Pearl Howie's Blog, page 9
February 25, 2016
Weekly Newsletter - Careful When You Cough!
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Careful When You Cough!
Yup, despite all the classes, cycling and other activities I injured myself on Monday morning... picking up an empty cup and starting to cough... and my back muscles went into spasm!
For a moment I also thought I had slipped a disc but after icing it (you know with an ice pack, not a piping bag and sugar) I realised it was ���just��� muscles.
Of course I panicked - would I be able to do my classes, would I have to go to physio, would I have to take time off? Luckily going to classes has actually helped it a lot, but I am most grateful that having spent some time focusing and working on money and my attitude to money this month, I was able to chill out and say to myself ���well, if I have to I have to - I���ll get by, the world won���t end���.
Injuries are never fun, especially when your work depends on you dancing around, but the hardest times this week have been when I had to sit down for a while (thank goodness I no longer sit at a desk all week) and when my Vistaprint delivery of flyers and posters needed picking up from the Post Office (yup, I overdid it!)
Anyway I have one more class and then you���d better believe I am going to hunt down a really good massage and some hot rooms tomorrow to help me out.
Need A Speaker?
If you are looking for a speaker for an event or group then I���d love to know. Pearl Escapes is all about helping people escape, not just fitness or healthy eating (although, of course I can talk about that too) so if you���d like to hear more about spas, massage, amazing escapes around the world, or even how to organise and book your travel to make the most of your time and budget, I���m your perfect speaker.
Changes to Prices and Booking for March 2016
ANYONE who wants to prebook and prepay for any of my classes will be able to do so for ��5 from now on.
ANYONE who wants to change their booking will be able to do so anytime before class, but then you will pay the full price for that class.
ANYONE who comes to a new class for the first time will get a reward in March 2016 of a free bag or water bottle.
If you have any questions about the new prices and booking procedure just come and have a chat with me in class.
...and a Special Free Gift for Newsletter Subscribers!
Yes, all newsletter subscribers will be getting a free taster of my new guide to escapes for 2016. Make sure you are signed up to get your copy (leave 3 days for delivery - you know the ���post��� is terribly slow these days!)
Pearl's Instagram Feed - Lots of Photos Now On My Homepage!
http://www.pearlescapes.co.uk/index.html
Congratulations!
Congratulations to everyone who completed reward cards recently!
Jenny completed 5 classes, fabulous!
Amy completed 5 classes, feet of fire!
Rhonda completed 5 classes, feeling great!
Stacey completed 35 classes, that���s awesome!
Pam completed 35 classes, thar she goes!
Well done!
Much love, Pearl xx
Saturday 27th February 2016
Remember that from March 2016 all classes over ��5 are just ��5 when prebooked and paid for. If you need to change the booking for any reason prior to class you can do so but will pay the full price for that class (i.e. pay the extra ��1 or ��2 when you do come to class!)
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
Monday
12 - 12:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
1 - 1:45pm Zumba Gold�� chair class Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��3
8:15pm - 9:15pm �� Zumba�� Fitness�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��7
Tuesday
1:00 - 1:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
6 - 6:45pm�� Zumba Gold�� �� Vestry Hall, London Rd, Mitcham, CR4 3UD �� �����6
7:15 ��� 8:15pm�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall�� ��7
Wednesday
10:10 ��� 10:55am �� Zumba Gold�� �� Acacia IGC, 230 Grove Road, Mitcham,��CR4 1SD �� ��6
11:30 ��� 12 noon �� Zumba Gold�� chair class�� Acacia IGC �� ��2
Thursday
12 ��� 12:45pm �� Zumba Gold�� �� Wimbledon Guild, Drake House,��44 St. George's Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4ED �� �� ��4
7:15 - 8pm�� Zumba�� Gold�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
For up to minute news check out my Facebook
Or follow me on Twitter
Click to subscribe to my weekly class newsletter http://eepurl.com/U3C3T
For the timetable please see the bottom of the email
Careful When You Cough!
Yup, despite all the classes, cycling and other activities I injured myself on Monday morning... picking up an empty cup and starting to cough... and my back muscles went into spasm!
For a moment I also thought I had slipped a disc but after icing it (you know with an ice pack, not a piping bag and sugar) I realised it was ���just��� muscles.
