Jo-Lee Pilates

Festive greetings from Jo-Lee Pilates and her merry strong and jolly fit Thursday morning Pilates family 🎄🥳❤️

Today's pilates joys 🌈🤓🙌

Coincidentally, head to toe matching with my client in our Thursday morning class this week. Down to our very socks! 🐝💙🫶

Just finished an online Pilates class where we spent the last 5 minutes laying on a rolled up towel - a highly recommended thoracic spine stretch from my amazing physio.

I love inviting my clients to stay there in those restful moments and signing off zoom for us.

I'm feeling fabulously dozy now.

Exploring muscle tensions, feeling what's available to soften, ackowledging the wisdom/lesson/validity that the tension might hold 🙌✨

Thoroughly enjoyed our session this evening 🥰

"Painting with light" ☀️✨🙌



I'm learning how to improve the lighting quality of my online Pilates classes, especially against the bright sunlight that streams in during my mid morning class. Lighting is definitely something - until now - I've taken for granted. And yet its an entire industry and profession. I'm enjoying dipping my toe into the idea of painting with light - as a bloke on YouTube once said.

Wishing you a new year filled with deep tenderness and compassion toward yourself 💛💜✨

I'll be teaching Monday's Pilates classes from London this week after a weekend of friends, family, tango (lots of tango), contact improv, aaand my first ever a cacao ceremony 💜🍫🧘‍♀️💃

This block of classes we'll be focusing on locating and strengthening our serratus anterior - a magic muscle for happy shoulders.

We've been using cushions this Pilates block. Predominantly to increase our awareness and connection to our transverse abdominals and to strengthen our inner thighs. 💚
I am continuously surprised and delighted at how many new ways there are to relate our bodies to space with these small additions.💛
This pic is from our lesson this morning, I am watching my clients on my big TV instructing them to squeeze the cushions between their knees from the strength of their abdominals. 💜 "Connect, squeeze, get all that juice." Encouraging you to explore the extent of your abilities today, in each repetition. 🧡

I am running a beginner Pilates 4 week block at 17:45 on the following Thursdays: 16th and 23rd June, 7th and 14th of July.

This is a great place to start if you or someone you know has been wanting to give Pilates a go. This would also suit you perfectly if you’d like to refresh your Pilates basics and get back into your practice.

Booking is essential. Book online at https://joleepilates.weebly.com/bookings.html or shoot me a message if you’d like an introductory call or assistance with the booking process (the first time can be a bit tricky.)

This beginners block is designed as a 4 class block to give you a comprehensive introduction. It is £34.00 if you are booking for all 4 classes. If you would like to attend a single class as a drop in, each class would be £12 and you would need to message me on an individual basis to arrange this.

Classes take place at 13 Upper Gray Street in the church hall on the 2nd floor. Beginner classes are limited to 9 participants so that I can ensure you receive my full attention as you begin your Pilates journey!

Once you have booked you will receive a confirmation email that will include all relevant details for your class including payment details. Kindly ensure payment is made before you attend the first class of the block.

Please be in touch if you have any questions.