You may have heard someone say, “just listen to your body” and thought: “How do I even do that?” I get it. Learning how to listen to my body has been a practice of mine for the last decade—and I still have to be mindful about it today. This skill is crucial for maintaining a […]
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You’ve probably seen or heard the phrase “mindset is everything” a lot lately—and for good reason. Your mindset creates the lens through which you think, feel, interact, and behave. In that way, it really is everything—and science can prove it. For example, recognizing how I perceive stress in my life over the past few years
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Self-love mantras sound good, in theory, right? Reminding yourself how brilliant or wonderful you are to overcome your self-doubt is a great idea—but it’s not taking the whole picture into account. This particular ideology says that if you believe in a certain outcome or think hard enough, the universe (higher power, source, God) will present
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Hi Lindywell community! Kiesha here. I’m so excited to be joining the team as the Head of Breathwork and Somatic Programs. In addition to providing you high quality, effective and efficient Pilates workouts you can do from home (or on the road), Lindywell is now also a place where you can find guided breathwork sessions
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To practice radical self-love is to live life in a way that honors your worth, enoughness, and inherent right to happiness, here and now, just as you are. This can be easier said than done in a world that’s bursting at the seams with diets, quick fixes, and perfectly filtered faces. It can feel like
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An unhealthy relationship with food can form for many reasons. Whether your parents or caregivers were long-term dieters or you simply took on the many messages of the $946-billion global diet industry, the relationship to food is fraught for many. In fact, disordered eating habits are more common than you might think. For example, more
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First things first: yes, healthy balance does exist and yes, you can tap into self-compassion, even in your hardest moments. While different seasons bring new challenges, there’s always a way you can center, focus, and reconnect with self-compassion if only for a few moments each day. Our approach to Pilates at Lindywell reminds us of
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Hi friends, I want to talk about the “unseen” benefits of Pilates… We often talk about the physical benefits of Pilates – such as increased strength and muscle tone, more flexibility, and better posture – but Pilates actually has numerous benefits for our mental and emotional health as well. Here are three “unseen” benefits of
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Are you in need of a little boost today? We’ve all been there. Mid-day we start to feel kind of sluggish, or just need a reset before taking on the rest of the day. If you can relate, here are three things you can do to feel better right now… Drink a glass of water
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Hi friends, Prior to the Pilates Strong challenge, I had an evening photo shoot on the beach. This is something I do regularly for upcoming workouts, challenges, and blog posts. And occasionally when I have a shoot coming up…the old thoughts start to creep in. Thoughts about how my body will look on camera, how
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