Wellness With a Smile / Pilates Janica

  Overrun, stressed, exhausted, tired, grumpy, unhappy, unhealthy, breathing problems, unfit, a diet that would need to be put in the bin... So many negative words that describe how a person can feel when they do not have a balance in life. Unfortunately almost every day I meet a person who has one or more of these symptoms, YES symptoms. Feeling stressed or anxious is an illness that takes time to heal. Sometimes weeks sometimes months. Simplicity is key in overall life as well as healing. If you wake up every morning dreading the day ahead there is something not right in your current situation.  Let your mind be calm instead of crowding it with millions of thoughts every second. Did you know an average person has over 50 000 thoughts a day? Someone telling you to stop thinking won't really be as simple as we all think (no pun intended).  This positive emptiness comes from little things like writing your thoughts down or having a cup of tea without using your phone at th...

  The possibility of working 4 days a week is an idea that has been launched.  The R, R and R approach. How would it help you as a person?   Unfortunately, quite a few people experience some form of stress in their lifetime, especially when they are employed in a fast pace environment. Headaches and stiffness in the muscles cause discomfort, sometimes to the point of excruciating pain. You try to drink plenty of water and move around during your day, but nothing seems to help.  How would a 4 day week reduce this? #TIME is the key.  Time to rest and Recover. Another key point for minimizing the effects of a working week is  Reflection. Taking that step back and thinking and/or writing down what was great about the past week, what did not go as well as it could. This clears the mind and it's then ready for the next phase. Regroup: How will the following week begin? Will you start nice and early with that lovely cup of coffee? What is good to get done. N...

  ℍ𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕠 𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕟𝕥 ℍ𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥 ℍ𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕪 𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕛𝕦𝕣𝕖𝕕 How many dancers get reoccurring injuries or even have to stop their career or hobby in dance early because of it? Do you identify yourself in this statement? How many times a week do you go through a recovery routine to keep you healthy and pain-free? Do you have a burning sensation in your heels after every class you do? There are some easy treatments that can be used when you are having a day off from training. Tennis balls are a brilliant tool to target the irritation of discomfort in the feet. Getting regular massages to ease out the fascia lines and muscles and help the body to realign after a possible injury. A postural check can be done to see how much you weigh bear on one side of the body. Anterior/posterior tilts of the pelvis can cause extensive amounts of pain and muscle tightness in the back or hamstrings as an example. As a dance instructor, I see and have experienced injuries, s...