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Sorting It Out…ONLINE PILATES BY THE LIFT GIRL www.liftgirlpilates.com I heard a phrase the other day, and it really made me laugh. "I'm going to sort him out one way or another!" The gal who said it had the entire thing down pat. Hand on hip, accents in allllllllll the right places. It was perfect! And so damned funny. I have to admit, I've said it a time or two myself in the past about various relationships and, yes, even my husband. Well, I'm sure the feelings are...
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Posted on January 11th, 2011  Cold Hands/Warm HeartONLINE PILATES CLASSES BY THE LIFT GIRL www.liftgirlpilates.com Cold Hands/Warm Heart. I don't think that's as good a thing as it sounds! If your feet and hands are cold, you could very well be dealing with some circulation problems that should spur you on to get your body moving. ("On your feet" and and "Up and at 'em!") Yet, when most of us hear Cold Hands/Warm Heart, we want to smile and say, "Awwwwwwwww, that's so sweet!" I see clients who have a sculp...
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Posted on January 11th, 2011 “Once upon a time…”ONLINE PILATES MAT CLASSES BY THE LIFT GIRL www.liftgirlpilates.com "Once upon a time." How many times have you heard that phrase before? It kicks off all the great folk stories and fairy tales throughout history. Its origin is English and implies that what follows is a unique happening, or at least a very special one. These magical words set the tone for fantasy: before you know it, you're traveling back in time. It's a great universally accepted opening...
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Posted on December 5th, 2010 To Arrive…ONLINE PILATES BY THE LIFT GIRL www.liftgirlpilates.com Everyone has heard the term, arrive in style! And everyone loves to do just that from time to time, particularly when attending a party. To ARRIVE feels so much better deep down inside than merely to GET there, oftentimes late, appearing less than perky, breathing heavily, and just overall feeling behind the power curve. Sound familiar? Over the hump, situation behind us, looking foward/not back, ...
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Posted on November 19th, 2010 Switching GearsONLINE PILATES BY THE LIFT GIRL wwwliftgirlpilates.com Switching gears is used a lot in mountain biking. Have you ever accidentally switched your bicycle into the wrong gear? Ouuch! It sounds awful and can even throw you off balance and bring you to a screeching halt. Switching gears correctly on a bike allows you to keep peddling steadily over varying terrain. There's a lot of technique involved, and, for a mountain biker, that means everything! ...
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Posted on November 18th, 2010 Recipe for DisasterONLINE PILATES MAT CLASSES BY THE LIFT GIRL www.liftgirlpilates.com The term, recipe for disaster, is loaded with drama and downright heavy. No one wants to hear it, let alone experience it. The individual words RECIPE and DISASTER are opposite in size if you think about them. A recipe is something sma...
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Posted on November 8th, 2010 FOUR CORNERS RULE – “The Deal”ONLINE PILATES MAT CLASSES BY THE LIFT GIRL www.liftgirlpilates.com I learned a lot about the term, "four corners," when I was setting up my Online business through our attorney. I don't speak attorney-ese so he had to explain it to me a few times, but then I got it. The definition of FOUR CORNERS: A rule holding that if a document (as a contract, deed, or will) appears on its face to be complete, no outside evidence may be used to challenge it. For example, if you ha...
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Posted on October 28th, 2010 FIRST THINGS FIRST – THE BREATHINGONLINE PILATES MAT CLASSES BY THE LIFT GIRL www.liftgirlpilates.com People often say FIRST THINGS FIRST when they want to get suuumpthing off their chest. People start sentences with the phrase... which means sometimes good news and sometimes bad news. If something is bothering me, before I can even think about moving on with life, I have to talk about it. To clear the air, wipe the slate clean, clarify matters, and state what's on my mind. Have you ev...
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Posted on October 19th, 2010 FREE AND CLEARONLINE PILATES MAT CLASSES BY THE LIFT GIRL www.liftgirlpilates.com To be FREE and CLEAR... Now doesn't that sound awesome? We all have that goal, whether we realize it or not. To be free from baggage or pain and clear from all of the misunderstandings in our lives. Ahhh, let's imagine that for a moment. Do you have a few nagging things in your life? Conflicts? Things left undone? Unfulfilled commitments? Well, the realit...
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Posted on October 19th, 2010 NO MATTER WHATONLINE PILATES MAT CLASSES BY THE LIFT GIRL www.liftgirlpilates.com Two things... People who practice Pilates and people who live in Seattle have something in common. They both have the NO MATTER WHAT mentality. Let me explain. Seattleites love their GREENERY, MOUNTAINS, GLACIER CARVED LAKES, OCEAN, and COFFEE! You know...WE HAVE IT ALL HERE IN SEATTLE! (Side Note: If you love coffee--and I mean REeeeeeAL coffee--then perhaps Seattle should...
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Posted on September 27th, 2010 pi + lates"Pi" is the name given to the ratio of a circumference of a circle to its diameter. That means that, for any circle, you can divide the circumference by the diameter and always get the exact same number. Pi is what we call an irrational number, which means that its value cannot be expressed exactly. Consequently, the decimal representation never ends or repeats. TO INFINITY AND BEYOOOOOOOND!!!! (Isn't that a line from some movie?) Anyway... There's a lot of "pi" in Pilates! No...
