Pure Pilates Sedgefield

23/04/2026

21/04/2026

Close your eyes.

Ask yourself the question, "Can you accept your body the way it is?"

Notice what happens in your body, what sensations or emotions arise?

You might feel contraction, tension.

Then gently ask, "Is it okay for all these emotions or sensations to be here right now?"

See if you can accept every emotion that is arising.

Let is be as it is.

And if you feel that another part of you wants to change something in your body, or even ran away from that body part, accept that too, and if you can't, can you accept the resistance. And just observe what happens.

Often with the act of acceptance and allowing something opens and we access a deeper intelligence, when an experience is allowed to be as it is.

08/01/2026

Contact Vanessa on whatsapp at 084 551 2356.

Iyengar yoga and Pilates classes are available. The fees for January 2026 are currently R100 for a group class. I am at the Lagoon Studio on the Island, Sedgefield. Feel free to accompany me as we mindfully explore and deepen your connection with your body.

08/01/2026

Iyengar yoga and Pilates classes are available. The fees for January 2026 are currently R100 for a group class. I am at the Lagoon Studio on the Island, Sedgefield. Feel free to accompany me as we mindfully explore and deepen your connection with your body.

08/01/2026

Happy New Year!
May this year bring you not only joy but a deep sense of gratitude for all the blessings you receive on a daily basis: gratitude for the people in your life, the roof over your head, and the strength of your body to heal and carry you forward.

This year is your year.

04/12/2025

Call and Response

The three years of Iyengar Yoga training has reshaped not only my yoga practice but also my Pilates teaching. What has emerged is a deeper awareness — my students now sense the subtle interplay between mind and body with greater clarity.
This awareness creates a tangible connection between teacher and student. I can guide a client into a position where every muscle is alive, engaged, and purposeful. Then comes the moment of dialogue: I call out a cue — “lengthen the spine to the ceiling” — and there is a response.
This call and response is the heartbeat of teaching movement. It is the teacher’s voice reaching out, and the student’s body answering back. In that exchange, mental quietness arises. There is nothing to hear but the call, nothing to do but respond.
From this rhythm flows a relationship built on trust and camaraderie. Teacher and student move together, not in silence, but in a shared language of awareness. It is a beautiful dialogue — one that transforms exercise into art, and instruction into connection.

Contact Vanessa on 084 551 2356 whatsapp for Yoga or Pilates Training.

03/12/2025

Yay! I have completed 3 years of Iyengar Yoga Training.

When we start out on a journey, we don’t realise the trials we’re going to face. These past three years have been the hardest of my life, but I did it—I earned the qualification even though I went through a divorce and my child survived a car accident that nearly killed her.

Tears of joy and sadness ran down my face. I would walk into Saturday teacher training sessions heartbroken from all the pain welling up inside me, sometimes leaving early. There were sessions when I was difficult and angry, when I disagreed and questioned the teachers.

I was not the only one who had a tough time. There was a lovely woman who lost her partner to cancer, yet she too persevered until the end.

As humans, we face so much—happiness, joy, sadness, and loss. We should all pat ourselves on the back, say “well done,” and give ourselves a cuddle.

21/08/2025

Gratitude Post

This morning, something beautiful unfolded, while setting up my computer before class, three friends walked in—new clients, sent to me by Helio Lobo, who shares the space at Lagoon Studio on the island. His open-heartedness and generosity moved me deeply. There was no fear in his actions, he had no desire to claim clients—just an open presence of helping me and the new clients.

It reminded me of the incredible compassion I experienced from Melanie Beaumeister and Barbara Eksteen at The Move Community at the Catholic Church, while I was at the Red Cross Hospital with my daughter, they stepped in to help teach my clients—expecting nothing in return. Within days, most of my clients had found a new home in their studio.

And their kindness didn’t stop there. They helped move my equipment from a space I could no longer access, storing what they could. The rest was collected by Paula Viljoen, my yoga teacher, and Werner & Ilze Bronkhorst.

To witness such open-heartedness is humbling. It brings a soft, radiant feeling that stays with me. I truly believe that each of these beautiful souls will continue to grow in wealth, health, and love.

Thank you for showing me what community really means. You’ve touched my heart.