French Smoothie

Definition of inspire

1. The process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, esp. to do something creative:   2. To breathe in (air); inhale:

Take a breath.  Are you inspired?  Are you inspiring? Are you having fun and playing?!  fun=inspiration  I am constantly looking for people who inspire me to do better, be better, feel better…to have more fun.
My wish is for you all to be inspired to have rich, fulfilling and pain free lives.
Learning new things or new ways to do the same old things stimulate our brains and break old patterns; make us feel more alive.
What can you do to stretch yourself, and get out of your comfort zone?
Please share with me and your teachers how we can encourage you to “stretch” more.
You all continue to inspire me to be a better teacher.  One student in particular this month, blew my socks off.  Scroll down to meet Betty.
with love and to your leap,
Maya

Meet Betty Block.

She is my inspiration of the month.
At age 69, she has been doing with Pilates at the Zone for the past 8 years, twice a week.  You may have met her and her husband, Phil at our PilateZone parties.
Last week she took a white water kayaking course. 75% of the students in the class were under the age of 30.  She lived to tell the tale with a huge smile on her face. (almost as big as the one she has when she does the candlestick walkover on the cadillac).  Thanks for the inspiration Betty.

My inspiration this month is to start working on that video library I mentioned in last month’s newsletter.
My goal is to make 20 Pilates and anatomy videos by July 1st to share with you.  I’m a little shy in front of the camera and decided to sign up for a course to learn how to make and be in online videos.  I’ve been working with a coach and made six short videos last week.  I’m learning about lights, camera angles, and how to be silly and have fun.   I am sharing my green smoothie recipe in a different persona.  My apologies to my European friends for the accent. Watch at your own risk..but I gotta say it was out of my comfort zone and fun.

Click on the link below the photo at the top of the page.