Amy Jayasuriya or better known as Amy J or Amy Jaya! Amy is a yoga and Pilates teacher, she also does teacher training workshops, she is based in Melbourne, and she is a mum with a three year old. Amy is a very inspiring person, she has done retreats in the past and we are going to talk about how to organise a retreat. "From a very young age I was introduced to meditation. My passion and love affair, if you can call it that, began with meditation, and then moved onto yoga. I

Prenatal Pilates - Pilates for pregnancy Pregnancy and body image. The body goes through such dramatic changes during pregnancy with weight gain, mood swings, and rapidly changing hormones. It can feel really uncomfortable as the body changes to accommodate the growing baby. The rib cage lifts as the uterus expands, blood pressure drops, and temperature increases. Movement may feel clumsy as the centre of gravity shifts forward in the second trimester compromising balance. Th

I often hear that Pilates studios will not allow pregnant women new to the method start at their studio. This is unfortunate as Pilates is o

Many people suffer for years from pain and dysfunction in the sacroiliac joint and the muscles that stabilize movement in your pelvis. A SIJ Dysfunction (Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction) is a disorder of the sacroiliac joint, nerves and muscles due to an injury or misalignment of the sacroiliac joint. This joint is at the connection point between your sacrum and your pelvis. When injured or misaligned, there can be inflammation of the soft tissues in this region. This inflammati