Of course I panicked - would I be able to do my classes, would I have to go to physio, would I have to take time off? Luckily going to classes has actually helped it a lot, but I am most grateful that having spent some time focusing and working on money and my attitude to money this month, I was able to chill out and say to myself ���well, if I have to I have to - I���ll get by, the world won���t end���.
Injuries are never fun, especially when your work depends on you dancing around, but the hardest times this week have been when I had to sit down for a while (thank goodness I no longer sit at a desk all week) and when my Vistaprint delivery of flyers and posters needed picking up from the Post Office (yup, I overdid it!)
Anyway I have one more class and then you���d better believe I am going to hunt down a really good massage and some hot rooms tomorrow to help me out.
Need A Speaker?
If you are looking for a speaker for an event or group then I���d love to know. Pearl Escapes is all about helping people escape, not just fitness or healthy eating (although, of course I can talk about that too) so if you���d like to hear more about spas, massage, amazing escapes around the world, or even how to organise and book your travel to make the most of your time and budget, I���m your perfect speaker.
Changes to Prices and Booking for March 2016
ANYONE who wants to prebook and prepay for any of my classes will be able to do so for ��5 from now on.
ANYONE who wants to change their booking will be able to do so anytime before class, but then you will pay the full price for that class.
ANYONE who comes to a new class for the first time will get a reward in March 2016 of a free bag or water bottle.
If you have any questions about the new prices and booking procedure just come and have a chat with me in class.
...and a Special Free Gift for Newsletter Subscribers!
Yes, all newsletter subscribers will be getting a free taster of my new guide to escapes for 2016. Make sure you are signed up to get your copy (leave 3 days for delivery - you know the ���post��� is terribly slow these days!)
Pearl's Instagram Feed - Lots of Photos Now On My Homepage!
http://www.pearlescapes.co.uk/index.html
Congratulations!
Congratulations to everyone who completed reward cards recently!
Jenny completed 5 classes, fabulous!
Amy completed 5 classes, feet of fire!
Rhonda completed 5 classes, feeling great!
Stacey completed 35 classes, that���s awesome!
Pam completed 35 classes, thar she goes!
Well done!
Much love, Pearl xx
Saturday 27th February 2016
Remember that from March 2016 all classes over ��5 are just ��5 when prebooked and paid for. If you need to change the booking for any reason prior to class you can do so but will pay the full price for that class (i.e. pay the extra ��1 or ��2 when you do come to class!)
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
Monday
12 - 12:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
1 - 1:45pm Zumba Gold�� chair class Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��3
8:15pm - 9:15pm �� Zumba�� Fitness�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��7
Tuesday
1:00 - 1:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
6 - 6:45pm�� Zumba Gold�� �� Vestry Hall, London Rd, Mitcham, CR4 3UD �� �����6
7:15 ��� 8:15pm�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall�� ��7
Wednesday
10:10 ��� 10:55am �� Zumba Gold�� �� Acacia IGC, 230 Grove Road, Mitcham,��CR4 1SD �� ��6
11:30 ��� 12 noon �� Zumba Gold�� chair class�� Acacia IGC �� ��2
Thursday
12 ��� 12:45pm �� Zumba Gold�� �� Wimbledon Guild, Drake House,��44 St. George's Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4ED �� �� ��4
7:15 - 8pm�� Zumba�� Gold�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
February 18, 2016
Weekly Newsletter - Changes to Prices and Booking for March 2016
Instantly know what I���m doing on Instagram
For up to minute news check out my Facebook
Or follow me on Twitter
Click to subscribe to my weekly class newsletter http://eepurl.com/U3C3T
For the timetable please see the bottom of the email
Changes to Prices and Booking for March 2016
So I know I���ve probably worried a few people when I talk about changing prices and I���ve been thinking about it deeply. As I mentioned to someone, when you are trying to price a group fitness class you really have to be psychic as it all depends on how many people show up - too cheap and too few and you don���t make enough to earn a living, too expensive and it can exclude people. So...
I���m taking a risk. (And I���m going to see how it works in March 2016!)
I would like to reward and encourage both the people who have been loyal customers and who commit to showing up in advance...
