Fleurieu Pilates

Fleurieu Pilates Breath, balance, flexibility and strength for both the mind and body, located in picturesque Port El

✨IT CAN BE A JUNGLE OUT THERE…✨ 😵‍💫Re information on movement, pain science, anxiety and pelvic floor dysfunction…😬 Af...
04/02/2026

✨IT CAN BE A JUNGLE OUT THERE…✨

😵‍💫Re information on movement, pain science, anxiety and pelvic floor dysfunction…

😬 After all, who can you trust… believe in?
🤔So much information “out there”…

😊Well, for thank goodness I was exposed to the .act Acceptance and Commitment Therapy model many years ago…

🙇‍♀️I studied this science- based approach towards well being for many, many years…
😓Spent many a weekend studying…
🕯️Studied into the wee hours of the next day…
👨‍🏫Spent many weekdays doing “in person” workshops…
😌Practiced and implemented ACT on myself…
🕰️Continue to engage in ACT everyday…
✍🏼Conducted ACT workshops…
🧠Listened to the constructive feedback from my mentors over the years…

And above all, acted upon my values…
Behaving like the sort of person I want to be… to myself and other people around me.

✨So I will continue to “be my best self” to provide education on living a meaningful life…

✨POST 60TH BIRTHDAY REFLECTIONS…👀Looking back through my early days of teaching Pilates…🤔I reflect on…* The times I live...
02/02/2026

✨POST 60TH BIRTHDAY REFLECTIONS…

👀Looking back through my early days of teaching Pilates…

🤔I reflect on…
* The times I lived my values.
* The lessons that I have learnt.
* Who matters to me and what matters to me.

🤔And moving forward, as I steer through the next decade, I explore…
* What values I want to bring forth…
* What I would like to do more of, less of or do differently…

🤔Perhaps the first way forward is to “come out of my comfort zone” re education on three areas I am passionate about…(but all related to each other)
* chronic pain
* anxiety
* pelvic floor

😌In doing so, as I take my actions into a different direction, as I start “stretching” myself, taking my teachings into a new, meaningful direction, plenty of self- compassion will be required!
❤️

✨SLOWLY!✨ If I had a dollar for every time the word “SLOWLY” is said in the studio, I would be a millionaire by now!!!U...
09/12/2025

✨SLOWLY!✨

If I had a dollar for every time the word “SLOWLY”
is said in the studio, I would be a millionaire by now!!!

Unfortunately this fast pace life interprets that some movements must also be done with speed and haste…

🤔Where is the connection to the mind?
🤔Where is the connection to the breath?
🤔Where is the connection to f e e l i n g the
muscles… the skeletal system?

❓Is your “mind full?”…
Or are you moving “mindfully?”

So they say…when feeling stressed, anxious and in physical pain…And before I stand corrected, meditation and relaxation ...
05/12/2025

So they say…when feeling stressed, anxious and in physical pain…

And before I stand corrected, meditation and relaxation techniques do have their place…

But what if …
* A truly stressful situation presents.
* Unpleasant feelings present in a public
setting.
* You are hyper-mobile and also neurodivergent.

Then,for some… breath work can actually heighten pain, tension and anxiety.

Fortunately there are other ways “to get out of your head and into your body “- (Steven C.Hayes- professor of psychology, Nevada)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy(ACT)is one such avenue.
ACT has been shown to be outstandingly effective in helping people experience anxiety and other unpleasant feelings and uncomfortable thoughts…provided you put in the work…

ACT workshops 2026 at Fleurieu Pilates.

✨Aligning Action With Values…💪🏼Each evening I create action to align with the value of self- care…📵No glass screen devic...
03/12/2025

✨Aligning Action With Values…

💪🏼Each evening I create action to align with the value of self- care…
📵No glass screen device 1 hour before bed.
⏰Alarm set.
👟Workout attire packed.

🚙Arrive at work the next day early to do my own
Personal workout.

✨Taking some action to align with the value of self- care.
✅Connecting and clarifying purpose, so I can use my values to inspire and guide ongoing behaviour.
❤️

✨Anxiety and Stress…✅You CAN learn techniques to alter the way you respond to anxiety and stress.💡 All that is required ...
02/12/2025

✨Anxiety and Stress…

✅You CAN learn techniques to alter the way you respond to anxiety and stress.

💡 All that is required is some exposure to Acceptance and Commitment Training…

➡️And indeed, that is what a recent talk to the U18’s achieved.

