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The Power of the Breath: Part One
The Power of the Breath: Part One We breathe all day, every day, for a lifetime; but how much thought do you give to how you breathe? Modern life has reduced breathing to a perfunctory exchange of...
Anula, Anula, Anula: Why we love her so
Anula, Anula, Anula: Why we love her so Philosophical, intelligent, and funny: safe to say, we love Anula. So, we’re thrilled to be the first stop on her first ever visit down under, from 15 –...
Start Your Engines: 5 Ways to Maximise Pilates Joy in 2018
Start Your Engines: 5 Ways to Maximise Pilates Joy in 2018 The quickest way to fall out of love with any form of exercise is to do the same thing, day in-day out, ad nauseam. You...
Mums & Bubs: What you can expect when you’re done expecting
Mums & Bubs: What you can expect when you're done expecting The benefits of regular exercise apply equally to the new mother, as at any other stage of life. Always consult with your doctor before starting any postnatal...
Be My Pilates-Pal: 10 Reasons Why
Be My Pilates-Pal: 10 Reasons Why All the best things in life are better when they’re shared: food, sunsets, laughter, wine, hugs… Pilates! It’s not new research: countless studies show exercising with someone (friend, husband, partner, family member...
Posture Tips for After Baby
Posture Tips for After Baby Good posture during pregnancy helps create room for baby to grow; encourages optimal blood flow and oxygen exchange; reduces aches and pains; and makes you feel better, generally. A healthy posture post...
Pilates and Pregnancy: A Studio Diary
Pilates and Pregnancy: A Studio Diary PFI is a specialist provider of pregnancy (and post-natal) Pilates: our Instructors are highly experienced in working with the female body during pregnancy and after birth (and many are Mums...
Spring Clean with the Pilates Lifestyle
Spring Clean with the Pilates Lifestyle Pilates is a principle-based method, not just a random assortment of exercises to make you fitter, stronger, and leaner. One of the best things about Pilates is that once we...
How much Pilates is enough?
How Much Pilates is Enough? There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question: commitment comes down to you. What do you want to get out of it? What’s your end game? Is Pilates just another element in...
Important News for CBD and Burswood
Dear valued CBD clients, We have been proud to have been established now for 18 years, passionately providing Pilates services to you to the very best of our ability. We love seeing the results that you...
14 Fast-Facts About Joseph Pilates
14 Fast-Facts About Joseph Pilates To honour Joseph Pilates’ birthday on 9 December; and to wish him a very Merry Xmas (because we wouldn't be PFI without him!) we thought we’d bring you 14 facts about...
A Self-Care Christmas
A Self-Care Christmas The end of year follows a predictable pattern: Christmas fare on shelves (scarily early!); Michael Bublé comes out of hibernation; weekends and weeknights suddenly become choc-full of things to do, places to be and...
The “Fourth Trimester”: Transition to Motherhood
The “Fourth Trimester”: Transition to Motherhood Life as a new Mum is complex, no more so than in the first three months. Welcome to the “Fourth Trimester”: an important time for baby and Mum, and one that...
PFI’s Twelve Days of Christmas
PFI's Twelve Days of Christmas Caution: this song contains stretched vowels and half rhymes – enjoy! On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me: Joseph Pilates. On the second day of Christmas my true love...
Postnatal Healing: So much more than “six to eight”
Postnatal Healing: So much more than "six to eight" "Six to eight weeks". That’s what we’re told: in six to eight weeks, you’ll be back to normal. You’ll feel like yourself again - hallelujah! But will...
Pregnancy Pilates: Why You Should Be Doing It!
Pregnancy Pilates: Why You Should Be Doing It! Bun in the oven? Up the duff? Knocked up? Bacon in the drawer? (who knew this was a pregnancy euphemism?! Mmm, bacon.) This one is for you. Today we have...
Diastasis Recti: Healing with Pilates
Diastasis Recti: Healing with Pilates Medically known as Rectus Abdominis Diastasis (RAD), this common, post-natal condition is anything but “rad” for the one in three women who experience it. What is diastasis recti? Let us introduce you to...
New Class: Introducing Interval Matwork
New Class: Introducing Interval Matwork We sat down with Jae Edwards, poster girl for our new class: Interval Matwork, to get the scoop on this hot (literally), new style! Describe Interval Matwork in three words. Slow, conditioned,...
Strong to the Core, with Jessica Romano
Strong to the Core, with Jessica Romano Just in time for bikini/boardie season: on 14 October, Jess Romano (née: Davey) will be exploring exactly what it takes to work your abs, to the max! To achieve those...
Welcome To The Family: Cressida Bell Counselling
Welcome To The Family: Cressida Bell Counselling Our on-site, allied health partners are important, and often little known, members of the PFI family. This month, we sat down with our newest family member, Cressida Bell of Cressida...