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We’re interested in the topic of Body Confidence because we’ve lived through many years of having a serious lack of body confidence. We hated our bodies. We wanted to change our bodies so badly and this is why we were obsessed with dieting and exercise. This is why our minds were filled with negative thoughts. This way of living, this …
Yoga doesn’t just make you more flexible, connected, grounded, kind, compassionate and well, generally more awesome… if you create a flow with the correct sequenced poses… you can actually gain confidence! You see, Yoga postures work with the energy of your body. You move your body in a certain way, bend a certain part, compress a particular organ, breathe a …
Each month inside the MerryBody Online Studio we get to choose a member to highlight, to share more of their story, to share their magic. What we love about this process is the realisation that we are never ever alone. That we all feel struggles and we can all feel a sense of achievement. It opens our eyes and perspectives …
You don’t need all the equipment and you don’t need to go into a fancy studio to experience the magic of Pilates. You can most definitely practise Pilates at home. And if you’re looking to strengthen and tone your arms these moves are for you. I first started Pilates when I was 15 with the goal to help my back …
Lots of our MerryBody Members love to connect MerryBody to their TV, for the big screen experience. We must admit, when we see your photos of the classes on your TV it makes us smile! There are several ways you can do this, and it will change depending on your device and whether you’re using the MerryBody App or the …
Creating a consistent Yoga and Pilates practise positively transformed bodies, minds, our entire lives. This is why we trained to become Yoga and Pilates teachers, this is why we created the MerryBody Online Studio. We spent years and years trying all the diets and spending hours in the gym. But the real toxicity came from our intentions and mindsets behind …
In this busy world that we live in with our never-ending to-do lists, it’s now, even more important to prioritise time for ourselves to reset, restore and reinvigorate our minds and bodies. We find Yoga to be the best for stress relief, and yes, there are best yoga poses for stress relief… we’ve shared them below! We don’t need to …
We sometimes question whether we should talk about the physical changes we’ve experienced from our Yoga and Pilates practice. Whether we should share our experiences and tell you that YES you can use Yoga and Pilates to lose weight. We wonder… does it make other people feel shame (we hope you read on)? Maybe it’s too showy. Maybe we should …
We often get asked for more Yoga for beginners at home. We hear you! We thought we’d share our steps to creating an amazing home yoga practice as well as some of our favourite yoga for beginners postures. All of these Yoga postures are perfect if you’re just starting out. One of the reasons we love Yoga so much (especially …
On New Years Day this year, we started our own 21 day yoga challenge and the experience was completely life-changing. We loved the 21 days so much we ended up extending to 50 days! We experienced so many positive changes from 21 days of yoga. From helping Emma get through heartbreak, to both of us feeling less stressed, gaining so …
