Exhale NZ

10/10/2026

29/09/2026

Senses of September

Sight — Slow Horses. Gritty, funny, perfect. If you’ve not seen it, where have you been? 🤷🏼‍♀️

Sound — Yazz — The Only Way Is Up. I chose this for my brother to rouse him from the deep and found myself listening to it on repeat all month. Seriously, who didn’t love this song back then? It’s still so powerful and uplifting.

Smell — Fresh linen.

Taste — Salt water, tears, sweat, the Mediterranean… in somewhat equal measure.

Touch — Got to be in the same space and time as a super special human this month. Hugs, laughter and a deep gratitude that through all the versions of ourselves, we’re still a magnificent duo.

September has been a rollercoaster — the kind you wish you hadn’t put your kids on. 😅 Grateful for the ride, hope October brings a softer energy…

24/09/2026

Fall in love with the process, not the results — and somehow, the results you’re chasing tend to come more readily!

As teachers with editing tools at our fingertips, it can be tempting to only share perfectly poised videos that would survive a thousand critical alignment eyes.

But that isn’t always real…and we’re not sure only ever seeing perfection is particularly encouraging for the real people we want to empower to move well.

This isn’t a bad video. But I could change my foot position, find more fluid control in places, create a bigger expression of the movement… there’s always something to refine.

This is me in practice. Refining, not presenting an end product.

We grow, adapt and evolve, Pilates is such a wonderful vessel for channelling that curious side of ourselves.

And if there’s one thing I want to encourage as a teacher, it’s to move with curiosity and freedom. To move imperfectly. To keep exploring. And, incrementally, to build a practice that feels deep, nourishing and supportive of your life. 🤟🏼

Yes, that’s more than one thing.

We all know I can’t count 😉

NB: imperfect doesn’t mean unsafe 😌

23/09/2026

Postcards of Malta 🇲🇹