When it comes to health, many women are great at caring for others but often put themselves last. Now it’s time for women to put themselves first. Jean Hailes for Women’s Health will be helping women make their health a priority during Women’s Health Week 2017 (4-8 September). For women, the health of those you […]

Our whole body experience is intertwined with how we move, how we relate to gravity, other people, space, breath, our curiosity and our desires. It is the body map of our whole system – physiological and psychological. In our constant state of busyness, life whizzes by and we have to run faster every day to just keep up. […]

“I’m not sure I can do this” / “I’m too old to move that way again”… How often do you tell yourself this? Have you become wary of getting up and down off the ground, climbing a flight of stairs, or playing with your children or grandchildren? Not been able to get into the gondola […]

Smell, Sight, Hearing, Touch, Taste… what’s missing here? Kinaesthesia.  As skin is the organ for touch, fascia is the organ of Kinaesthesia – our 6th sense, Movement Sense. Intellectual, instinctive, intuitive, emotional, physical, anatomical – “Fascia is the fabric of our form… It is instrumental in holding us together literally and symbolically.” -Joanne Avison Fascia […]

Lack of sensibility to movement in all its forms robs most people of a fulfilled life. Life accelerates. Distraction and disconnection diminish attentiveness and mindfulness. Yet kinaesthesia — the sense of movement which develops awareness of, and connection to your body’s full physical and emotional being — remains an untapped asset. In its absence, physical […]

Osteoporosis Australia and Garvin Institute of Medical Research has recently launched Know Your Bones project www.knowyourbones.org.au Australia’s first bone health self-assessment tool for consumers to understand their bone fracture risk. It is designed for 50 +, but it also gives a great outline for general actionable summary for all users of the online tool. The […]

Pelvic Power for men. Encouraging the male community to start the dialogue about Men’s Health. This Pilates class will assist in exploring the power and support within the body. It will include a strong focus on the male pelvic floor and pelvic health. This will specifically relate to the prostate and healthy movement patterns. The […]

BioTensegrity Anatomy for the 21st Century Presented by John Sharkey BSc NIMT MSc from Dublin, Ireland. Clinical anatomist, Exercise physiologist, and European neuromuscular therapist. My interest in the wonderful qualities of fascia drew my attention to articles written by John Sharkey on BioTensegrity. Last weekend I finally had the opportunity to meet John in Sydney […]

Men, Pilates and the Pelvic Floor This article will focus on the male pelvic floor and pelvic health especially as it relates to the prostate, bowel; pelvic and spinal alignment; the use of breath and healthy movement patterns. My name is Paul Schembri and I work at Infinity Pilates Studio. Over the past 16 years […]