Author: Gina Jackson
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Beyond the Mat: New Resource for Your Movement Journey
Oh boy, oh boy! If you’ve been in the studio with me lately, you know that I’ve been deep in thought about what it really means to move well as we age. And, I have also taken a deep dive using Gemini in the process of distilling years of notes, thoughts and insights of my Read more
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Lessons from Lunch: Adulting Through Young Eyes
What a Post-Lunch Chat Taught Me About Our “Adult” Resolutions I recently sat down for lunch with my two beautiful, Egyptian 19-year-old nieces; who are now sophmores at Rutgers University. Between the quick bites and the high-energy chatter, I expected to feel like an outsider looking in on a different world. Instead, I found a Read more
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Into the Wild Horseback Riding
One of the absolute highlights of the week was the early morning ride thru sandy trails lined with cedar and eucalyptus trees. Fragrant and peaceful, and absolutely magical. Trotting through the eucalyptus trees. The smell of the woods and the sound of hooves was therapeutic. Some of us were a little more free and fluid Read more
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Herbal Supplements for Active Lifestyles
Mantra and Focus Calm down the noise. Block out the chatter. Refine and resonate in an approach that finds the ease in it all. Strengthening while softening the effort Changing life, lifestyle and building a new business practice at 45 was no joke. I walked away from wearing stockings, shifted to grounding self, healthier living, Read more
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Walking My Talk
It’s June, I am on track with my “personal practice” plan, yet constantly in a state of tweaking. I am attracted to an array of movement disciplines, to maintain my strength, mobility and health and admit I can fall off my practice in the absence of a planned approach. I find at this point, working Read more
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Leaning Into Self
This is a recant of a memory of my 30+ yr old self being told I was going to be a teacher. A “good teacher” in fact. This is something that wasn’t on my path, at the time, and certainly not what I had planned for myself. At the time, I was working for a Read more
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Those AHA Moments
The joy of helping a student find the “aha” moment has become an absolutely riveting experience for me. The fact that I continue to find as much fulfillment and excitement from it, as much as the the student, is the kicker! Every time it happens, I have an affirmation, a confirmation, a “Hell Yes!” that Read more
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Movement Therapy 2024
I am not starting anything new for the coming year; I am just simply planning to continue to refine the work and control the movements. Whether working with my choice of Master Instructors or in my own personal practice, Pilates will always be at the center of my self-maintenance work. Read more