Shona Croft Pilates

The traditional, “classical” Pilates matwork method follows 34 exercises in a specific order. (Actually there are now 37 but anyway..!)
Many teachers can’t or don’t teach this method rarely do myself.
1. You ideally need a room full of consistent clients who learn the exercises over weeks.
2. You can’t then introduce new or beginners to the room where everyone else knows what they’re doing.
3. Many people who don’t understand the repetition get bored and miss the point.
4. There’s no cheat or quick fix. To do the next exercise you have to know the one before and be able to execute it with strength, rhythm and grace.
5. It’s fun to modify, enhance, and play with the exercises to make your class fresh, varied and fun.

Still. Let’s give it a go!

Thursdays 0915 Footworks Dance

During lockdown Rick built a gym in our garden in Seaford. Hidden at the bottom of the garden we all used it loads and I recorded classes - (I didn’t really know what I was doing online.. I wish I had been wiser… ).
Anyway.
Jump forward 7/8 years and I just did my own kettlebells class - nearly killed me 😅.

But the funny thing is, a lovely young couple bought our house. She worked for easyJet. But now she’s turned our gym into a reformer studio 𝖳𝖧𝖤 𝖲𝖤𝖢𝖱𝖤𝖳 𝖲𝖳𝖴𝖣𝖨𝖮 ! Isn’t it beautiful. Funny how things. Go around eh.

Had an equally great time on the way back stopping for a few days to see all of my marvellous clan Croft and spend some time with them there. Spoiled by & Oliver’s bbq. Alisha Croft’s amazing Thai food and Adele & Micks curry, Thankyou all.
A few stops in France, notably Poitiers which was so good we stayed two nights. It has everything: walks, history, amazing medieval architecture, Notre Dame, (a copy of), and great food. And so home with a happy heart and a food overkill to work off!

Spain France England Scotland.
Had the best time just trippin’ to see family in Scotland, climbed the 3 peaks challenge i. Yorkshire which was brilliant ( ) and stunningly beautiful.

I had to re post as 2027 sorry for the date slip!

May mini break????

Anyone new to Pilates who would like to start classes in September?… 😁