Pilates by Lydia

27/10/2025

Catch this lovely lady this evening
A super gentle flow with options to challenge core & glutes where you wish! Followed by the most relaxing stretch & closing phase.

26/10/2025

Morning everyone, here’s your timetable for this week!

Spaces across all classes at the moment! ✨

21/10/2025

Hi all, a little update to keep you in the know with some of the changes happening!

Unfortunately I’ve had to move my finish date forwards slightly due to my sciatica issues. I’m really sorry!

Hopefully this post will cover all the changes - i’ll be here until Saturday 15th Nov - teaching Mondays & Saturdays. will be teaching all Monday classes until we break for Christmas on the 4th Dec.

Eloïse will be running 3 trial Power Pilates classes which will officially launch next year! Higher intensity, options to do more reps and get a little bit of a sweat on! These are running 20th, 27th November & 4th December. A great chance to try this class before the January rush, i’m sure you’ll love it! Chance to get those endorphins flowing!

-Payment options! Pay as you go & 5/10 class passes running as normal
- Access to all pass - Pay £30 for the rest of the year! Access to all classes across Nov & Dec including the new Power Pilates trial classes!

All this will be on the timetable and bookable via my website! If you have any questions just ask!

Thanks for your understanding 🫶🏻🫶🏻 xx

12/10/2025

Hope you’re all having a lovely Sunday!

Classes are looking lovely & busy this week, last few spots available if you wanted to book in!

Monday - with Eloise! - 2 spaces left

Wednesday - full - message for waitlist

Saturday - spaces

see you all in the week 🩷

07/10/2025

lush class here this evening such a special place to be! these events sound amazing too! 🧘🫶🏻

Good afternoon!
Here is the events, workshop and retreat programme for Autumn at Joy! (How organised am I?!)

There is so much going on! I can’t wait! You can find full information, timings & pricing and the Facebook events page and at jennaowenyoga.com

I’m so excited! I know some of you are waiting for the next Elements Series to be planned in. Bare with- New Year “stuff”. It will be announced later this month!

Jennaowenyoga.com to book ✨

07/10/2025

Hey everyone, Eloïse is covering class next Monday 19:45-20:45

There are just a few spaces left so be quick if you’d like to come!

02/10/2025

Form keeps you safe and means your body gets the most out of each exercise. I would always say to go for form over lots of reps if you can!
There’s lots to think about in class so don’t stress- over time lots of the cues become second nature. You will also find the cues naturally help posture and may help with some common aches and pains especially lower back pain!

Here’s some ways to rethink and visualise some of the cues we go through in class!

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29/09/2025

A little timetable post & reminder of your payment options!

How are we nearly in October?! 🎃 Lots of class planning underway this week to keep things nice and fresh!

Classes are super busy this week - thank you! You can book up to 4 weeks ahead online. 🫶🏻

xx

23/09/2025

Hey all, just a reminder there’s no class at JOY this evening, and no class Saturday 27th! sorry!

Class running as usual tomorrow - 19:45 - waitlist only at the moment!

Monday 29th - 19:45 is with the lovely so excited for you to all try her classes! - waitlist only at the moment

Drop me a message if you’d like to go on the waitlists - often spaces do come up! xx

18/09/2025

Shared with permission! Very lucky to have lots of lovely clients who send me lovely messages with super kind feedback & lots who post to their stories about class!

Thank you thank you to everyone who messages me with lovely feedback, shares to their stories or tells their friends to come and try! It really means so much - like it or love it social media is the way of spreading the word and growing classes so I’m so grateful for all the shares & love!

An absolute passion teaching pilates - so glad lots of you love it too! 🩷

13/09/2025

This weeks classes are going to feature a few of these! Planks!!

Why?? Amazing for your core, & a compound movement which works multiple muscle groups, lower back, hips, glutes. So a total full body exercise! Planks also help with posture by strengthening lots of the muscles which support your spine.
Planks require lots of core engagement to maintain that lovely long straight line of your spine when you lift - so works to help with balance & co ordination as well!

I know they are challenging! a static pose so often we just hold the plank whilst using the breath as the reps, so this can mean you can feel like you’re just counting down til you can come back to your mat! But! There are lots of options to tailor the plank to what suits you and your body. Have a scroll through to see some options and ways to make the plank a little more flowing and moving which I find some people enjoy more than just holding a plank for a set amount of time!

🌿 4 point kneeling hover - a good starting option, hands under shoulders, lifting and lowering your knees away from the mat.
🌿Hover - to full plank - try to keep your spine long and lengthened, your back nice and level. Soften your elbows if you begin to lock them out
🌿 challenging! Toe taps, keeping everything as still as you can, pelvis level, core engaged, draw your knees in 1 at a time. 2-4 reps here if you can!
🌿 Plank to Pike! A nice one for a bit of shoulder mobility and stretch. Extend to a plank, shoulders down, hips level, spine long and then push back brining your upper body towards your leg - a nice stretch to the shoulders.

✨ Keep your breath flowing! Inhale to hold.
✨ Take your time to reset between each rep, go for form over lots of reps. Untuck your toes, knees to the mat, shoulders down, neck long
✨ Try to stay lengthened and keep your back nice and level! You can think about a long line running all the way from the back of your head to your toes, keep your pelvis level.
✨ Mix between options to keep your form - progression is best kept nice and slow, do a few reps at a more beginners level, do a few at a harder level ( if you feel comfortable!) and then come back down!

Have a lush weekend 🩷🩷