How to Improve Adaptability Skills
To overcome challenges big and small, you need adaptability skills. Whether it's in the workplace or outside of it, learning how to adapt can help you thrive.
Do Less: A Short Guide
Many of us work in an endless stream of tasks, browser tasks, social media, emails, meetings, rushing from one thing to another, never pausing and never ending. What if we did less instead?
Strawberry Banana Smoothie
This refreshing strawberry banana smoothie recipe is the perfect healthy breakfast! It's lightly sweet, a little creamy, and totally satisfying.
New Year, New Moments, New Beginnings
Everyday has possibility for change and growth. Every day is a new start, or can be. Each moment is also a new beginning. Remind yourself of this each day, not just at New Year.
How to Make the Most of the Fresh Start of a New Year
Every year, January brings renewed optimism for change, for a better life, for a better you. And that’s a wonderful thing. It allows us to reinvigorate ourselves, to shed the baggage of the previous year and do anything. Anything is possible!
10 Ways to Survive the Holidays
The holiday season is a stressful time for so many reasons: your crazy relatives, sleeping in your old bedroom again, all the food…you know what I mean. The key to surviving the holidays – nay I say, thriving through the holidays -- is to be like a Boy/Girl Scout – always prepared!
Finding Joy in the Simple Moments
The sacred is all around us when we take the time to pause and notice. When we meet the simple moment with wholehearted attention we find this truth.
Lola Berry serves up a nutritious Broccolini rainbow bowl recipe
Did you know that half a cup of cooked Broccolini provides about a third of your recommended daily amount of immunity-boosting folate? Or that every standard-sized bunch of Broccolini accounts for two and a half of your five recommended daily servings of veggies?
Celebrating Summer Solstice – Simple Rituals For Midsummer Magic
The summer solstice, a time of warmth, celebration, and ripe abundance, invites us to pause and honour the sun at her peak, enjoy the earth’s generous bounty, and lean into the big, beautiful magic of the natural world.
It’s Summer - Do Pilates Outside!
Summer is a great time to add the outdoors into your workout routine. The warmer weather is the perfect time to take your Pilates routine, or something new, outside.
How Yoga Helps You Build Trust
What in the world does yoga have to do with trust?! It is an interesting result of our practice when we find that our self-trust grows as a result of time spent on the mat.
How to Start a Self-Care Routine You’ll Follow
Self-care means really listening to your body, taking moments to check in, intentionally tuning in to the thoughts going on in your mind, and challenging your behaviors and belief systems if things feel out of alignment in your life.
Does Pilates Improve Mental Health?
We all know that exercise is beneficial for our physical well-being, but did you know that it can also have a profound impact on our mental health? In this article, we’ll discuss the role of exercise in mental health, the specific benefits of Pilates, and how to incorporate Pilates into a holistic mental health plan. Let’s dive in!
The Mental Health Benefits Of Regular Pilates
In the hustle and bustle of modern living, the importance of maintaining good mental health has never been more paramount. While many are aware of the physical benefits of exercise, not everyone recognizes the profound mental health advantages – and with World mental Health Day on 10 October – we thought it was the perfect time to start the conversation.
Unlock the Health Benefits of Pilates with Soulful Fitness
Pilates is more than just an exercise routine; it's a comprehensive approach to improving your overall health and well-being. At Soulful Fitness in Lane Cove, we’re committed to helping you experience the myriad benefits of this powerful practice.
Pilates Changed My Life
After a serious injury that would have her shelve her favourite workout for at least a year, avid runner Faye James fell into a deep depression. But then she discovered Pilates, and her life changed.
'Helps with those winter blues': The benefits of Pilates in colder weather
From Lady Gaga to Miley Cyrus, reformer pilates has a long list of famous fans to its name – and it's not hard to see why. While it might be easier to sit on the couch under a blanket and watch Netflix when it's dark and stormy, pilates can be a way to get your body moving and reap the emotional and physical benefits.
6 Challenges in Life You Must Overcome to Become a Better Person
Life is an uncertain roller coaster. You can choose to embrace it and enjoy the ride, joyfully learning from your experiences along the way; or you can choose to rebel against all of life’s challenges, resenting every moment of your journey.
Challenge your mind and body to sharpen your thinking skills
Always learning new things, and staying busy with friends and favorite activities — is exactly what the experts say can help keep our thinking skills sharp. "Cognitive and social engagement have been shown to be protective against cognitive decline, whereas hearing loss, depression, and social isolation are associated with cognitive decline," says Dr. Kathryn Papp, a neuropsychologist and instructor in neurology at Harvard Medical School.