TRUE Pilates is ALL functional and it’s ALL Clinical! Every single body needs something, and it’s a “clinical” approach to recognising what that body needs to balance it out and offering that to the client through movement education! • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #apmamember #pilateseducation

W E E K E N D You’ve arrived! Happy Friday beautiful people ❤️ • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #tendonstretch #reformer

S P R I N G Warmer weather = more energy! Welcome back to the heightened motivation of fresh sea air and sun on your skin! What a time of year to live where we do and reap the benefits of exercising outdoors! The beauty of Pilates is that it can be done anywhere at any time and this makes it accessible for anyone. For me, moving my body is absolute key to feeling confident and empowered in my own skin, whether it’s walking my boy Marley, swimming in the ocean or Pilates on the beach. How do you like to enjoy the outdoors? • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #seekiama #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #matpilates #beachpilates #abs #glutes #selflove

P I L A T E S Tell us one thing you love most about what Pilates gifts you?!? For me, it’s the meditation in movement and how I carry myself in the world following an hour of purposeful movement ❤️ • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #wundachair #wundachairwednesday #healthcoach #womenshealth

T H R O W B A C K Throw back Thursday to 2017! Time flies when you’re having fun (and very busy!). • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #wundachair #wundachairwednesday #tendonstretch

R E P E T I T I O N We are what we repeatedly do. If you look around and see only negatives, your life will appear to be only negative; if you constantly slouch or tuck your tailbone, this will become your habitual posture; if you criticise others all the time, you will attract people around you who are also only negative. On the flip side, if you wake up every day and see the beauty around you however small, your life will feel beautiful; if you stand proud, aware in your posture and your movements, this will become your default; and if you speak kindly of yourself and others, kindness and love will follow you everywhere! Our thoughts become our words, our words become our actions, our actions become our habits, our habits become our values, and our values become our destiny! The choice is yours 🙏🏼 • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #iin #healthcoach #mindset

S E L F C A R E I am my best for others when I honour time for myself. This may mean a workout in the studio just on my own, a walk with my beautiful dog Marley, time spent swimming at the river or beach, or simply under a blanket with a good book. We need to fill our cup across all pieces of the pie - movement, nourishment, relationships, career and spirituality. Try and take a brief assessment of what part of the pie is currently lacking for you this week, and take one small step to add to that bucket. This only enhances all the other buckets which overflow into one another and into the circle around you. Self care is not selfish! How do you like to fill your cup? • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #abs -#plank #longstretch

P L A N E S Move your body in all directions, in all planes, on all days. In doing so your body will remain supple, strong and absent of pain and pathology. This is the key to longevity in body and in mind. We run sessions on 6 days of the week, no excuses, the longer days and warmer nights are coming! Come start your program with us today. • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #swissball #obliques

P L A Y Place more play in your day, and see how your perspective changes! • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #realmendopilates #pilatescadillac

H A M S T R I N G S Need to be both long and strong. Constant “tail tucking” behaviour posturally that I see A LOT in the general population creates short and tight hamstrings that never allow the pelvis then back into neutral. This has a follow on effect in creating imbalance all the way up and down the kinetic chain of the body with pressure put posteriorly on the lumbar discs, weakened and short abdominals as well as a forward position of the shoulders just to name a few. Any change that moves the body in one small area away from ideal alignment creates a wave of problems elsewhere. Mechanical and postural change is multifactorial and requires a multitude of approaches and awareness. This is why I LOVE what I do! Educating people about their bodies is so powerful! • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #hamstrings #bridging

S H A P E S Move the body in all planes, all directions on all days. Your body WANTS to move. The sedentary nature of 21st century is a BIG contributor to the numerous musculoskeletal pathologies I see day in and day out. Let’s come away from the fear and mentality that our bodies are fragile and start to get curious about movement and the potential of what our bodies are really capable of. • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #glutes #obliques #wundachair #wundachairwednesday

You are the creator of your destiny and it starts with the words you speak into your life. You can go as far as your mind let’s you. Extend your limits by opening your imagination to what is really possible for yourself. Welcome to a new week! • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #potential

