A Summer of Breath, Connection and Movement

Published on 13th April 2026

Dearest All Pilates Friends -

Isn't it simply wonderful that there are now more daylight hours? I love this reality, not only because it is good for us but because there's more time to do all that's necessary before it gets dark! And, blissfully, gives me more window to walk EV and catch up with Pilates friends. Talking of which, I will go back to my regular 230ish pm in Ema's on Mondays and then walk EV from 4 pm onwards. I will have one of Ema's nutritious lunches after teaching five sessions! I realise that 230 is too late for most of you for lunch, but join me for coffee, a smoothie, or a summer walk.

I am looking forward to working with you this summer term. We have; eight room sessions, five zooms, many videos online, and zooms available online, too. I will record the zooms this week and next, and get them uploaded on my website. Please, as ever, let me know what you'd like covered and I will do my best to provide! I think the general consensus is, that you prefer me sitting and teaching verbally, so that I can watch you with my hawk-eye, just the one? I will carry on this way, cueing you through each move, close up to the microphone and viewing you. Your part of the deal is, to make sure your mat is placed where your camera sees YOU - or, even with my best foot forward and monocle on, I won't be able to see you!

We have eleven Mondays at the Royal Academy of Dance this term. Sessions start at 1250 and will be in the Jo Manoukian studio for the months of April and May and in the Kusuma, for June and July. Please always check in at reception, when you will be informed of any changes.

Zooms:

Mondays 11 am Barre Chair Standing https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84344602186

Tuesdays 8 am Matwork https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82455055719

Thursdays 8 am Matwork https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89666106291

Thursdays 9 am Matwork https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85187321112 The 9 am session welcomes any of you who know my techniques and acronyms and can safely add load or not.

Thursdays 10 am Chair Barre Standing https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86894418625

By the end of this term, we will have done 1738 zooms!

In person matwork sessions at 52 Lovelace Road SE21 8JR, are:

Mondays 7 am, 8 am, 930 am

Tuesdays 10 am and 11 am

Wednesdays 8 am, 930 am, (1030 am Chair)

PLEASE NOTE: Thank you for your word of mouth recommendations, it is what keeps wendyjardinepilates going! EV is very grateful and living the life! Having said that, I am not going to take on any new people into room sessions. I want to continue the drop-in option for you, my loyal attendees, so that you continue to only ever pay for classes you attend. This said, because the 8 am and 930 am room sessions are now "occasionally" fully attended, I therefore I need to keep this manageable. So, absolutely no new people will be invited into these room sessions. New people, and I mean new people contacting me from the beginning of this summer term onwards, will only be offered the 7 am and 1030 am room sessions. Please remember Zooms, too, the more the merrier, your space of practice at home is yours and only yours! So, please do spread the word to click into Zooms - I watch and cue you through - while you work! Many thanks.

The summer term runs from Monday 13th April to Friday 10th July -

There are no sessions on Monday 4th May, due to the Bank Holiday -

Half term is the week of 25th May, resuming sessions on 1st June

I wish all of us, including me, a very strong summer term together with much deep and meaningful breath, connection in all our ways, remembering our a to e of connection and, to top it off, movement that is fluid, comfortable and energising.

Online Library Please note that on Tuesday 12th May, the new website will take over the present one! So there will be a couple of hours on Tuesday that your access to the library may be disturbed. If so, please do come back to it on Wednesday. You will be asked to reset your password. (If you like, you can reset to the same password you were using, of course!) My apologies for any inconvenience.

Thank you and very best wishes

Wendy Jardine (She/Her)

www.pilates-instructor.net Contact Me @ info@pilates-instructor.net

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