Gain Momentum Pilates with Nic Crocker

✨ NEW FRIDAY MORNING PILATES CLASS ✨

Have you been meaning to come back to Pilates, or waiting to start because our timetable hasn't quite worked for you?

We’ve added a brand-new class to the timetable!

Pilates with Esther
📅 Fridays
⏰ 9:30am – 10:30am

Esther will guide you through an hour of Pilates, helping you challenge yourself while also practising mindfulness and taking time to reconnect with your body.

Friday morning is the perfect time to move, reset and get yourself weekend-ready. If you’re someone who doesn’t work full-time and has Fridays off, this could be the perfect way to finish your working week.

✨ Release the stresses of the week
✨ Move your body
✨ Challenge yourself
✨ Take some time to connect within
✨ Head into the weekend feeling refreshed

So, if you’ve been waiting for the right time to come back, perhaps this is it! We’d love to see some familiar faces and welcome some new ones too. 💛

Book your Friday morning spot and get your weekend off to a wonderful start!
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💪 Ready to strengthen your low back?

If you've been following along with my first session of gentle stretches, it's time to start building some strength and stability.

If your low back or core is feeling weak, sore, or recovering from an injury, you can place a small piece of foam underneath your sacrum. This gently helps to tilt your pelvis into a more supported position, making it easier to maintain your pelvic floor connection.

This can be particularly helpful if you're new to core work. When your legs are lifted into tabletop, your core can fatigue quite quickly—and that's okay! We're here to gradually build that strength. 💛

Your progression:

1️⃣ Dead Bugs
Start here and focus on keeping your pelvis stable while you move.

2️⃣ Dead Bugs – Up/Up, Down/Down
Once you're comfortable, progress to moving both legs in a more controlled sequence.

3️⃣ Femur Arcs
Our next step is adding more movement while maintaining control through your pelvis and core.

Start with 4 repetitions of each exercise, or work until you feel your muscles beginning to fatigue. Take a short break, and perhaps revisit a couple of the stretches from Session 1 before completing another set.

As you get stronger, gradually work your way up to 6–8 repetitions of each exercise.

Remember, we're not trying to do everything at once. We're building strength progressively so your body can become more resilient and confident with movement.

Give these a go at home and see how you feel over the next couple of weeks. I'd love to hear how you're progressing, so drop a comment below and let me know how you get on! 💛

If you have an acute injury or persistent pain, check with your healthcare professional before starting a new exercise program.

Does your lower back feel sore, stiff, or tight? 💛

If you've been sitting at a desk all day, standing on your feet for hours, or even waking up feeling uncomfortable after a night's sleep, your body might be asking for a little more movement.

Often, when our core and back muscles aren't as strong or supportive as they could be, the lower back has to work much harder, leading to tension, stiffness, and discomfort.

This is the first reel in a series designed to help you give your lower back some much-needed relief.

We'll begin with gentle stretches to restore movement and ease stiffness. Then, over the coming weeks, we'll gradually build on these with exercises to improve your strength, stability, and mobility—progressing a little more each time so you can build confidence and resilience.

Remember, consistency is key. A few minutes of purposeful movement each day can make a big difference over time.

I'd love for you to follow along on this journey! Try the stretches, hold each one for about 6-8 deep breaths, save this reel so you can come back to it, and let me know in the comments how you're feeling and how your progress is going.

Here's to moving with more freedom and less pain. ✨

✨ Our most beautiful Pilates Sound Meditation Workshop yet... ✨

Our Winter Solstice session on 21st June was our biggest and most successful workshop so far, and our hearts are so full. We welcomed six new faces, alongside many familiar ones, and together we shared an afternoon of movement, stillness, and deep restoration.

We began with a gentle Pilates session, moving rhythmically to awaken the fascia and stimulate the lymphatic system, preparing the body to receive all the benefits of the sound meditation.

From there, Sonja guided us on a deeply nourishing vibrational journey, allowing everyone to completely relax, quieten the mind, and let go of anything they no longer needed. As the sounds resonated through the room, stress melted away, leaving us feeling lighter, calmer, and floating out the door on cloud nine.

It was the perfect way to honour the Winter Solstice—embracing the season of rest, recovery, and renewal, so we could move through the colder months feeling grounded and supported.

🌸 Our next Pilates Sound Meditation Workshop is on Saturday, 5th September, just as we begin to welcome the energy of spring.

If you're ready to shake off the heaviness of winter, release built-up tension, and step into the new season feeling refreshed, this experience is for you.

Places always fill quickly, so be sure to book early—we'd love to share this beautiful afternoon with you. 💛

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