...and the people who are brave enough to show up in a new class for the first time.
ANYONE who wants to prebook and prepay for any of my classes will be able to do so for ��5 from now on. (Yes, I am discounting! Prices for new customers and Wimbledon Park Hall customers are GOING DOWN!)
ANYONE who wants to change their booking will be able to do so anytime before class, but, from now on, regardless of the reason (the differentiation between emergency and non-emergency was a pain in the bottom!) IF you change your booking then you will pay the full price for that class. So, yes, you���ll pay an extra ��1 or ��2 for your class if you have to reschedule it.
ANYONE who comes to a new class for the first time will get a reward in March 2016 of a free bag or water bottle. This means that if you are already coming to a class, to get your reward you just need to show up and try a different one. Why? Well, because it���s hard to step out of your comfort zone and do something new. How do I know? Well because I step out of my comfort zone every time I put together a new track, because until I try it out on a class I never know if you���ll like it (and often I���ll get some people who love the new track and some who hate it - but please tell me quietly if you hate a new track - otherwise it can put off people who might like it!) Peer pressure doesn���t end when school does!
If you have any questions about the new prices and booking procedure just come and have a chat with me in class.
...and a Special Free Gift for Newsletter Subscribers!
Yes, all newsletter subscribers will be getting a free taster of my new guide to escapes for 2016. Make sure you are signed up to get your copy (leave 3 days for delivery - you know the ���post��� is terribly slow these days!)
First Class Free For Men - Feb 2016 and something for the ladies
You know this one, right?
Pearl's Instagram Feed - Lots of Photos Now On My Homepage!
http://www.pearlescapes.co.uk/index.html
Congratulations!
Congratulations to everyone who completed reward cards recently!
Nikki completed 5 classes, fabulous!
Grace completed 100 classes, how���s that!
Jen completed 130 classes, well I never!
Well done!
Much love, Pearl xx
Saturday 20th February 2016
Remember that from March 2016 all classes over ��5 are just ��5 when prebooked and paid for. If you need to change the booking for any reason prior to class you can do so but will pay the full price for that class (i.e. pay the extra ��1 or ��2 when you do come to class!)
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
Monday
12 - 12:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
1 - 1:45pm Zumba Gold�� chair class Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��3
8:15pm - 9:15pm �� Zumba�� Fitness�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��7
Tuesday
1:00 - 1:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
6 - 6:45pm�� Zumba Gold�� �� Vestry Hall, London Rd, Mitcham, CR4 3UD �� �����6
7:15 ��� 8:15pm�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall�� ��7
Wednesday
10:10 ��� 10:55am �� Zumba Gold�� �� Acacia IGC, 230 Grove Road, Mitcham,��CR4 1SD �� ��6
11:30 ��� 12 noon �� Zumba Gold�� chair class�� Acacia IGC �� ��2
Thursday
12 ��� 12:45pm �� Zumba Gold�� �� Wimbledon Guild, Drake House,��44 St. George's Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4ED �� �� ��4
7:15 - 8pm�� Zumba�� Gold�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
For up to minute news check out my Facebook
Or follow me on Twitter
Click to subscribe to my weekly class newsletter http://eepurl.com/U3C3T
For the timetable please see the bottom of the email
Changes to Prices and Booking for March 2016
So I know I���ve probably worried a few people when I talk about changing prices and I���ve been thinking about it deeply. As I mentioned to someone, when you are trying to price a group fitness class you really have to be psychic as it all depends on how many people show up - too cheap and too few and you don���t make enough to earn a living, too expensive and it can exclude people. So...
I���m taking a risk. (And I���m going to see how it works in March 2016!)
I would like to reward and encourage both the people who have been loyal customers and who commit to showing up in advance...
...and the people who are brave enough to show up in a new class for the first time.
ANYONE who wants to prebook and prepay for any of my classes will be able to do so for ��5 from now on. (Yes, I am discounting! Prices for new customers and Wimbledon Park Hall customers are GOING DOWN!)
ANYONE who wants to change their booking will be able to do so anytime before class, but, from now on, regardless of the reason (the differentiation between emergency and non-emergency was a pain in the bottom!) IF you change your booking then you will pay the full price for that class. So, yes, you���ll pay an extra ��1 or ��2 for your class if you have to reschedule it.
