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Pilates Core mat class – Lvl 1 and 2

Categories Pilates

Join me for a Pilates Core mat class!

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Help! I don’t know the exercises! See below (Thanks Power Pilates!)

Exercise below for Pilates Core mat class Level I

Pilates Core mat class – Core Level 1 (Beginners)

I’ll guide you through the exercises above. Easy peasy (Abs In and Up!)

Quick video below where I demonstrate each exercise in Pilates Core Mat I. If you’re not sure what you signed up for here’s a video of me doing each exercise. Nothing to be worried about at all!

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Help when dealing with overhelm

Categories Productivity

How do I stop the overwhelm? “Live in day-tight compartments (one grain of sand, one task at a time)” – Dale Carnegie

Here’s a five ideas to help with the stress, worry and anxiety around all that “has” to be done!

Do one thing and only one thing
This means focus on one thing at a time and get it done. You will get that task completed quicker if you just do it. Don’t let other thoughts that enter your mind led you astray. Multi tasking isn’t your friend. Fully commit to the one thing, the one task and get it complete.

Focus the mind
Be present on the now. Many times during a day our mind is thinking about the past or in the future. Once you notice you’re doing this you’ll be amazed how much time you hang out there! We can learn from the past and look forward to the future. However…spending excess time there will plummet your energy. Stop that and train the mind to focus!

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You do have enough time! Huh?

Categories Productivity

You do have enough time! Really? I’m not buying it Liz! Well you may think differently after I tell you about the 168 hours in your week! In fact you can even look at the 7 days and see the spare hours in it.

A number of years ago a Forbes article that stripped the week down into the hours left to get things done really help me re-frame and stop saying “there’s not enough time! 168 hours isn’t a small number but let’s figure out how many hours we truly have.

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Tips for the Remote Worker

Categories Productivity
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The world is being turned upside down right now. Many employers are implementing a compulsory work from home initiative. This may feel very foreign to you and a valid concern of cabin fever is understandable. I’ve been working from home on and off since the early 2000’s and wanted to share my tips for the remote worker.

Thriving in your Home Office

With a little prep work, flexibility and planning you’ll see yourself set up for a productive and happy week.

1. The Set Up

Work from Home

Health concerns may have got us in this predicament but what I want you thinking about (after you wash your hands!) is your environment.

Where will you work?
How’s your desk set up?
Do you have a dedicated space to work from?
Can you shut the door and block out distractions?

Getting “real” re what your new work from home office will look like is key.

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Be More Successful. How? Schedule this 1 thing

Categories Productivity

We all want to be more successful.  At an early age it was drilled into us if you work hard then success will be achieved.

While sitting on the couch 24/7 isn’t going to win you “office worker of the month” award, working 24/7 is moving you closer to burnout. What will make you successful? Something quite simple and actionable: Scheduled downtime. Make time for that in your weekly calendar and you’ll move closer to success.

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Can Stress be good?

Categories Productivity

When I was 19 my tutor asked the class how we felt about stress. My answer surprised many – stress was exciting. I remember exactly where I was sitting and was confused when the class summed up stress as an anxious feeling and gave me weird looks for my answer. The younger me related to stress as feeling alive.

As I’ve got older I don’t always see stress as exciting but I do thrive on a high level of having to get things done and get them done now. No surprise one of my favorite sayings is Just Do It!

It was a Ted Talk that made me recall this memory. I will link to that talk at the end of this blog post. The general feeling is that stress makes you sick and stress is not good for us.

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A day trip out of NYC – Visiting Storm King Art Center

Categories New York

Get out of the city!

NYC is a fab city but the desire to get out of the hustle and bustle is something all city dwellers experience. July 4th holiday weekend the urge hit us. Where do you go on a day trip out of NYC? North, South, West or East – there are a lot of options. For jaw dropping sculptures, countryside walking and a quick yoga class for Saturday visitors we urge you to visit Storm King Art Center.

Storm King Art Center – Cornwall, NY

What is it?

A gorgeous open-air museum of outdoor sculptures. The scale of this center is impressive. 500-acres in fact (as per the official website!).

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A visit to the South Island, New Zealand, Part 3 of 4

Categories New Zealand
Fiordland National Park,
South Island, NZ

A visit to the South Island in New Zealand is a must. It’s truly ridiculous how stunning the scenery is. I used to tell people to go stay in Queenstown, the adventure capital of the world, but now I say you must visit and stay in Arrowtown. Before I get too carried away and only make this blog about Arrowtown (spoiler alert, decided to make that topic a separate blog) lets talk about how you can make your way down the South Island and which coast to travel down. There’s no easy answer, either choice will provide stunning views.

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Foods to try in New Zealand

Categories New Zealand

My top ten foods to try in New Zealand

What would you like to taste on your trip down under? New Zealanders enjoy a wide range of food – some good for you and some not so good! Many have their own gardens and eat healthy vegetables that they grow. Meat, cheese, seafood, pies, chips (fries), sweets and cafe food are a big part of the New Zealand (NZ) diet. Thai, Chinese and Indian cuisines are popular as well as NZ is a melting pot of cultures. Here’s my list of foods to try in New Zealand. Of course, my top food is anything that my Mum makes!

Pikelets with butter, jam and cream.
Made by my Mum!

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Visiting New Zealand in Winter – The Capital City, Part 2 of 4

Categories New Zealand

Visiting the Capital City

Wellington Harbor, 2014


Wellington is an adorable large “village” of more than 400,000 people that thrives on a cafe culture. It’s my favorite little city in the world. You will find it super walk-able as everything is accessible within a short distance and the stunning scenic harbor will often get the locals saying that “you can’t beat Wellington on a good day”. The suburbs of the Capital city are located on steep hills that add to a warm inclusive feel. Be warned though, Wellington can be very cold in winter and has a nickname of the windy city! Bundle up and leave the umbrella at home, the Wellington wind will devour your brolly!

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