Hello Reader, “There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique.” — Martha Graham Each month we choose a selection of quotes and affirmations to go with our monthly theme inside MerryBody. This month, it's vitality. This theme inspires our new weekly Yoga and Pilates classes and the monthly meditation. We just released the first class of the month, Vitality Yin...
9 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, "The most courageous act in a world that is cruel and numb is to feel the pain and still choose to live with your heart wide open." - James McCrae It is not always easy to find hope and love. But we must. We must open our eyes and hearts up to love. How are you this week? If you want to write back, please do. Balancing pregnancy and new motherhood, Lilly is now a confident Yoga instructor! If you have never heard the term “follow your bliss” before, it was said by Joseph...
10 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, “You are unique. You have different talents and abilities. You don’t have to always follow in the footsteps of others. And most importantly, you should always remind yourself that you don't have to do what everyone else is doing...” Roy T. Bennett How's your week been? The highlight of ours was running our live online event on how to get off the Yo-Yo Diet (if you want a replay let us know!) and filming 10 brand new MerryBody classes! You'd think filming 10 Yoga and Pilates...
over 1 year ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” Howard Thurman What makes you come alive? Do you know? If you're not sure, perhaps it's time to become interested, get curious and start exploring. In this particular weekly newsletter, we touch on several subjects that make us come alive. So we encourage you to dive into this content. None of it takes long to read or...
over 1 year ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, “To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself." Thich Nhat Hanh In a world saturated with ideals of 'perfection' it's easy to lose yourself in the mission to fit in. It's easy to believe your imperfections and peculiarities are not right... that you're not beautiful. So this is why we practise Self-Acceptance. This is why we do Meditation and Yoga. These practices get you out of your head and into the present. They...
over 1 year ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, “The secret of change is to focus all your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” Socrates 2500 (or so) years on and it's still great advice! Socrates advises us not to dwell on what's wrong with the current situation or what has happened in the past. He's telling us, to instead channel energy into creating something different... something better. This doesn't mean ignoring problems (no sticking your head in the sand hehe), but it does mean focusing on...
over 1 year ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, "To do two things at once is to do neither." We love this. It's from the book, The One Thing by Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan, we chat more about it on this week's podcast. We love that a key theme is multi-tasking and how really, all it is... is doing two tasks with less focus and less ability... at the same time. Really, the smarter thing to do is one task followed by the other. To be more present with that one task. It's like Yoga... you're flowing in your movements and then...
almost 4 years ago • 2 min read