🏃🏻Many tools and techniques involve movement of the body, which makes .act an ideal model to teach.

Acceptance and Commitment Training can change the way you think and behave, whether that be in the sporting environment, at school or at home…

✨Our Gift To You ✨ ✅To all our loyal clients…✅To our regular Summer visitors.✅To our new Summer visitors we are yet t...
30/11/2025

✨Our Gift To You ✨

✅To all our loyal clients…
✅To our regular Summer visitors.
✅To our new Summer visitors we are yet to
meet.
✅To our new reformer clients.

This is our way of saying “thank you” to supporting our small business.

➡️Head to the Glofox app to secure this special.

* Terms apply- not transferable, valid for a month from date of purchase, to be used once and credits not extendable.

✨USING THE BREATH TO RECONNECT WITH OUR HERE- AND- NOW EXPERIENCE…❗️Note!The absence of the word “relaxation”…✔️But rath...
19/11/2025

✨USING THE BREATH TO RECONNECT WITH OUR HERE- AND- NOW EXPERIENCE…

❗️Note!The absence of the word “relaxation”…
✔️But rather, why don’t we use the breath to help us ground ourselves…
🧠Let’s recognise how we can go about our day not holding onto our muscles tightly…not clenching our jaws…not raising our shoulders to our ears…BUT…
😩You are upset…
😵‍💫Or overwhelmed…
😡Or feeling angry…
😳Or anxious…
😠Or full of judgement and criticism…

😮‍💨Then perhaps we could use the breath to remind us to “ease off the tension “…
🧠To notice the impact what “holding on tightly” does to our muscular and skeletal structures when we have had a bad day… when we dwell on how unjustly life has dished out unfairness…

The breath is not always about relaxation, but rather about connection…

✨FINDING THE TINY MOMENTS …✨ 💪🏼Whilst strengthening my muscles…👀 I noticed…⛅️ The morning sun & plant display on the bli...
10/11/2025

✨FINDING THE TINY MOMENTS …✨

💪🏼Whilst strengthening my muscles…
👀 I noticed…
⛅️ The morning sun & plant display on the blind.
Flickering, patterns of light, nature.

So even when life gets tough (in this case working through my feelings of “uncomfortableness” as I undertake my disciplined strengthening exercises) one can still connect to the world around us.

What tiny moments can you NOTICE in your day today?

We are always surrounded by a sensory feast.
Develop the skills to realise this.act

🗓️REGULARLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR… ✍🏼The pen strikes the paper to modify existing presentations on psychological health a...
27/10/2025

🗓️REGULARLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR…

✍🏼The pen strikes the paper to modify existing presentations on psychological health and physical movement…

🧠Call it brainstorming, acquiring further knowledge, extracting research from recent study…

✨Where the end goal is to help pave the way for a greater understanding of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in…
✔️Sport
✔️Work
✔️In every day life

🧐As a great mentor once said to me, if I am doing the same presentation year after year, with no changes, I am not doing my job…

✨Launching the revamped .act website…✨Behind the scenes of running a successful Pilates business, many hours have b...
23/10/2025

✨Launching the revamped .act
website…✨

Behind the scenes of running a successful Pilates business, many hours have been devoted to updating .act website.

Much adulation to in making this possible.
The tireless hours spent towards making this website as explicit as possible.
And at the core, acknowledging that using the principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy(ACT) one can find true satisfaction in life.

Merging ACT within the Pilates studio, has so many benefits, especially towards chronic pain and anxiety.

Are you ready to do something different?act

“ But I’m too busy”… * “To move my body” * “To exercise” * “To practice learnt exercises at home”… AND THE LIST G...
30/09/2025

“ But I’m too busy”…
* “To move my body”
* “To exercise”
* “To practice learnt exercises at home”…

AND THE LIST GOES ON…

📋It’s easy to fill the day with…
“All the things I have to do”…e.g household chores
“All the things I could do”…e.g plan meals for the week.
“All the things I want to do”… e.g. stream the latest releases on television.

Maybe it’s time to SHIFT YOUR PERSPECTIVE…

You may “appear busy” to some, but deep down are you prioritising your time to the things that really matter, like your health and physical movement?

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Factory 9, Cnr Hill Street & Waterport Rd
Port Elliot, SA
5212

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Tuesday 7am - 7pm
Wednesday 7am - 7pm
Thursday 7am - 7pm
Friday 7am - 7pm
Saturday 8am - 11am

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