July has a couple of new things for the new mother and for the impending parent:

• Thursday, 16 July, 7.30-9pm we have a free event presented by Tracy Lomax who has 21 years experience as an Osteopath and trained at the Osteopathic Centre for Children in Harley Street, London.  In this event she will focus on nutrition and about her own speciality and how she can bring a wealth of experience working with babies with birth trauma and children with hyperactivity.  Learn how nutrition is the foundation of our physical, emotional and psychological health, and that behavioural problems, from the earliest stage, can be easily corrected.
• Thursday, 30 July, evening(time TBC) Kiss It Better, which provides several first aid courses for parents, grandparents, childminders and nannies, will be running a 2 hour empowerment workshop specifically designed for expectant mothers, which focuses solely on first aid for babies, and is a lot less active to take into account those ever growing bumps!  Partners and family are also welcome on this course.  Knowing what to do in an emergency when the little one has arrived is essential for any parent.  £10.00 per person

If you are interested in or would like to book either of these events please contact Tanya on 07814 866 012 or via email at info@huddersfieldpilates.co.uk

And for those who are not pregnant who would like to lose a little weight or just generally improve their health we are continuing the Fit4Summerpromotion due to demand.  This is a 6 week course, 3 times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 6-7pm) which comprises of 2 mat classes and 1 machinery class.  We also offer dietary advice.

We would also like to confirm that our normal Thursday classes will not be running during August but will be returning in September:

• Tai Chi with James Lucas will finish on Thursday 23 July but will be back in September.
• Pregnancy & Yoga with Roz Brown will finish on Thursday 23 July, with another break on Thursday 16 July, but will return on Thursday 27 August or 3 September(TBC)

Also, for those who might be interested, on Saturday 11 July and Sunday 12 July, 10am-5pm, at Leeds Town Hall, The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 3AD, there is a Health & Healing Festival.  There are wonderful shopping opportunities and mini workshops from Simon Elliott on the ancient art of QiGong (similar to Tai Chi exercises), leading diet experts, Moroccan Dancing and an introduction to the Indian holistic system to healing called Ayurveda.  For more information please go to www.healthhealingfestivals.co.uk or call 01423 873 259.

Enjoy your summer and we look forward to seeing you very soon x

We can now confirm we have a new Baby Massage course starting:
Monday 22 June, 10-11am for 6 weeks for £30.00
Depending on numbers due to holidays we also have 2 dates for Baby Yoga courses: Monday 3 August, 10-11am or Monday 7 September, 10-11am for the full 4 week course at only £20.00

If you book and pay for both courses you only pay £45.00!

As our Yoga Birth Preparation Workshop has been so successful we are announcing our next Workshop will be held at our Studio at the North Light Gallery on Saturday 4 July, 10.15am-3.15pm. 

The Yoga Birth Preparation Workshop is aimed at aiding the Mother-To-Be through the first, early second and later second stages of labour using age old Yoga techniques.  As Birth Partner’s tend to feel lost during this time this workshop can help them to feel more confident and be more active in their role in supporting during this intense time.

• 10.15-12.15          Roz Brown – Yoga and how it can help during labour
• 12.15-1.15             Lunch and discussion with both Roz and Heather*
• 1.15-3.15               Heather – Midwife and the medical side and how yoga can help

There are 10 places available.  You can either come with or without your Birth Partner and you do not have to have done yoga before.  All bookings must be paid for 2 weeks prior to event, Saturday 20 June 2009.  £50.00 for double or £25.00 for single booking.  This price includes lunch consisting of soup, sandwich and a tray-bake.

*            Please ensure to inform us of any dietary requirements when booking

We would like to announce that our Pilates teacher, Gina, gave birth to a very healthy baby boy on Monday 11 May 2009 at 15.43 weighing 6lbs 15ozs. 

Congratulations on the birth of Cavan and we wish you and your family All the Best and hope to see you both very soon.

xxx

We will be closing for Easter as all of our teachers are on holiday.  Due to this we are unable to offer Pregnancy & Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Hatha Yoga and Tai Chi week commencing Monday 6 April but all other classes will run as normal until Thursday 9 April, when we will close, and will re-open Monday 20 April.

There have been some whispers that we might be moving premises this month. I can now confirm that we will be staying at the North Light Gallery for the near future but we will be contained in our present large studio. This means we are having to change our timetable and lose some wonderful classes such as Ashtanga and Hatha Yoga.

If you would like to continue with these classes please contact your teacher for further information:

Ashtanga – Elisabeth Wilson on 01484 844772 or elismw@yahoo.com

Hatha – Roz Brown on 07745997987 or check out her website at http://www.colinrose.net/roz.html

From Monday 20 April our timetable will be:

Monday
10-11am Baby Massage / Baby Yoga (pre-booked courses of 4-6 weeks)

12-1pm Mixed Ability Pilates

6-7pm Beginner Pilates
7-8pm Beginner / Intermediate Pilates
8-9pm Pilates on the Machinery

Tuesday
12-1pm Mummy & Baby Pilates (term time only)
5-6pm Mixed Ability Pilates
6-7pm Beginner Pilates
7-8pm Intermediate Pilates
8-9pm Intermediate / Advanced Pilates

Wednesday
12-1pm Mixed Ability Pilates
7-8pm Pregnancy & Pilates

Thursday

9.30-10.30am Intermediate Pilates (term time only)

6.30-7.30pm Tai Chi

7.45-9pm Pregnancy & Yoga

Friday

6-7pm Beginner Pilates

Saturday

9-10am Mixed Ability Pilates

Sunday - closed

We are also simplifying our pricelist:

Membership will remain at £80.00 p.a. (renewal is £60.00 p.a.)

