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A message from OneMusic Australia From this week (30 July 2020) OneMusic Australia will be applying fee-relief to all of their affected customers – those that were forced by Federal or State governments to close their doors for a time due to COVID-19. The COVID-19 fee-relief for these customers will be credited to each affected customer’s account. Most fitness and wellbeing customers with straightforward accounts will be notified in writing of an automatic four month fee-relief being applied to their account. OneMusic have added some extra fee-relief in as they recognise that even when customers were allowed to re-open, social…

Warm Welcome to New Baby Siena! Congratulations to Ella Wong on the birth of daughter Siena on 11 June. Ella is currently taking maternity leave and enjoying the time with her family.   Lisa Jackson Steps Down Lisa Jackson has reluctantly stepped down from her role on the PAA committee to focus on her studio, Core Pilates following the disruption of the recent COVID -19 shutdown. We want to thank Lisa for her commitment and contribution to the PAA and the projects she has worked on during her nearly 3 years on the committee, including the PAA conference last year….

A very warm welcome to the new members (20) who have joined the PAA family since the beginning of July. Congratulations to Karen Kruidyk who graduated from Student to Mat member and to Kerrie Thornton and Meher Nariman who upgraded from Mat to Graduate Level 1 by completing their Diplomas this period. We encourage you all to upgrade as you reach the next level, either by qualification or hours. For further information on upgrading please read about the benefits of upgrading and the upgrade process. New Associate Student Members (17) Amanda  Grant Andrea Mason Cassy Farrell Daniela Moraes Emilie Downey…

Lauren Jones Trainer Level 2 Member, Movement Collective Studios, Sydney, NSW Instructor Name: Lauren Jones Studio(s) you work at: Movement Collective Studios Location: Sydney, NSW Instructor training: PilatesITC Diploma PAA level: Trainer Level 2   What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? I always enjoyed participating in team sports and keeping fit, and injuries kept getting in my way. Pilates helped me build strength and rehabilitate these injuries in a non-clinical setting through my teens. With my Mum already a firm advocate of the Method, I was strongly encouraged to undertake…

Sayshie Poynton Level 2 Member, Rig Pilates, Perth WA Instructor Name: Sayshie Poynton Studio(s) you work at: Rig Pilates Location: Perth Instructor training: BASI Pilates, PITC PAA Level: Level 2 What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? Originally I took up Pilates to rehab a horse riding injury. It took me some time to really fall in love with Pilates, but after finding a studio that I felt shared the same ethos and mentality I was hooked. I continued through my pregnancy and decided during this pregnancy that I would train…

Link to: Youthwise magazine, Autumn issue 2020 Introduction Our mission at Aligned for Life Pilates is to get the Pilates Method into the hearts and minds of as many people possible, so they too can experience the full benefits Pilates has to offer their mind, body and spirit. This is an article written for the Youthwise Magazine, whose mission is to produce and distribute important information to young Australians affected by mental health issues and those affected directly or indirectly by substance abuse. It may also benefit the wider community, with so many livelihoods being affected by the current pandemic,…

Kirsti Viitala Level 3 Member & current Committee Member, Kirsti Pilates To You (mobile Pilates business), Bayside VIC Instructor Name: Kirsti Viitala Studio(s) you work at: Kirsti Pilates To You (mobile Pilates business) Location: Bayside, VIC Instructor training: Authentic Pilates Education International. Diploma of Professional Pilates Instruction PAA Level: Level 3 & current Committee Member What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? Someone at my old corporate job told me Pilates gave them a 6pack. I was 25 at the time, so that sounded appealing What did you eat for breakfast?…

guest article by Rob Carruthers and Ash Berry There are so many old expressions that spring to mind when we are talking about pain, particularly in relation to exercise. ‘Pain is weakness leaving the body’ is the classic one I grew up with in the rugby sheds of New Zealand. These expressions usually revolve around the fact that being in pain creates the opportunity for us to experience growth and pleasure. Now this may have been true to those who originally made those statements, but if we are talking about pain in relation to the human body and movement, there…

Introduction: PAA Full members were recently asked to give feedback on subscription to the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (JBMT), a benefit that has been included with full membership since January 2017. One of the key findings of the survey was that some members were not aware of the JBMT subscription and therefore have not yet tried it. In this article we hope to rectify that, and also share more results from the survey. Background: Why a subscription to the JBMT? An online subscription to a journal was selected as a member benefit as it aligns with two pillars…

Effects of the Pilates Method on Kinesiophobia Associated with Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cíntia Domingues de Freitas, Deborah Araujo Costa, Nelson Carvas Junior, Vinicius Tassoni Civile Published: May 12, 2020 Link to full article: https://www.bodyworkmovementtherapies.com/article/S1360-8592(20)30067-X/ Abstract Background Patients with chronic low back pain with higher levels of kinesiophobia have a 41% greater risk of developing a physical disability. The kinesiophobia model suggests that patients fear movements because of pain, associating movement with worsening of their state. Studies that apply the Pilates method for chronic low back pain achieve positive results in reducing pain and disability,…