Hello September!
I hope everyone has had a restful and enjoyable Summer- from my side, it was lovely to work solely from home with a reduced timetable, having extra time catching up on household jobs and things I’d been putting off ! My husband and I decided to get back into walking, something that we had done lots of in the Corona Days! We started the Thames Path walk and aim to keep going with it throughout the Autumn- so lucky that we have so much nature surrounding us in Oxfordshire!
Looking forward to hearing all your news this week as Public Classes resume.
Abingdon to Oxford stretch…
#PilatesAnywhereAnytimeTeaser
Dates for the Autumn Term
No classes on Wednesday 25th, 26th, 30th and 31st October
Friday 8th December- End of Term Social
Last day of Term Thursday 21st December
Tuesday 9th Jan - New Term starts
End of Term Social
It’s nice to try out different venues for our get togethers and different cuisines to suit our various tastes! I’ve provisionally booked the ‘Miller and Carter’ in Didcot for our Festive Social. It’s always hard choosing a date but I’ve gone for an early December one- Friday 8th. In hope that it won’t clash with other Christmas dates in the diary! If you’d like to join me then I’ll be collecting £5 deposits for the restaurant over the next two weeks. Deadline set by them is 22nd September. Set course meal is £29.95 (excluding 10% Service charge as we will be hopefully a large booking!) Drop me a line to register your interest - button below.
Menu can be found on their website:
The App
I have added a few extra sequences to the App. Prop based ones using the Mini Ball and Pilates Barre and Magic Circle. These will hopefully be of use (especially to those clients that joined me in the Studio during August). I’ve also taken out the double ‘password entry’ - apologies this took me awhile!
It was really encouraging to see the stats from last month- Well Done to all those that continued with home practice during the break!
Switching Classes
To all Subscription Clients- From time to time you will want to switch classes if unwell or unable to make a session and I would like to be able to continue to offer this. Last Term there was quite an increase in clients wanting to do so and some classes were becoming ‘space tight’! Going forward if you could email me if wanting to switch rather than letting me know verbally- that would be greatly appreciated! Finding it hard to keep on top of multiple conversations going from class to class- (it’s an age thing- ha ha!) It will be on a first come first served basis. Please ensure you have your own mat and equipment pack when joining a different session.
Many thanks in advance.
Headrests
Timetable adjustments
The following classes will be running this Term:
Tuesday Evening- Didcot Civic Hall (6:30-7:30pm)
Wednesday Morning- Didcot Civic Hall (9:30-10:30am)
Wednesday Evening - Fleet Meadow Didcot (6:30-7:30pm)
Thursday Morning - Northcourt Abingdon (9:30-10:30am)
Thursday Express - All Saints Youth and Community Hall (4:45-5:30pm)
121 Instruction in the Steventon Studio will be available in the day time on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. (time slots not set in stone can be flexible in between Public Classes- contact me directly to book).
Thank you to clients for allowing me to post this photo x
It was great to work with 17 of you over the Summer period and thank you so much for making the journey to Steventon each week- very much appreciated!
We worked with a variety of props over the 4 week block including: foam roller, sliders, mini ball, magic circle, bands and Barre! The photo above shows clients working with the portable barre- a little taster of what working on the Reformer is like…
Tower Reformer
I’ve been enjoying ‘Tower exercises’ over the last week before dismantling to standard set up for the Reformer. Below is an example of how the bar assists on a ‘Roll Back’. Follow me on Insta/FB for more examples over the next few months if interested!
I have now completed 60% of my online assessments for my Reformer training. Practical examination is scheduled for Nov/Dec. All being well I intend to role out this programme as of January 2024 within the Steventon Studio.
EXCITED TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN THIS COMING WEEK WITH THE START OF PUBLIC CLASSES- HAPPY WEEKEND AHEAD!