One thing that we are always forever grateful for… is each other. Sisters, best friends, business partners and absolutely each other’s best workout buddy. We are there to motivate each other, lift each other, confide in each other and help each other reach our joint and personal goals. But we know we have a relatively rare and special relationship. We …
Everything You Need To Know About Chair Yoga… What It Is, What Are The Benefits And How To Do It?
Every day we do some form of chair yoga (it literally saves our bodies from feeling tight and restless). If you were in our home office it wouldn’t be weird to see Carla sitting in double pigeon on her chair and Emma twisting out her back every hour on the hour (maybe twice!). Chair yoga is a beautiful, safe and …
Everything You Need To Know About The Barre Workout
We tried this amazing Barre workout for the first time back in 2016 and we instantly fell in love! Fast forward to 2020 and Emma has just finished her Barre training and we are filming classes for the MerryBody Studio! Ahhh this method of movement is not only fun, but it’s absolutely transformational. It will make you stronger, more flexible, …
Are Yoga And Pilates Good For Over 50s?
Are Yoga and Pilates good for over 50’s? Of course they are! And before we get into the why… let’s chat aging, it’s a topic we love to discuss because we wholeheartedly believe that we can all slow down the aging process. And we’re not talking about botox or even your skin, we love your wrinkles! We’re more talking about …
What Happens to Your Brain When You Meditate?
Have you ever wondered why people who meditate seem so happy and calm? Or maybe you have just started a meditation practice yourself, and despite this newfound sense of awareness, you seem to have developed, you are still not fully aware of what exactly is going on. Like, how do you explain how you initiated and handled that awkward conversation …
The Benefits of Yoga for Stress Management
Many people think that Yoga is just stretching or twisting the body into various complicated shapes and poses. Or maybe you think it’s just some down time to go over your to do list (hehe Carla used to do this!). However, inside our online Yoga (and Pilates) Studio, MerryBody, we teach you that Yoga is much more than that. One …
Why Pilates is the best anti-aging exercise
We love Pilates, it’s a method of movement that makes you feel stronger, fitter and more flexible. In our opinion, Pilates is the best anti-aging exercise (well, one of them and yes, Yoga is too). No, Pilates won’t necessarily ‘beat’ aging BUT it sure can help you beat some of the common signs of aging. Like stiffness, decreased mobility, and …
Why you need to meditate | Meditations on Spotify
Inside MerrryBody Online Studio we add a brand new guided meditation every single month. The library of meditations (and Yoga and Pilates classes) continue to grow and grow. And now you can find our meditations on Spotify! The meditations we create are designed to help you slow down, calm the mind and find some focus in your life. This is …
How to be less stressed in 7 days, do these 3 simple things
In just 7 days you will be less stressed if you focus on a few simple things. And when we say simple, we mean it! How to be less stressed in 7 days, do these 3 simple things: One minute of deep breathing Take a moment of stillness Do at least 15 minutes of daily movement Before we get to …
Turns out, I am a woman in tech…
I never really thought I fell into the category of ‘women in tech’. Apparently, I do! Hey Emma, I think you do too! Right about now, we are 1-2 months out from launching our brand new MerryBody App. The difference with this new version of the App (there is a huge difference) is that it is being built as a …