I own and operate Saltwater House with my husband of 25yrs, a place of health and wellbeing and the home of Inverloch Authentic Pilates.
New Beginnngs 2021
Jodie Lynch • January 2, 2021
A deeper Pilates Practice
May I offer my personal experience of what Contrology (Authentic Pilates) gave me last year.
Reflecting on the year that was 2020 and how I managed the restrictions and limitations brought upon us all, essentially to keep us healthy and strong in a pandemic.
Simply put, I increased my Pilates practice. I became more centred, stronger, more open in my body and mind, whist observing so many people who were contracting under the pressure, the changes, the fear of lost security.
My Pilates was a handrail that kept me steady, a mindful, focused practice that drew me deeper into myself whilst remaining ever present and in relationship to the environment I was living in. I watched myself deepen into this practice and allowed it to change my body and my mind to a stronger and more centred place. Doing the method 5 times per week showed me how this practice of Pilates is meant to reconnect you in a powerful strong body, with a clear sharp mind, developing an ease and grace that allows joy to flow. I trust Contrology, the Pilates Method the original creator, Joseph Pilates developed.
Pilates in 2021
Inverloch Authentic Pilates reopens Monday January 4th and I invite you on this journey with me.
All clients who attend my studio practice 2-4 times per week. I do not accept casual attendance. Learning Pilates is like learning an instrument or language. Its kept simple at first then, progresses and increasingly becomes more complex. As you deepen further, and feel your mind and body change you begin to understand the principles are basic and it is all about the practice.
When Pilates is repeated in the body regularly, it sharpens the mind and strengthens your body as a whole. This is a wonderful place to live from ... and this is what I am offering. A solid pathway to experience this - your body and mind in deep relationship to each other through this method.
My clients have experienced through a regular weekly practice of Contrology with me; their
back pain disappear, posture improve, torso lengthen, hips open and release tension, their backs start to hold them up, and they become grounded through their feet improving balance.
Your body is your temple from which you live - make it strong with good foundations, make it open and light and a joy to live in.
I welcome you into the Studio and into a new way of knowing yourself through this method. Enjoy this New Year of 2021 in a happy body.
Jodie Lynch
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This is my Christmas gift to you!
Training in the Studio - Remote Teaching
Inverloch Authentic Pilates is open for you Jan 10 to Dec 21
A special online lecture and discussion with Physiotherapist Alex O’Neill-King on shifts within pain science, complexity, treatment and strategy. All proceeds from ticket sales go the Proper Pilates Giving Back fund
To understand the importance of the right equipment for Classical Pilates, you first need to know that Joseph referred to his equipment as Apparatus and not machines. The point being that you are to work the apparatus, where as machines are designed to do the work for you. You need to develop a relationship with the apparatus, by this I mean connect with it physically, not just hold it or stand on it, but rather for example, ground into it, reach into it, draw away from it. The apparatus supports the body whilst giving us feedback to deepen into our core.
Saltwater House is a Wellness Place. Established by Matthew and Jodie Lynch in 2010. All Practitioners provide quality treatment, care and patient education to support you on your journey to optimal health and wellbeing. This is a happy house and you may be greeted by our resident therapy dog "Keda".
There are 2 good reasons to become an independent client. First reason, because that's what Joseph Pilates expected of you when you learnt his method of Pilates called "Contrology". Second reason, research proves that when you take responsibility for your workouts and engage with its content and method, you engage yourself more deeply and knowingly and therefore will transfer these gains from your workouts into the rest of your life.
