Pilates for Mental Wellbeing

Pilates for Mental Wellbeing

'Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness' - Joseph Pilates

Our 'Pilates for Mental Wellbeing' videos are designed to reconnect your body and mind. By focusing on the principles of breathing, concentration and relaxation, regular Pilates practice will help you feel better equipped with to cope with the stresses and strains of day-to-day life

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Pilates for Mental Wellbeing
  • Masterclass: Pilates and Mindfulness with Brenton Surgenor

    “Concentrate on the correct movement EACH TIME YOU EXERCISE, least you do them improperly and thus lose all the vital benefits of their value… Contrology exercises build a sturdy body and sound mind to perform every daily task with ease and perfection as well as to provide tremendous reserve ener...

  • Shorter Workout: 10 Minute Meditation for Release & Relaxation with Zach

    This 10 minute meditation with Zach focuses on creating awareness of your body and its myofascial units so you can release tension and relax.

    Integrating 15 years of interdisciplinary bodywork, yoga, and anatomy studies, Zachery Dacuk developed the Conscious Embodiment Training. This teaching...

  • Longer Workouts: BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE LEVEL - Good Mood Moves with Rachel Bish

    A gentle, flowing class to connect mind, body and breath. This class gradually mobilises and opens the body through flowing movement, with a focus on the breath to aid release and mobility.

    You will need a small ball (such as an overball) or a rolled up towel for this class. Overballs are ava...

  • Longer Workout: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL - Breathing for Relaxation & Mobility

    In her latest class, Conchita looks at different methods of breathing and how we can combine our breathing pattern with movement to help facilitate and enhance relaxation and mobility.

    With thanks to Carolina Moura Freitas

    Conchita started training in Pilates in 1972 with Dreas Reyneke and A...

  • Longer Workout: BEGINNER LEVEL - Pilates for Relaxation with Lynne Robinson

    This workout with Lynne focuses on promoting relaxation through breathing techniques and exercises designed to release unwanted tension around our joints. It is perfect to do before bedtime or if you feel the need to unwind!

    With thanks to Hayley Parry

    Lynne is co-founder and director of...

  • Shorter Workout: Meditation for Integrating your Body & Practice

    Join Zach as he takes you through a short meditation designed to do before you begin your Pilates practice in order to fully connect and integrate the mind and body.

    Integrating 15 years of interdisciplinary bodywork, yoga, and anatomy studies, Zachery Dacuk developed the Conscious Embodiment ...

  • Longer Workout: Pilates for Better Mental Health – Workout 1

    We have always talked about Pilates as 'Mind-Body Exercise'. The importance of this has never been greater than it is now as the benefits of exercise on our mental, as well as physical, health become clearer. This is the first in a series of gentle workouts created by Lynne to help you de-stress ...

  • Longer Workout: Pilates for Better Mental Health – Workout 2

    This is the second in Lynne's series of gentle workouts designed to reduce stress and boost your mental wellbeing. We will add new workouts on a regular basis.

    With thanks to Brenda Nassali-Liston

    Lynne is co-founder and director of Body Control Pilates Education (for whom she lectures on ...

  • Shorter Workout: BEGINNER LEVEL - Pilates for Mental Health - Taking Time Out

    This third workout from Lynne's 'Pilates for Mental Health' series looks at helping you to alleviate symptoms of stress by taking time out and focusing on relaxation. Lynne talks you through the method of vagal-tone breathing, which will help you to feel calm and in control.

    You might choose to ...

  • Tutorial: Mindful Movement with Cameron Angus

    This new session with Cameron looks at what we feel when we move and how to develop an awareness of the experience our clients may have throughout a Pilates class. This is often referred to as 'somatics'.

    Whilst taking us through Pilates exercises we are familiar with, Cameron
    guides our explo...

  • Tutorial: Depression & Pain with Kyle Blackburn

    In this short tutorial, Kyle takes a look at the link between our mental and physical wellbeing, and specifically how depression can change our perception of pain and our attitude to movement and exercise.

    Added September 2023

    Kyle is very well-known to Body Control Pilates teachers through ...