ANYONE who comes to a new class for the first time will get a reward in March 2016 of a free bag or water bottle. This means that if you are already coming to a class, to get your reward you just need to show up and try a different one. Why? Well, because it���s hard to step out of your comfort zone and do something new. How do I know? Well because I step out of my comfort zone every time I put together a new track, because until I try it out on a class I never know if you���ll like it (and often I���ll get some people who love the new track and some who hate it - but please tell me quietly if you hate a new track - otherwise it can put off people who might like it!) Peer pressure doesn���t end when school does!
If you have any questions about the new prices and booking procedure just come and have a chat with me in class.
...and a Special Free Gift for Newsletter Subscribers!
Yes, all newsletter subscribers will be getting a free taster of my new guide to escapes for 2016. Make sure you are signed up to get your copy (leave 3 days for delivery - you know the ���post��� is terribly slow these days!)
First Class Free For Men - Feb 2016 and something for the ladies
You know this one, right?
Pearl's Instagram Feed - Lots of Photos Now On My Homepage!
http://www.pearlescapes.co.uk/index.html
Congratulations!
Congratulations to everyone who completed reward cards recently!
Nikki completed 5 classes, fabulous!
Grace completed 100 classes, how���s that!
Jen completed 130 classes, well I never!
Well done!
Much love, Pearl xx
Saturday 20th February 2016
Remember that from March 2016 all classes over ��5 are just ��5 when prebooked and paid for. If you need to change the booking for any reason prior to class you can do so but will pay the full price for that class (i.e. pay the extra ��1 or ��2 when you do come to class!)
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
Monday
12 - 12:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
1 - 1:45pm Zumba Gold�� chair class Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��3
8:15pm - 9:15pm �� Zumba�� Fitness�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��7
Tuesday
1:00 - 1:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
6 - 6:45pm�� Zumba Gold�� �� Vestry Hall, London Rd, Mitcham, CR4 3UD �� �����6
7:15 ��� 8:15pm�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall�� ��7
Wednesday
10:10 ��� 10:55am �� Zumba Gold�� �� Acacia IGC, 230 Grove Road, Mitcham,��CR4 1SD �� ��6
11:30 ��� 12 noon �� Zumba Gold�� chair class�� Acacia IGC �� ��2
Thursday
12 ��� 12:45pm �� Zumba Gold�� �� Wimbledon Guild, Drake House,��44 St. George's Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4ED �� �� ��4
7:15 - 8pm�� Zumba�� Gold�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
February 17, 2016
February 11, 2016
Weekly Newsletter - Happy Valentine's Day
Instantly know what I���m doing on Instagram
For up to minute news check out my Facebook
Or follow me on Twitter
Click to subscribe to my weekly class newsletter http://eepurl.com/U3C3T
For the timetable please see the bottom of the email
Happy Valentine���s Day
Happy Valentine���s Day!
Here is a little present from me, one of my favourite songs from class and one of my favourite songs of all time.
It���s funny, many years ago I was feeling so terminally single that I used to always write a lovely message to my friends on Valentine���s Day, I wanted it to be about more than just romantic love. I still feel that way and will definitely be sending out love to lots of people this year, but, guess what, I also embraced something that���s been on my mind for a while and that was to create a masterclass of everything I���ve learned about dating, yes Pearl Escapes Bad Dating - my first online class launches today!
Back then I really thought I was done, wasn���t sure I���d ever have another boyfriend - but wow! I had no idea what the Universe had in store for me - lots and lots of amazing romance. But I am single again and sometimes, as with fitness and nutrition, when we feel we���ve come back to square one it can be demoralising, hopeless even. But that���s when I have to remember that, in the words of Susan Jeffers, it���s all happening perfectly. There are so many people, experiences, insights and well... things in my life that I am so grateful for which I would never have got to if things had ���worked out��� before.
Anyway, so there is a massive masterclass for any of you thinking about romantic love, but for those of you who feel that you are sick of the TV adverts and the shops and everyone throwing red roses in your face, and it all being about romantic love, remember that at the very root of any kind of love - romantic, friendship, love for our family, even our fitness classes, work, home, hobbies... none of it, NONE OF IT works without a deeper love for ourselves, without self compassion and kindness and just sometimes putting our arms around ourselves and giving ourselves a great big hug. And that���s something you can do every day and especially on Valentine���s Day!
