For Reflection…

Don’t think of someone as a body, but as a current of living energy.   – Mishima

For Reflection…

The important thing is not to live, but to live well.   – Plato

For Reflection…

Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back.  The moment one definitely commits oneself then Providence moves too.  All sorts of things occur to help one that would otherwise never have occurred.  Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it.  Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.     – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

For Reflection…

Be soft in your practice.  Think of the method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall.  Follow the stream, have faith in its course.  It will go on its own way, meandering here, trickling there. It will find the grooves, the cracks, the crevices.  Just follow it.  Never let it out of your sight.  It will take you. …

New Beginners Pilates Classes 2017!

For September 2017 Claire is delighted to offer a dedicated course for beginners to Pilates. Insole Court, located in an attractive park on the western edge of Llandaff, provides a calm and tranquil atmosphere. There are good public transport links and plenty of free parking in the grounds. There is also an excellent café. The course will begin on Monday …

A bit of whimsy

  In the world of Pilates I am a cat, a clam, a dog, an archer, a swimmer, a flyer, a cockle, a warrior, a windmill… but I am always myself.   I am propelled and uplifted by a balloon above my head, While I breathe, my ribs become a bell. I gaze into the distance and concentrate on balance …

For Reflection…

We are all affecting the world every moment, whether we mean to or not.  Our actions and states of mind matter, because we are so deeply interconnected with one another. – Ram Dass

For Reflection…

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us.   – Ralph Waldo Emerson