Pilates by Whitney

26/01/2026

Authoritarianism doesn’t arrive overnight.

It begins with fear.
With blaming.
With silencing.
With turning people against one another.

This isn’t about labels or parties.
It’s about recognizing early warning signs before harm becomes normalized. History has already shown us how this story unfolds.

Awareness is not alarmism.
It’s a responsibility. A healthy society depends on:
📚 free access to ideas
🗞️ a protected press
🧠 educated, supported teachers
🤝 neighbors who see each other as human

24/01/2026

In yoga 🧘‍♀️ this morning, I noticed how hard it was to get out of my head and really into my body.

Not because of the practice — but because of what’s happening in the world.

When democracy and an independent judiciary, checks and balance system are systematically being dismantled, it’s more than unsettling - both personally and collectively.

Add to that the U.S. officially withdrawing from the World Health Organization, and the creation of new “peace” structures without clear values, safeguards, or accountability… just doesn’t feel right.

Change may be necessary. But change without a more conscious creation and clarity raises real questions:

Will human rights be protected?
Women and children?
Freedom of speech and religion?

For me, this is where the ‘inner work’ matters most — learning to regulate ourselves, get clear on what we stand for, and choose consciously what we align with next.

I don’t have the answers yet. I just know we can’t afford to check out.

22/01/2026

Years ago, I produced Miami’s Global Connection—and an award opened the door for me to film episodes inside the United Nations TV studios. I spent those years interviewing people who genuinely wanted to make the world better. Not perfect. Not easy. But committed to change.

Fast-forward to the UN’s 80th anniversary. Sitting in the room, listening to voices like Professor Brian Cox speaking about our shared future in space and how we are the only current complex cell human civilization known inside the Milky Way , and Sanam Naraghi Anderlini—founder of ICAN—advocating for women and communities living through the worst humanitarian crises on earth.

At the exact same moment, my sister was texting me photos as we cleared out my late father’s storage unit in Louisville, Kentucky.

A bald eagle from his law office.
An old image of an attorney—justice.
And a framed copy of the Bill of Rights that I had given him years ago… one I had completely forgotten.

Rereading it now—against the backdrop of what’s happening in the world—hit me in the gut.

Then there was the sewing machine. A quiet reminder that I’m the great-granddaughter of immigrants—from England and France on one side, Russia, Ukraine, and Poland on the other. My great grandmother left Poland alone at the age of 12 and worked her way across the Eastern Europe to the 🇺🇸 as a seamstress.

It made me wonder:
What if we lived in a world where people didn’t have to leave their homes?
Where freedom, dignity, and safety weren’t things you fled for—but things you were born into?

This moment feels like an invitation.
To pause.
To reflect.
To ask ourselves what kind of world we actually want to live in—and help create.

If you’re feeling that nudge too, creating a Peace Postcard is a simple, human way to take part.
Small action. Real intention. Collective ripple.

👉 Learn more / create yours: www.the-Innerpreneur.com/peacepostcards.

HumanRights

22/01/2026

Being at the 80th Anniversary of United Nations 🇺🇳 in London gave me reason to reflect on why the UN was founded in the first place — to prevent another catastrophic world war and to protect our shared humanity through diplomacy.

Eighty years later, it’s hard to ignore the reality: the UN Security Council has been in gridlock for far too long, with its five permanent members deeply entangled — directly or indirectly — in ongoing conflict.

It’s clear the current system is breaking down. We need a new and renewed system.

In my mindset training and coaching work, I often return to this truth:
on the other side of a complete breakdown is the opportunity for a breakthrough.

Rather than staying stuck in fear or frustration, I’m choosing to see this moment as an invitation — a reset.
A chance to re-examine what we value.
A chance to re-imagine the systems meant to protect peace.
A chance to bring forward the ideals we want to see shape the next chapter of our world.

So I’ll leave this here:
What would a renewed global system — one built for today’s realities — actually look like? I am very aware of what could happen if we don’t actively and collectively participate in this conversation. Please 🙏 give this some thought.

14/01/2026

So grateful to be featured in Living North — sharing the work I do helping people and organisations move from stress to strength.

Today’s world demands more than productivity — it demands resilience, emotional intelligence, and nervous-system regulation.
Pilates for me has never been just about muscles — it’s about confidence, healing, resilience, and reconnecting to your body after life throws you curveballs.

Whether you’re dealing with pain, stress, injury, burnout, or simply want to feel stronger and more at home in your body again, my work is designed to meet you exactly where you are. Through Pilates, mindfulness, and the Creative Insight Journey, I work with individuals and companies to support:
✔ reduced stress
✔ better focus
✔ stronger bodies
✔ healthier leadership

From private clients, small to corporate teams, this work creates sustainable, resilient, and human-centred performance.

If you’re feeling stuck, burnt out, in pain, or ready for your next chapter… this is your invitation.

If you or your organisation is ready to invest in wellbeing that actually changes outcomes, let’s talk.

12/01/2026

I love when the universe gives little nudges ✨
I was just out walking in the sunshine and ran into a school mum who said,
“Hey — I saw you’re teaching a mindfulness class at David Lloyd!”

So here’s your nudge too 💛

Next Sunday from 10–12 at David Lloyd, we’re creating space to pause, reflect, and get really clear about what you want to bring into 2026.

We’ll be doing:
📝 guided journal prompts
💬 interactive reflection exercises
🎯 intention-setting
🖼 vision boards
…all focused on a goal, dream, or project that matters to you.

