Peace and Fitness

On the peaceful side

How Will You Celebrate Kindness?

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  Thanks to Mitch's company, Valassis, for sending out an email informing their employees that tomorrow is National Pay it Forward Day.  This is a holiday that focuses on passing kindness around.  That's a holiday that certainly should be practiced by ALL.  How we partake in this celebration is quite simple; You do something kind or generous for someone who will then … [Read more...] about How Will You Celebrate Kindness?

Get Your Happy On…

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"As human beings we all want to be happy and free from misery...we have learned that the key to happiness is inner peace.  The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such as ANGER, ATTACHMENTS, FEAR and SUSPICION, while LOVE and COMPASSION and a sense of universal responsibility are the sources of peace and happiness." --The Dali Lama … [Read more...] about Get Your Happy On…

On and Off the Mat…

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Often in class, especially in my hybrid, morphed version of Pilates/yoga, you will often hear me encouraging students to be non-judgemental, and non-critical of themselves but to also stay very focused and aware of what is going on in their own bodies and minds.  I recently read an article online about just this and wanted to share.  Thanks to About.com Pilates and Ana Holuba  … [Read more...] about On and Off the Mat…