Block of 6 = £30.00 (all session must be taken within 2 months)

Single = £6.00

Semi-Private = £15.00 each

Private = £30.00

Non-Member block of 6 = £45.00 (all session must be taken within 2 months)

Non-Members single = £8.00

Non-Member Semi-Private = £20.00

Non-Member Private = £40.00

All Pregnancy, Baby and under 16’s, over 65’s and benefits will benefit from not paying Membership.

Under 16’s, over 65’s= £15.00 per block of 6 (used consequtively)

Pregnancy classes= Yoga / Pilates £30.00 per block of 6 or both Yoga & Pilates for £50.00 (must be taken consequtively).  Post 30 weeks single sessions £5.00. 

Full-time students / Benefits = £5.00 per session or £30.00 per block of 6

Benefits include:

• Working Tax Credits
• Disability Living Allowance / Severe Disability Allowance
• Council Tax Benefit (not single person’s allowance)
• Housing Benefit
• Income Support / Job Seekers

Lastley, but not least, we would like to Thank Gina Ould for joining us at Pure Body Solutions and enjoy your well earned rest on Maternity Leave.  Keep us informed on your bundle of joy when he arrives.  We would also like to Thank Maragret Bamford, Elisabeth Wilson, Roz Brown and Rachel Blair (with an extra big Good Luck on your exams) for your support in making Pure Body Solutions a success and good luck for the future.

On Friday 15 May 2009, North Light Gallery will be hosting a charity ball called the Starlight Ball.  The money raised from this event will be donated to St James’ Neonatal Trust (Charity number 1075308).

After dinner tickets are £15.00 or for £50.00 you could enjoy a wonderful dinner catered by locally famous restaurant Cragrats Brasserie.  

Includes: Champagne reception / 3 course dinner / live music / fundraising auction and grand raffle.

For further details or to book please contact may.ball@hotmail.co.uk or Helen on either 07887 578 534 / 07813 640 603

Mothers Day is a time to remember how much you appreciate everything your Mum has done for you and for Mothers to rememer what they, as parents, have loved about being part of your life. 

In modern society we tend not to spend much time with our family so why not spend a little special time with either your Mum or son / daughter and bring them to Pilates on Monday 23 March for just an extra £2.50 per person and have not only a little exercise but also a giggle.

We have two new courses coming up in March.

Baby Yoga is a 4 week course starting on Monday 9 March, 10-11am with Helen Johnson.  This is a continuation from Baby Massage and continues the bonding process as well as many other added benefits.  As we only have 6 places available please book either by email or call me on 07814 866 012.

On Saturday 28 March, 10am – 3pm we have the Yoga Birth Preparation Workshop in which you and your birth partner will learn, from our wonderful Yoga teacher Roz Brown, how to use traditional yoga techniques to focus your breathing and how your birthing partner can help you during labour.  We will also welcome Heather Irving to our Workshop.  Heather is a Registered Midwife and will explain the more medical side of labour and answer any questions you may have.

10am – 12pm Yoga for labour with Roz Brown

12 – 1pm Lunch

1 – 3pm Registered Midwife, Heather Irving

For this Workshop to run we need a minimum of 6 couples and a maximum of 12 couples.  For this one day workshop it is either £50.00 per couple or £25.00 for just yourself.  Lunch is included in the price.  Payment must be received in full before Saturday 14 March. 

Due to unforeseen circumstances we are moving this class from our Studio to Target Health and Fitness in New Mill (7 Sheffield Road, New Mill, Holmfirth, Huddersfield HD9 7BW) http://www.target-leisure.com/

We would like to wish all of our customers a Happy and Heathly 2009.

For the new year we are offering an updated timetable which includes new classes and an availabilty to discuss how you can improve your lifestyle and diet to help you to embrace a more comfortable you. Email for more details.

One of our new classes will be for new mums to help them get back into Pilates shape with their little darlings called Mummy & Baby Too!

We also have the treatment room which offers massage, reflexology and reiki treatments as well as homeopathy and bowen technique.

Monday

10-11 Baby Yoga (blocks of 4 sessions)
11-12 Baby Massage (blocks of 6 sessions)
12-1 Mixed ability Pilates
6-7 Beginner Pilates
7-8 Beginner / Intermediate Pilates
8-9 Pilates on the Machinary (max 6 people & block only class)
8-9.15 Pregnancy & Yoga

Tuesday

12-1 Mummy & Baby Too!
5-6 Mixed ability Pilates
6-7 Beginner Pilates
7-8 Beginner / Intermediate Pilates
8-9 Intermediate / Advanced Pilates

Wednesday

12-1 Mixed ability Pilates
7-8.30 Ashtanga Continuation Class (block only class)
7-8 Pregnancy & Pilates

Thursday

9.30-10.30 Intermediate Pilates
6.30-7.30 Beginner Pilates
7.30-8.30 Tai Chi (block only class)
7.30-9 Hatha Yoga (block only)

Friday

12-1 Mixed ability Pilates
6-7 Beginner Pilates

Saturday

9-10 Mixed ability Pilates

Sunday
CLOSED

Unfortunately we have had to stop andvertising Belly Dancing as we can not find a replacement teacher after our wonderful Mary Safira had to leave us due to travelling distance and Iyengar Yoga as our teacher has had to cancel further classes due to ill health.

We are pleased to announce that as of Monday 15 December 2008 classes will be back to normal as Nigel is out of hospital and besides losing some weight is fighting fit.

We would like to thank Gina Ould and Zoe Green for covering during the week for Nigel as they have been a great help during this difficult time.