So March has been full of madness, not quite of the sunny bunny type but there is still time. We survived four days at the London Vitality Show and I developed a new found respect for people who stand all day, after 11 hours on the first day my body and back ached, this was a test of physical and mental stamina I had not anticipated, I move and fidget a lot day to day and here I was standing in the same place for four days! But as the snow came down outside I watched as individuals, companies and small businesses pulled the show together. I got to meet some fab people including +RonnieGreen from http://www.bodymap.co/ the first London Fletcher Pilates studio, it was awesome to have a studio set up that I could send people to have a look at. I spoke to so many people who did Pilates but had no idea of the studio works existence or who were indeed intimidated by it.
I met the wonderful team at Global Fusion (vegan cakes to die for) they are far too busy to do the whole social media stuff so you wil just have to find them at the Brixton farmers market! The lovely +ColleenHarte who introduced me to https://www.lucyannabella.com/ as well as the fab niki from http://www.nikisbalms.co.uk/ , the ever gorgeous +RachealOgario from http://www.ogariolondon.com/ their products are now seeing me through a rather unpleasant chest infection. (well thats what I get for planning a holiday weekend!) More importantly however, the smiles and generous advice these people gave me made the whole event a survivable experience. The opportunity to talk to so many people was fascinating, I just wish I had been on commission for the amount of times I heard the words 'My Pilates teacher is fantastic, wonderful, inspiring' etc. It can be isolating if you are not based in a studio and to hear so many wonderful things from people doing Pilates is truly motivating....sadly I also met people who had had less than professional experiences and I just hope I helped people feel inspired to try Pilates again, the description 'boring' should never be in the same sentence as a Pilates class.
I talked to the fab +GillOwen of http://www.lovestretch.co.uk/ who duly helped me fulfill my shopping fix with her amazing clothes, I fear I now have another online shop to add to my addiction, Just because I'm a Pilates teacher does not mean I want to parade around looking like a walking Nike advert! this site is the perfect answer! Apparently I'm quite strict when I teach (i never want to go back to teaching open classes again after Vitality!!!) as I said to Gill its all about positive crowd control, I also now appreciate how well behaved my own classes are (well almost)
So there is one more thank you to make +DeborahLessen http://www.deborahlessenpilates.com/ who's workshop and class in the style of Carola Trier was fabulous as was the generosity of +AlanHerdman, a huge thank you to www.pilatesumbrella.co.uk/ for organizing this workshop, I look forward to many more!
So thank you all for the March Madness...I'm off to collect some antibiotics in readiness for Morocco, well if your going to be ill it might as be in 27degree heat!
Happy Easter All!
Suzy
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