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Posted on September 15th, 2010 PECKING ORDERONLINE PILATES MAT CLASSES BY THE LIFT GIRL www.liftgirlpilates.com So, the other day I went mountain biking. It was going to be one of those EPIC rides, so I made sure I ate enough, drank enough, and got plenty of sleep the night before. There were seven of us meeting at the trail head and, once again, I was the only girl. One by one everyone came pulling into the lot, making small talk, and then eventually we all got on our bikes...and THAT'S when I noticed something stra...
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Posted on September 13th, 2010 LONG WAY AROUNDONLINE PILATES MAT CLASSES BY THE LIFT GIRL www.liftgirlpilates.com They say (whoever "they" are) that TAKING THE LONG WAY AROUND builds character. I would agree with that statement wholeheartedly. The long way around is about endurance, stamina, patience, persistence, tolerance, and ultimately about strength...the whoooooole works. It's about standing on your own two feet, just as you are, until the very end, all in one piece. The other option is to take t...
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Posted on September 10th, 2010 Home…ONLINE PILATES MAT CLASSES BY THE LIFT GIRL www.liftgirlpilates.com Home is where the heart is, and ain't that the truth! It's where you let your guard down and just ... BE. No more pretending, acting, being something more than you are. It's a safe place to find your true self, fuel your engine, and restore your EVERYTHING. Resting is just one of the things you do at home. Our bodies are able to revive and recharge in this space. W...
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Posted on September 1st, 2010 WHITE PICKET FENCEONLINE PILATES MAT CLASSES BY THE LIFT GIRL www.liftgirlpilates.com I disclosed to a friend the other day that I was feeling tired, a bit vulnerable and insecure. I felt overwhelmed by life and bogged down in details. She was shocked at my feelings and said, "Really? You feel that way? I thought YOU had it all together and never felt those kinds of things." Now that really shocked me because it couldn't have been further from the truth. My fr...
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Posted on August 31st, 2010 DREAM COVEONLINE PILATES MAT CLASSES BY THE LIFT GIRL www.liftgirlpilates.com I have a dream cove and I love it! I use it all the time. I created this space three years ago when we moved into our I'M NEVER BUYING ANOTHER OLD HOUSE AGAIN. (Never say never. Big sigh...) My dream-cove space is located just above the top of the stairs in our master bedroom. The space served no purpose for the previous owners. I remember thinking when we toured the house for the first...
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Posted on August 31st, 2010 GO SOMEWHERE TO GET SOMEWHEREONLINE PILATES MAT CLASSES BY THE LIFT GIRL www.liftgirlpilates.com When I was in graduate school, I had a professor who used to say this sentence over and over again: GO SOMEWHERE TO GET SOMEWHERE! (And she really meant it!) If you walked by her classroom right this very second, you'd hear her say the very same thing. I'm not kidding, you would! It was her "funny little way" of getting her students to have a purpose behind their actions and not just go through...
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Posted on August 23rd, 2010 LESS IS MORE, Part Two: “Too Little Too Late”ONLINE PILATES MAT CLASSES BY THE LIFT GIRL www.liftgirlpilates.com So we decided LESS IS MORE...right? Please say yes... :) What about TOO LITTLE TOO LATE? Has this applied to you? I hope not. You don't want this to be your reality. Many of us never really experience chronic pain or injury until we are well into our adulthood. Remember the day you didn't pop up out of bed with the same zest and energy as usual? I know I remember that day...v...
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Posted on August 21st, 2010 LESS IS MORE, Part OneONLINE PILATES CLASSES BY THE LIFT GIRL www.liftgirlpilates.com LESS IS MORE is a term I've known only as an adult. When I was a kid everyone seemed to have what he needed and nothing more. People lived simply...life was easier. It's a different world now. We all have too much. Despite my own efforts to scale back, sometimes I look around and can count ten things in the room I do not NEED (and probably never will). I don't need this, I don't need that, this ca...
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Posted on August 18th, 2010 PATIENCE IS A VIRTUEONLINE PILATES CLASSES FROM THE LIFT GIRL www.liftgirlpilates.com Have you ever attended a Pilates class and said afterwards, "I didn't feel a thing" or "What's the point?" Most people want the BURN or the HEART-POUNDING I'M GONNA DIE workout. If people don't get the BURN right away, they quickly move on and never return to take another Pilates class. (And what a shame that is.) What they don't realize is that, without a doubt, Pilates can make your heart leap out...
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Posted on August 13th, 2010 TIMING IS EVERYTHINGONLINE PILATES CLASSES BY THE LIFT GIRL www.liftgirlpilates.com It's not always easy to remember, but it's true: All good things take time. We live in a fast-paced society...going here, going there, this time, that time...all the time. All the while, every hou...
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Posted on August 4th, 2010 LIFT OFFONLINE PILATES CLASSES BY THE LIFT GIRL www.liftgirlpilates.com In some way, shape, or form we've all experienced the feeling of LIFT. In an airplane, in a car, on an escalator--it's a feeling that propels you in a specific direction. (And sometimes, it even takes you...
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Posted on August 2nd, 2010 Theme SongONLINE PILATES MAT CLASSES BY THE LIFT GIRL www.liftgirlpilates.com Everyone has a theme song. Do you know yours? If so, send me an email and tell me about it. I want to know the title, the artist, when you first heard it, and why it's your personal favorite. Keep in mind that this song is not merely a song you enjoy hearing. No, no, no, nooooo! It has to be something more! Dig deeper and really think about it. Without a doubt, it's a song that makes your heart ...
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