T R I B E Find a network of people that love and support you, a group you can trust to guide you and lift you up in times of need. Because there are times that we ALL need that. The Inhale studio has become exactly that for many and I thank the universe every day I trusted - “build it and they will come”. Surround yourself with kind loving human beings and the good is enhanced to be incredible and the not so good is made to be just that bit easier. Tag a person below that you are grateful to have in your circle ❤️ • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #tribe #community #womensupportingwomen #bekind

M O T H E R Happy Mother’s Day to all the beautiful Mum’s out there. This day is for all of the women who fly the flag, those who’ve had beautiful children, those who are yet to but yearn for it, those who have lost children, those who have lost mothers, those with strained relationships with their children or their mothers, those who don’t want to be mothers themselves but fulfil the role in the lives of so many others. May you all recognise your soft power today, your beauty and your scars, your uniqueness and your effortlessness in your femininity and your strength. Of course, to my own Mother, as always - I truly am everything I am because you loved me. I love you beyond words. Tag a Mum you admire and love dearly below ❤️ • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #prenatalpilates #pregnancy #mother #mothersday

S E A S O N S Goodbye Summer, you were long and delightful. See you again in another few months, thank you for the memories. I find I’m often more drawn to the cosiness of the studio in the cooler months, I find it a place to recluse and nurture. Join us this week, sessions are filling up! • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #yoga #beachyoga #stretch

P I L A T E S Happy International Pilates Day! Pilates for me is that time whereby I get to really connect with myself. I get to be absolutely only in the present moment, just me and my body whereby I can be with my strengths, my imbalances, my weaknesses and my breath. I get to come exactly as I am and work towards moving better, breathing better, feeling better and it is a huge form of self care for me in my busy schedule. Very simply, I feel better after doing it and that in essence is what I look for in activities and people I associate with. Does it light me up and make me happy? Great! I’m going to do more of it! Tell us in the comments below how Pilates has positively changed your life and understanding of your body. We’d love to hear! • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #internationalpilatesday2019

T H R O W B A C K Lift and lengthen. Gravity will never let up. Pilates teaches you to defy and oppose gravity as its force continues to compress and test you. This is what I personally love about the craft and one of the many lessons that I see students of the method appreciate the most both posturally and aesthetically. • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #jackknife #shoulderbridge #glutes #abs

Y O U You are entirely up to you. The life that you live, your physical strength and condition, the food you nourish yourself with, the thoughts you think. This is all up to you, completely your choice and within your control. How will you fill yourself up today? As @daniellelaporte best asks - “How do you want to feel?”. Make choices based around that and see the magic unfold. • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #reformer #realmendopilates #nike

C U R I O U S Stay curious about the possibilities that life has in store for you. I try to stay curious about most things in life, open and ready to learn and understand. Curious about my body and the movements it can create, curious about people’s stories and what their behaviour means, curious about learning new things whether it be anatomical or philosophical, and curious about the unknown, what has not yet arrived, what is still yet to uncover and experience in the coming days, weeks and years of my life. Stay curious and see the world through the eyes of a child. Ask questions, be open, learn, observe, experience, make mistakes, try again. Happy Sunday! • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #wundachair #wundachairwednesday #josephpilates

T H R O W B A C K This is from nearly two years ago! Using my own movement and physical condition as inspiration. It’s a new week, a new month, a new day tomorrow! Find what offers you inspiration, those feel good activities and surround yourself with that in each moment! Here’s to a brand new week ❤️ • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #wundachair #wundachairwednesday

B R I D G E . “Love is the bridge between you and everything” - RUMI • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #yoga #beachyoga #lululemon

100’s My Pilates Instructor is the reason I have trust issues! • How many of you can relate? 😜 • ##pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #movement #abs #absworkout