First Class Free For Men - Feb 2016 and something for the ladies
You know this one, right?
Pearl's Instagram Feed - Lots of Photos Now On My Homepage!
http://www.pearlescapes.co.uk/index.html
Congratulations!
Congratulations to everyone who completed reward cards recently!
Alice completed 5 classes, fabulous!
Diana completed 5 classes, frenzied feet!
Carolyn completed 10 classes, tremendous!
Jenny completed 65 classes, sexy and you know it!
Julie completed 65 classes, stunning every time!
Well done!
Much love, Pearl xx
Saturday 13th February 2016
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
Monday
12 - 12:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
1 - 1:45pm Zumba Gold�� chair class Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��3
8:15pm - 9:15pm �� Zumba�� Fitness�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��7
Tuesday
1:00 - 1:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
6 - 6:45pm�� Zumba Gold�� �� Vestry Hall, London Rd, Mitcham, CR4 3UD �� �����6
7:15 ��� 8:15pm�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall�� ��7
Wednesday
10:10 ��� 10:55am �� Zumba Gold�� �� Acacia IGC, 230 Grove Road, Mitcham,��CR4 1SD �� ��6
11:30 ��� 12 noon �� Zumba Gold�� chair class�� Acacia IGC �� ��2
Thursday
12 ��� 12:45pm �� Zumba Gold�� �� Wimbledon Guild, Drake House,��44 St. George's Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4ED �� �� ��4
7:15 - 8pm�� Zumba�� Gold�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
For up to minute news check out my Facebook
Or follow me on Twitter
Click to subscribe to my weekly class newsletter http://eepurl.com/U3C3T
For the timetable please see the bottom of the email
Happy Valentine���s Day
Happy Valentine���s Day!
Here is a little present from me, one of my favourite songs from class and one of my favourite songs of all time.
It���s funny, many years ago I was feeling so terminally single that I used to always write a lovely message to my friends on Valentine���s Day, I wanted it to be about more than just romantic love. I still feel that way and will definitely be sending out love to lots of people this year, but, guess what, I also embraced something that���s been on my mind for a while and that was to create a masterclass of everything I���ve learned about dating, yes Pearl Escapes Bad Dating - my first online class launches today!
Back then I really thought I was done, wasn���t sure I���d ever have another boyfriend - but wow! I had no idea what the Universe had in store for me - lots and lots of amazing romance. But I am single again and sometimes, as with fitness and nutrition, when we feel we���ve come back to square one it can be demoralising, hopeless even. But that���s when I have to remember that, in the words of Susan Jeffers, it���s all happening perfectly. There are so many people, experiences, insights and well... things in my life that I am so grateful for which I would never have got to if things had ���worked out��� before.
Anyway, so there is a massive masterclass for any of you thinking about romantic love, but for those of you who feel that you are sick of the TV adverts and the shops and everyone throwing red roses in your face, and it all being about romantic love, remember that at the very root of any kind of love - romantic, friendship, love for our family, even our fitness classes, work, home, hobbies... none of it, NONE OF IT works without a deeper love for ourselves, without self compassion and kindness and just sometimes putting our arms around ourselves and giving ourselves a great big hug. And that���s something you can do every day and especially on Valentine���s Day!
First Class Free For Men - Feb 2016 and something for the ladies
You know this one, right?
Pearl's Instagram Feed - Lots of Photos Now On My Homepage!
http://www.pearlescapes.co.uk/index.html
Congratulations!
Congratulations to everyone who completed reward cards recently!
Alice completed 5 classes, fabulous!
Diana completed 5 classes, frenzied feet!
Carolyn completed 10 classes, tremendous!
Jenny completed 65 classes, sexy and you know it!
Julie completed 65 classes, stunning every time!
Well done!
