Allegro Barre and Mat Pilates

Very excited to offer Mat Pilates at the Peregian Beach Community Centre 🩵

Please get in touch if you would like to join:-)

What a journey! We are done now 🫶🏻💪🏻

Does your lower back ache when you lie prone on your box or your mat when practicing this exercise or other back extension exercises?

We explored one area today that can aggravate pain. When you look at the first photo you can see there is an arc happening in the clients lower back and her legs are quite lifted.
After I made her aware and asked her to gently lengthen the tailbone back to the heels and to press the hip bones and p***c bone into the box the curve in her lower back changed instantly as you can see on the 2nd photo. Maintaining this now as the upper back lifts into extension will be practice and if you would like to practice it at home, you can easily do that on a mat.
Doesn’t the posture in the 2nd photo look so much more effortless?

*Thanks to our lovely student Tanya for being my model 💗

Class prep in Pyjamas 😅

Always great to have a feel in your own body what you are planing to do at class with the students. 😉
Anyone who has done Reformer or Barre or Fitness with me in the past knows how serious I take my job in helping people to feel better and move better.
Today I revisited a few of the lectures I listened to as part of my course and was reassured to the way I approach my teaching. I do like to do things well, wether that be learning a new skill or an exercise and try to bring that across in class. There is no point progressing exercises if we can’t execute the basics well. We like to say practice makes perfect but only if we practice that exercise perfectly or let’s say correctly, then we can progress safely and see Pilates as a way to connect the mind, body and soul.

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Fridays

It’s been a huge past 12 months for me. Working in the Industrie I love, trying to inspire as many students as possible to move better and feel better.
Finishing off my studies with Polestar in a few weeks to become a clinical Pilates teacher is beyond exciting 💫
I am immensely grateful for the support of the teachers and my educator I met along the way and all the new tips, cues, explanations, ideas they have passed on 💜

The latest book I have been reading. I love the title and it’s probably found me at a good time too. 💛

Allegro Barre and Mat Pilates updated their information in their About section.

Allegro Barre and Mat Pilates updated their business hours.

Such a great place to work and workout 💙

Reserve Your FREE Class! Do Pilates. Do Life.

We are often in a hurry, trying to be somewhere or to do something. Constantly rushing and quickly doing this and that can be so exhausting.
Not sure how you feel but I need a few minutes during the day to sit down and to breathe.
It helps me to calm down, to reset and to prioritise so I feel less overwhelmed as the day goes on. And I don’t invest my energy where it’s not needed;-)

If you can get a view like that you can’t stay at home.

We don’t need much to be happy. Just appreciating were we live now.

If you don’t take the time to plan and design your life, you will have to settle for what life gives you …
Joe Duncan/Before 5am

It’s amazing where life takes you if you allow it…

Here I am expanding my knowledge in Pilates trying out a few exercises on the tower 🤍

Virabhadrasana III or Warrior 3

is the last of the series of the Warrior poses and requires inner focus, strength and courage.
Virabhadra represents the Hindu warrior, ready to strike, to go into battle.

On a physical level this pose strengthen the entire back side of the body and works the small muscles in our feet and ankle and improves balance.

All things we need to age well, to stay strong, focused, calm and courageous.

So go on and take on this week, be fierce and don’t forget to have fun 🤍

Merry Christmas and farewell beautiful studio and beautiful people. 🎄✨💙

What a year it has been for all of us but here we are, we made it 🥂

I wish everyone a happy and peaceful holiday season.

Queensland here I come ✈️

This mornings class took us outside to the Mornington Memorial Park. 💙
Thank you Tracy for the yummy granola which made our breakfast perfect 😋
Have a wonderful weekend everyone and enjoy the festive season 🌲

Farewell dinner #2 ❤️

I am so grateful for having these beautiful people in my life.
We didn’t know each other when we started Barre Pilates years ago but look at us now, we built up a fantastic, fun and supportive community.

I am going to miss you guys!

Celebrate endings - for they precede new beginnings 💙
~ Jonathan Lockwood Huie

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And just like that I have officially completed my 200h Yoga Teacher training with
What a life saver this course has been during the lockdown months. Learning techniques to slow down, to breathe, to meditate has been a gift that will stay with me. I look forward continuing this journey and sharing it with you 💛

*Had to treat myself to this little book of morning meditation, found at my favourite place

And bang we were back this morning 💥
So beautiful teaching face to face again, talking and socialising and on top of that being greeted with flowers 🌸 Thank you Lauren 💕
This crew has kept me going as much as I kept them going through lockdown via zoom but seriously nothing beats real live interaction 💙
Post class coffee a must! 🤩

Enjoy the long weekend everyone! We are back on Monday for some more Barre:-)

When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy. ~ Rumi

Backyard fun again 🤩
Love love love the sun ☀️
The Pilates 5 ab series it was today 💙

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Tuesday morning means making space for my Yoga practice with Bettina ❤️
Slowing down, being present and connecting with yourself and the surrounding though movement and breath. 💙

Not long now and we will be able to see each other on the mat in person 🤩

Favourite place again, looking at the ocean 🌊
Consciously appreciating the surrounding, the sound of the ocean, the warmth of the sun , the laughter of the children playing, the seagulls fighting over breadcrumbs 😅
But in all seriousness it’s what calms me down, what makes me happy. 💙
How do you fill your cup? What’s your favourite place to practice some mindfulness?

💙So happy to see a few pages dedicated for Barre 💙
Yes baby we are still there and we still love it, even if we have to use a chair for a while 💪🏻
If you would like to see the workout, you’ll have to buy the magazine or better come and try Barre with us once we are back 🙌🏻

Nothing is more precious than being in the present moment. Fully alive, fully aware.
~ Nhat Hanh
Enjoy the sunshine today Melbournians ☀️🌸

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when we were still allowed to go to places, shoot a few photos with and have coffee afterwards at
Sending lots of love to everyone out there who is missing the freedom, the work, the social interaction too ❤️
In the meantime we will persevere with at home workouts, zoom Pilates and lots of walks 🧘🏼‍♀️🏋🏻‍♀️🌸