Finding clarity and being in the right mindset is everything. Whether you want more peace, clarity, confidence, or creative direction — this workshop is the perfect structure to explore.

📲 David Lloyd members can book via the app
💌 Non-members DM me to join us

Come rain 🌧️ (it’s Yorkshire!) or shine .. come soak up the positive energy, the insight, and the guided prompts on how you can create the appropriate reset and build from the inside out ✨

08/01/2026

I know the energy feels a little chaotic right now.
Global events can stir unease, confusion, and a sense of uncertainty — and that’s human.

For those who don’t know my background: I have a degree in journalism and political science, and I had a multi-year contract with the Inter-American Development Bank (like the world bank for Latin America) and the US Embassy Commercial Servicel was while I did an International Relations masters in Argentina 🇦🇷 where I lived for 5 years. I know firsthand how global moments - like what’s happening now - can ripple through one’s nervous system.

Democracy is clearly under threat and the global balance is truly stake.

My belief — now more than ever — is that this is a time to get grounded.

Not to ignore what’s happening in the world, but to meet it from a place of clarity, regulation, and inner stability and be a pilar of light ✨🫶✨🙏…
Whether that looks like:
• movement
• journaling
• breathwork
• meditation
• intention-setting
• time in nature
• connection with friends and family

…choose what helps you feel steady, present, and alive. This is how we win.

When more of us take responsibility for our inner state, we can shift the collective energy — toward more compassion, discernment, love, and possibility.

This is my invitation:
Do what brings you back into your body.
Find joy where it lives.
Anchor into what really matters. 🌿

LoveOverFear

07/01/2026

12/11/2025

A CALL TO ACTION
•37,000+ military families have lost a service member post-9/11
•7,500+ families per year grieve the loss of a service member – a child, a parent, a spouse or a sibling
•350,000+ people have died from global terrorist incidents in the last two decades
•10+ mass shootings take place every week in the United States.
Tuesday’s Children provides a lifetime of healing for families who have been forever changed by terrorism, military conflict or mass violence.

Through a time-tested, long-term approach, Tuesday’s Children programming serves and supports our nation’s military Families of the Fallen; keeps the promise to support all those impacted by Tuesday, September 11th; and builds resilience and common bonds in communities worldwide recovering from tragedies.

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They support families with a range of life management and mental health and wellness programs, delivered in-person and virtually. The renowned Creative Insight Journey program, based on the distinguished Creativity in Business course at Stanford University, inspires and empowers participants to create a life they love. Participants from this program report a much more positive outlook on life after the 8-week journey. Tuesday’s Children provides trauma and grief support, youth mentoring, mental health and wellness programs, skills-building workshops, career resources, parenting advisement, youth leadership development, community-based family engagement events and volunteerism opportunities. Tuesday’s Children’s Gold Star Family Programs support losses from all branches of service, regardless of circumstance of death and status with the military at the time of loss, all at no cost to the family members.

27/10/2025

Back to my new norm 💪✨
It’s been a journey since my last knee surgery in July, but I’m so grateful to finally be regaining strength and mobility — inch by inch, movement by movement. Yes, I still get sore, but consistency truly is the key 🔑. Between my Pilates practice, recovery rituals, and supplements, I’m feeling stronger every week. So thankful to have my studio right in front of the house — my happy healing space. 🌿

23/10/2025

This is one of many posts that got delayed when I traveled from Harrogate to where I grew up in Louisville, Kentucky to be with my father this summer.
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It was sprinkling outside, but I did it anyway. 🌧️
This reel is a reminder that self-care discipline (as in this particular morning’s grounding practice) ultimately leads to freedom — and every act of self-care is a deposit in our health bank.

This beautiful handmade ceramic mug that I painted with my children 💕 holds my morning mama cacao — a blend of ceremonial cacao, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, manuka honey, and coconut milk. Inside, it asks:
“What’s your bigger why?”

This question has carried me through some of the toughest seasons — times when I couldn’t see the path, but still chose to believe in the possibility of something greater. 🌱 It is during these times when we need to step up our self-care practices, ground down and have faith that our next steps will be revealed.

When we stay connected to our bigger why, we find the courage to keep showing up — for ourselves, our dreams, and the people we love.

Here’s to doing the work, even when it rains and we don’t feel like it. ☕️💫


❤️‍🩹 ❤️‍🩹

14/10/2025

✨Treats, Rewards, and Realignment✨

A big part of my self-care and healing ❤️‍🩹 rituals is the idea of treats and rewards. On good days, I like to play little games with myself — using rewards as the motivational carrot 🥕 to stay focused and avoid procrastination.

But as someone who lives with chronic pain, there are days when things just don’t feel right. When even the simplest tasks feel like climbing a mountain. On those days, I’ve learned to pause, readjust expectations, and shift my focus toward extra nourishment and gentle self-care. The lack of sleep 🛌 due to our new little kitten who doesn’t want to sleep alone and loves to play in the middle of the night, has caught up with me!

Today’s “treats” looked like time under my red light therapy blanket, a few myofascial release moves in the Pilates studio, heating pads, and a golden turmeric latte to finish it off. ☀️

Yes, these rituals take time — but I’ve learned the hard way that our health requires investment. More often than not, these small acts of care begin to shift the energy. The fog lifts a little, a spark returns, and momentum starts to build again.

When our mental, physical, and emotional energies are aligned, everything flows with greater ease and grace . 💛