Much love, Pearl xx
Saturday 13th February 2016
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
Monday
12 - 12:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
1 - 1:45pm Zumba Gold�� chair class Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��3
8:15pm - 9:15pm �� Zumba�� Fitness�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��7
Tuesday
1:00 - 1:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
6 - 6:45pm�� Zumba Gold�� �� Vestry Hall, London Rd, Mitcham, CR4 3UD �� �����6
7:15 ��� 8:15pm�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall�� ��7
Wednesday
10:10 ��� 10:55am �� Zumba Gold�� �� Acacia IGC, 230 Grove Road, Mitcham,��CR4 1SD �� ��6
11:30 ��� 12 noon �� Zumba Gold�� chair class�� Acacia IGC �� ��2
Thursday
12 ��� 12:45pm �� Zumba Gold�� �� Wimbledon Guild, Drake House,��44 St. George's Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4ED �� �� ��4
7:15 - 8pm�� Zumba�� Gold�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
February 1, 2016
January 28, 2016
Weekly Newsletter - Not Broken...
Instantly know what I���m doing on Instagram
For up to minute news check out my Facebook
Or follow me on Twitter
Click to subscribe to my weekly class newsletter http://eepurl.com/U3C3T
For the timetable please see the bottom of the email
Not Broken...
So the big subject this month has been tidying (aka the Marie Kondo ���Life-Changing Magic of Tidying��� or Spark Joy as I believe the new book is called). It���s a subject that I���ve been going on about in class as most days I come in having struggled through another step in the process (and it is a very prescriptive process - which, she says, is why it works). It means going through all of your possessions one by one, including old letters and yes, photos - taking each one out of the album. I���m exhausted, but done... apart from the photos on the wall. I think it has already started changing my life (especially my kitchen!) as there have been some big shifts lately. As she says, when you let go of one thing it comes back to you in a different form. I let go of paperwork and an important certificate arrived in the post the next day. I let go of some work and this week I have had EIGHT bookings for classes with people with disabilities. I let go of old business cards (and apparently now business contacts will be approaching me).
I have thrown away or given away or recycled HALF of all my stuff (how did I fit it in the house?) And it made me realise how little I really need. How the really wonderful things were hidden behind all the crap. How I was holding onto stuff I didn���t want or need anymore. But it has been excruciating at times. Because hidden amongst all the dross were some things that brought back really sad memories, terrible regrets, things that I really didn���t want to see or feel. Which is probably why I hid them in a great big pile of dross.
I still have bags of stuff for the charity shop, a box of documents that need shredding (you put the paper shredding in with your compost by the way - that���s the green way to deal with it!) and very special things that I want to frame properly or get cases for, furniture to move and lots of decorating and fixing up that needs to happen. But as I sat here today thinking that this whole process had just about broken me, I remembered one of my favourite expressions: ���We���re not broken, we���re just not finished yet.���
First Class Free For Men - Feb 2016 and something for the ladies
Yes, it���s free first class for men and, as I don���t want the ladies to feel left out, if you bring a friend for a first class you get a water bottle or bag - or if you bring yourself to your first class you get the goodies!
Stronger
This is a track we���re doing in some of my Zumba Fitness and Zumba Gold classes. The day I did this for the first time someone sent me a video of the oldest Hip Hop Crew ever - average age about 80 years old! They look good, but I would love to show them how my Zumba Gold classes freestyle the robot - awe...some!
Anyway, here���s a little video so you can keep on having fun with those robot moves.
Pearl's Instagram Feed - Lots of Photos Now On My Homepage!
http://www.pearlescapes.co.uk/index.html
Much love, Pearl xx
Saturday 30th January 2016
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
This class is being taught by Selina as I am off to a business event!
Monday
12 - 12:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
1 - 1:45pm Zumba Gold�� chair class Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��3
8:15pm - 9:15pm �� Zumba�� Fitness�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��7
Tuesday
1:00 - 1:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
6 - 6:45pm�� Zumba Gold�� �� Vestry Hall, London Rd, Mitcham, CR4 3UD �� �����6
7:15 ��� 8:15pm�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall�� ��7
Wednesday
10:10 ��� 10:55am �� Zumba Gold�� �� Acacia IGC, 230 Grove Road, Mitcham,��CR4 1SD �� ��6
11:30 ��� 12 noon �� Zumba Gold�� chair class�� Acacia IGC �� ��2
Thursday
12 ��� 12:45pm �� Zumba Gold�� �� Wimbledon Guild, Drake House,��44 St. George's Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4ED �� �� ��4
6:15 - 7pm�� Zumba�� Gold-Toning�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6 (Stick hire ��1)
This class may be closing soon - it���s been awfully quiet in January, so if you would like to give it a go, come now!
