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October 2023. Elevate Perspective: MOVE
How does your body feel when you stand up after watching a really long movie? Stiff? Needing to stretch a bit and move? Everyone...

Elevate Pilates
Oct 31, 20232 min read


September 2023. Elevate Perspective: Patience is a virtue. And it’s HARD.
Online shopping has never been easier. Search, point, click, and then wait for it to be delivered. If everything goes well, it arrives...

Elevate Pilates
Sep 29, 20232 min read


August 2023. Elevate Perspective: Hello, Sun, but I'll hide a bit from you.
There is a difference we feel when it has been a bit dark and rainy and then all of a sudden, the sun peeks out and spreads its rays...

Elevate Pilates
Aug 31, 20233 min read


July 2023. Elevate Perspective: Hello There, You Tall Glass Of Water...
It's a very hot summer in Hong Kong! It’s the season for junk parties and fun in the sun. Are you drinking enough water? Water is an...

Elevate Pilates
Jul 31, 20232 min read


June 2023. Elevate Perspective: Good vs Great: Picking a Pilates Studio
We live in a time where we can purchase pretty much anything with a click of a button. Want the latest fashion? You can get it. We choose...

Elevate Pilates
Jun 30, 20232 min read


May 2023. Elevate Perspective: What Mask Do You Wear?
First impressions. We can’t avoid them or avoid making them when we meet people for the first time. These can be positive: “Oh, she’s a...

Elevate Pilates
May 31, 20231 min read


April 2023. Elevate Perspective: Of Fingerprints and Grief
Isn’t the fingerprint a marvel? You probably started noticing you had them back when you were still a small child. You did not know then...

Elevate Pilates
Apr 28, 20232 min read


March 2023. Elevate Perspective: How Much Positivity is TOO MUCH?
Every staff meeting at Elevate begins with a round of sharing each person’s current positive focus. Everyone has a turn to share what...

Elevate Pilates
Mar 31, 20232 min read


February 2023. Elevate Perspective: Changing Your Space
This writer is sitting and enjoying the newly bought lamp for his desk, which has been moved to a different room after a wardrobe was...

Elevate Pilates
Feb 28, 20232 min read


January 2023. Elevate Perspective: The Power of a Smile
We show joy, pain, anger, sadness, fear, and many other emotions with our faces. Now that masks are worn out in public all the time, we...

Elevate Pilates
Jan 31, 20232 min read


December 2022. Elevate Perspective: Ready, Set, Maybe Later...
Here we are. On the cusp of a brand new year. Can you feel it? It's grinning at you with the promise of better things. Take a short look...

Elevate Pilates
Dec 30, 20222 min read


November 2022. Elevate Perspective: Holiday fuss and hassle: IS IT WORTH IT?
In the Philippines, Christmas is huge. So huge that decorations come out when the “ber” months start… As in SeptemBER. Yes, that is...

Elevate Pilates
Nov 30, 20222 min read


October 2022. Elevate Perspective: GOOD FORM: Why we insist on it.
“Hello. Welcome to your Pilates session at Elevate. We hope you enjoy your time here. Please note that we demand perfection from you.”...

Elevate Pilates
Oct 31, 20222 min read


September 2022. Pandemic Perspective: Start. No, really. START.
If there is one good takeaway from the pandemic, it would be that we value taking care of ourselves more now. Health and its pursuit are...

Elevate Pilates
Sep 30, 20221 min read


August 2022. Pandemic Perspective: Pause. No really, pause.
Pause. No really, pause. Ok, go. How often do we have the opportunity to truly pause in our lives? We hear it all the time, "Stop and...

Elevate Pilates
Aug 31, 20221 min read


July 2022. Pandemic Perspective: Despair is Easy.
Despair is easy. How do caregivers do it? Day in and day out they are responsible for the care of the elderly, injured, and those with...

Elevate Pilates
Jul 29, 20222 min read


June 2022. Pandemic Perspective
Wouldn't it be amazing to be able to go back in time? You could revisit a beautiful memory, correct mistakes you've made, stay young, and...

Elevate Pilates
Jun 30, 20222 min read


May 2022. Pandemic Perspective
Why do we watch movies? Recently we were treated to the movie Top Gun Maverick, which is a sequel to the cult classic from 1986 called,...

Elevate Pilates
May 31, 20222 min read


April 2022. Pandemic Perspective
This month's perspective comes in the form of a question mark. You must have had this experience: You're minding your own business and...

Elevate Pilates
Apr 29, 20222 min read


March 2022. Pandemic Perspective: We Got Another Dog
We Got Another Dog. Yes, we seem to be slowly following in Noah's footsteps. In case you are wondering who Noah is, click HERE . So last...

Elevate Pilates
Mar 31, 20222 min read
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