Kim Jones Yoga and Pilates

10/11/2025

Monday
Chair Pilates 0945 * new time
Dorchester Yoga and Therapy Centre
Yoga 1610 Dorchester Sports Centre 12.15
Yoga for pregnancy and birth 6pm *new day and time. Dorchester Yoga and Therapy Centre

09/11/2025

I know December seems quite a way off but I hear people making plans around the holiday period. I would love to invite you to this wonderful event I will be holding Dorchester Yoga and Therapy Centre
A blissful yoga session followed by a wonderful Sound Bath with
Yoga with Owen If you haven't been to a session with Owen I would highly recommend. Owen will be offering 45 minutes of sound as you are able to just relax and listen. The perfect way to move into the Christmas period.
Here is the booking link and I suggest booking your space soonish. 🙂
If you have any questions please get in touch. www.kimjoneswellbeing.co.uk/contact
or book direct.
https://bookinghawk.com/.../candlelight-yoga-and.../49782

09/11/2025

I know December seems quite a way off but I hear people making plans around the holiday period. I would love to invite you to this wonderful event I will be holding Dorchester Yoga and Therapy Centre
A blissful yoga session followed by a wonderful Sound Bath with
Yoga with Owen If you haven't been to a session with Owen I would highly recommend. Owen will be offering 45 minutes of sound as you are able to just relax and listen. The perfect way to move into the Christmas period.
Here is the booking link and I suggest booking your space soonish. :-)
https://bookinghawk.com/event/kim-jones-yoga/576/candlelight-yoga-and-soundbath-for-the-winter-solstice/49782

06/11/2025

What's on Thursday.
Pilates 0930 Dorchester Yoga and Therapy Centre
Yoga 11am Dorchester Yoga and Therapy Centre

Yoga @ the studio tonight. 7pm.

Hope to see you soon. x

05/11/2025

Hump day.
Yoga Old Brewery Hall, Ansty 10am
General Yoga 1610 Dorchester Sports Centre
You don't have to be a member. 5.30pm

Yoga for Pregnancy and Birth has moved to a Monday.

03/11/2025

Tom is a fountain of knowledge and I have done quite a few of his workshops.

A 2023 systematic review and meta-analysis by Ju et al., published in Medicine, examined how Pilates affects depression and anxiety symptoms in women.

The researchers analysed 18 randomised controlled trials including 827 female participants who took part in Pilates programs ranging from several weeks to four months. These were compared to control groups such as usual care, health education, or non-specific exercise.

👉Key Findings

Pilates led to a moderate to large reduction in depressive symptoms and a moderate reduction in anxiety symptoms compared to control groups.

Women who practised Pilates for 12 weeks or longer tended to experience the greatest improvements.

Benefits were observed across a wide age range, with particularly strong effects in middle-aged and older women.

The findings suggest that Pilates may be an effective mind–body intervention to support emotional wellbeing and quality of life in women.

👉Study Limitations

The included studies varied in duration, frequency, and type of Pilates (mat, reformer, or mixed), making it hard to pinpoint the optimal approach.

Most trials involved small sample sizes and short-term interventions, so the long-term impact remains unclear.

Participants typically had mild to moderate depressive symptoms rather than diagnosed major depression, so results may not generalise to clinical populations.

👉Takeaway

The key takeaway for me is that Pilates (and exercise in general) has more benefits than just physical.

If you're a Pilates teacher remember, you're not "just" a Pilates teacher 💪

Movement is medicine

Tom

03/11/2025

Chair Pilates 9.30

03/11/2025

01/11/2025

Thanks so much for inviting me to teach yoga for pregnancy and birth at your retreat today. I really enjoyed meeting everyone and they were having a fantastic experience of learning and relaxation.

01/11/2025

My most recent blog
https://kimjoneswellbeing.co.uk/valley-yoga-launch/

30/10/2025

We tend to think of saṃskāras as something negative to erase.

But these habitual patterns are also the raw material for growth, and play an important role on your path to freedom.

Saṃskāras are the mental grooves created by repetitive thoughts and actions. Each repetition leaves a subtle imprint. Over time, those imprints become deeply ingrained habits—and those habits shape how we see and move through the world.

The Sanskrit roots of the word reflect this: saṃ means “well considered,” and kāra means “action.” A saṃskāra is the impression left by an intentional act.

So saṃskāras aren’t always obstacles. Unconscious ones can keep us stuck and reactive, but positive saṃskāras can lead us toward growth, steadiness, and conscious living.

Your yoga practice offers tools to recognize, understand, and soften the unhelpful saṃskāras—and to strengthen the beneficial ones. The more you act from awareness, the more your patterns align with your deepest truth and purest intentions.

Each time you practice with presence, act skillfully, and make choices to reduce harm, you’re strengthening the patterns that help you live more freely.�

Want to explore the foundational teachings of the Yoga Sūtras more deeply? Join Nicolai Bachman for a thoughtful reflection on how Patañjali’s insights can guide everyday life.

Visit: https://yogainternational.com/ecourse/player/patanjalis-yoga-sutras-illuminating-the-yogic-path/

29/10/2025

I do this regularly and today it dawned on me my life is pretty good.