R O C K I N G Tooouuuggghhhhh exercise to execute both mechanically and aesthetically. Requires good hip extension and strong hip extensors as well as an open anterior body (as you can see my pecs are needing a little more opening). Although beautiful to create shapes, a good teacher will recognise what small details are needed to build together the architecture to ultimately give the final product success. In the case of this particular tough exercise, opening the chest, strengthening the glutes and hamstrings through simple exercises like prone leg lifts and bridging will ultimately build you up to reach the final destination. Heres hoping your weekend was rockin’! • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #glutes #butt

G R A T E F U L I feel so fulfilled with the purpose and connection my work gives me. I’m so grateful for the people who open the conversation with me and feel that Inhale is a safe place that they can do this. Connection is so interrelated with longevity and we as humans are hot wired for that connection with others. We are tribal beings and connecting with others is incredibly important for our wellbeing. I consider this part of what Inhale offers, up there with the educated prescribed movement of Pilates. Grateful for the platform of community that Inhale as given me and the people that step through the doors each week, both teachers and clients. Finding those moments and things you are grateful for is also heavily linked with living a long and healthful life. Appreciating the little things and seeing the beauty around you is key. We do face challenges, often daily, but being able to see the big picture as well as the small details of wonder and delight, however small, is part of the equation to health and wellbeing along the path of life. So thank you, to all those who walk this path with me 🙏🏼 • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #tribe #community #conversation

B E N D I bend so I don’t break. Supple, mobile and strong joints and tissues move fluidly with you and support you throughout your day with whatever demands you place on the body. Balance is key, we need to balance our strength with flexibility and suppleness. Take care of your body and it will support you throughout your life. • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #realmendopilates

W E E K E N D We have been run off our feet these last couple of weeks between beautiful clients, courses and general day to day. You’ll find me here on the weekend, digesting the week and taking time out to slow down in order to gear back up again. Self care is a no-brainer to me. If I do not look after myself, nourish my body, read books, have alone time, a massage or simply a walk on the beach, I cannot give to others. It’s a non negotiable for me every single day, in particular on Sunday’s. What are your non-negotiable self care practices to nourish your soul? Tell me in the comments below 😘 • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #selfcare #selflove #yoga

P E R S P E C T I V E • “You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop” - Rumi. . Stop acting small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion ❤️ • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #ocean #swim #zimmermann

C O R E Your core is not holey and solely stimulated by a series of exercises. Exercises are built on something far more foundational that stimulates the core and those two things are alignment of your structure and your breathing. You can be following all your favourite gram accounts with people who are savvy with pretty words and pretty pictures who day “do this exercise and get your core working”, but if your alignment is out and your breathing is crap no amount of “core” exercises are going to get that system firing. What does this mean? Your muscles attach to bones, if these bones are out of their alignment, muscles are either too long or too short and when not at resting tension do not fire appropriately. EVERY SINGLE BODY IS DIFFERENT. If I get someone coming into the studio and they have stress incontinence, chances are, they are a constant tail tucker or butt clencher and they only chest breathe. Alignment influences muscles! Your pelvic floor attaches to your sit bones, if your sit bones are constantly clenched together your pelvic floor only knows a shortened state and contraction. Muscles need to be adaptable and diverse. Not always in one state, they need to both be able to contract and let go. No muscle works in isolation, except perhaps the diaphragm. So all this crap of teachers saying “engage your core” and “pull up your pelvic floor” is just rubbish, every single body is different and without an assessment and education about your specific body, please don’t buy into the general cues as they may do you more harm then good! See an educated practitioner and sift through the garbage. • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #pelvicfloor #womenshealth #pilatespractitioner #prenatal #postnatal #core

C H O R E O G R A P H Y Pilates is not just a sequence of exercises. It doesn’t come down to training organisation, style of teaching or whether you teach traditional or modern sequencing. At the end of the day if a teacher knows their anatomy, knows their physiology, knows mechanics, the choreography is so secondary to that. Find yourself an educated teacher who is taught pathology, contraindications to certain movements and anatomy, ask the right questions, ask your teacher specific anatomical questions and see how educated they are. Your body needs to be placed into safe hands, you only have one and that person you are handing your physical body over to, to prescribe exercise, must be educated enough to have the privilege of moving you safely and then moving you towards your goals. I see so many people who are very good at marketing their stuff and many people buy into it without knowing that the movements they are prescribing on their social media channel may not be suitable for you. Every single body is different, comes with its own story and experiences and needs to be treated as such. Take care of your body, it is the only place you have to house your soul during this lifetime, put your body into educated hands. • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness

S H A P E S Creating shapes since 2 0 1 3. • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #pilatescadillac #spine #movementasmedicine #smallbusiness #southcoast

P A S S I O N Find what you are passionate about. This photo is me purely and sweetly in my element, present in the exact moment of loving what I do. I love the connection with people, educating and inspiring better movement mechanics and enhancing people’s wellbeing, as well as providing a space for people to be held and heard. If you are not in work you are passionate about, that’s ok - start with small steps in the right direction, attend workshops and seminars about your curiosities and interests, network with people with a similar outlook on life and personal pursuits, find a community that gets your vibe and who’s vibe you also relate to. Small steps in the right direction add up to big results. Sometimes we need to just start “crowding out” the stuff that doesn’t light us up just like you would start to crowd out foods that don’t fuel you up in your diet. Dreams don’t work unless you do and as Rumi best put it “Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love - it will not lead you astray”. Your heart knows the way - run in that direction! • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #rumi #passion #career #smallbusiness #lovewhatyoudo

B E N D I bend, so that I don’t break. Fluidity, flexibility and balance in my body and in my life. This is my mantra for 2019. Although a Pilates practitioner, I have been a student of yoga for a long time and appreciate them both equally for the role they each play in my life. • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #yoga #beachyoga #lululemon

H A B I T S How you do one thing is how you do everything. You are what you repeatedly do and you are the sum of the top five people you spend most of your time with. Now tell me, what is it that you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #habits #success #abundance #entrepreneur

C O M M I T M E N T You cannot half arse being great. You cannot dip your toe in and wait to see what happens. Mastering a skill, craft, behaviour, relationship, whatever it is, requires your whole self. There is no room for grey. It requires application to the present moment that you spend delving into the practice. It requires courage. Everything you’ve ever wanted lies on the other side of fear. What is standing between you and your very best life? Chances are it’s one of two things, or possibly both - commitment and/or fear. Our comfort zone is safe. But by staying there we sometimes miss out on some of life’s greatest opportunities. Trust the process. As Rumi best said it, “Wherever you stand, be the soul of that place”. Jump all in. Whilst you are in the studio moving your body, marry your mind and body together. Whilst you are with your partner or friend, be there and look up from your device. If you have a dream, commit to every step along that journey and believe that what is meant for you will not miss you. Depth over distance. Dive right in. Every day is a brand new page in your 2019 book and you’re in charge of what comes next! • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #inspiration #commitment #dreams #movethroughfear

M A S T E R Y I am a lover of learning, a student for life. What applies in the studio, applies in life. Everything won’t always be perfect all the time. But the ability to continue in the pursuit of progress and presence is what we are striving for. I have “off days”, even as an avid practitioner of the method, just as you will too. But every day I show up in the best possible way I can and do. the. work. This is how we improve, get better and strive towards mastery. This applies in all fields of our life. Let the studio teach you things that are applicable outside a movement perspective and grow from there. As Joseph best put it - “Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavour”. • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #masteryourmind #mindfulness #presence

L O N G W E E K E N D You’ll find me here.... alllllll weekend 🙏🏼 • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #ocean #saltwatertherapy #soulcleansing #zimmermann #bikini

S T R E T C H Be. Here. Now. Sit in the stretch. Yield and find acceptance for where you currently are. The body is adaptable. Things will give and surrender. But breathe. Breathe yourself into the point of surrender. Take this learning out of the microcosm of the studio and into the world. Breathe. Surrender - Everything is as it should be. Happy hump day beautiful people 😘 • • • • #pilates #wellbeing #wellness #pilatesstudio #southcoast #kiamansw #pilatesinstructor #pilatesreformer #strength #stretch #flexibility #tribe #fitness #health #boutiquefitness #hipflexorstretch #hipflexors