7:15 - 8pm�� Zumba�� Gold�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
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For the timetable please see the bottom of the email
Not Broken...
So the big subject this month has been tidying (aka the Marie Kondo ���Life-Changing Magic of Tidying��� or Spark Joy as I believe the new book is called). It���s a subject that I���ve been going on about in class as most days I come in having struggled through another step in the process (and it is a very prescriptive process - which, she says, is why it works). It means going through all of your possessions one by one, including old letters and yes, photos - taking each one out of the album. I���m exhausted, but done... apart from the photos on the wall. I think it has already started changing my life (especially my kitchen!) as there have been some big shifts lately. As she says, when you let go of one thing it comes back to you in a different form. I let go of paperwork and an important certificate arrived in the post the next day. I let go of some work and this week I have had EIGHT bookings for classes with people with disabilities. I let go of old business cards (and apparently now business contacts will be approaching me).
I have thrown away or given away or recycled HALF of all my stuff (how did I fit it in the house?) And it made me realise how little I really need. How the really wonderful things were hidden behind all the crap. How I was holding onto stuff I didn���t want or need anymore. But it has been excruciating at times. Because hidden amongst all the dross were some things that brought back really sad memories, terrible regrets, things that I really didn���t want to see or feel. Which is probably why I hid them in a great big pile of dross.
I still have bags of stuff for the charity shop, a box of documents that need shredding (you put the paper shredding in with your compost by the way - that���s the green way to deal with it!) and very special things that I want to frame properly or get cases for, furniture to move and lots of decorating and fixing up that needs to happen. But as I sat here today thinking that this whole process had just about broken me, I remembered one of my favourite expressions: ���We���re not broken, we���re just not finished yet.���
First Class Free For Men - Feb 2016 and something for the ladies
Yes, it���s free first class for men and, as I don���t want the ladies to feel left out, if you bring a friend for a first class you get a water bottle or bag - or if you bring yourself to your first class you get the goodies!
Stronger
This is a track we���re doing in some of my Zumba Fitness and Zumba Gold classes. The day I did this for the first time someone sent me a video of the oldest Hip Hop Crew ever - average age about 80 years old! They look good, but I would love to show them how my Zumba Gold classes freestyle the robot - awe...some!
Anyway, here���s a little video so you can keep on having fun with those robot moves.
Pearl's Instagram Feed - Lots of Photos Now On My Homepage!
http://www.pearlescapes.co.uk/index.html
Much love, Pearl xx
Saturday 30th January 2016
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
This class is being taught by Selina as I am off to a business event!
Monday
12 - 12:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
1 - 1:45pm Zumba Gold�� chair class Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��3
8:15pm - 9:15pm �� Zumba�� Fitness�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��7
Tuesday
1:00 - 1:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
6 - 6:45pm�� Zumba Gold�� �� Vestry Hall, London Rd, Mitcham, CR4 3UD �� �����6
7:15 ��� 8:15pm�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall�� ��7
Wednesday
10:10 ��� 10:55am �� Zumba Gold�� �� Acacia IGC, 230 Grove Road, Mitcham,��CR4 1SD �� ��6
11:30 ��� 12 noon �� Zumba Gold�� chair class�� Acacia IGC �� ��2
Thursday
12 ��� 12:45pm �� Zumba Gold�� �� Wimbledon Guild, Drake House,��44 St. George's Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4ED �� �� ��4
6:15 - 7pm�� Zumba�� Gold-Toning�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6 (Stick hire ��1)
This class may be closing soon - it���s been awfully quiet in January, so if you would like to give it a go, come now!
7:15 - 8pm�� Zumba�� Gold�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
January 21, 2016
Weekly Newsletter - First Class Free For Men - Feb 2016
Instantly know what I���m doing on Instagram
For up to minute news check out my Facebook
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For the timetable please see the bottom of the email
First Class Free For Men - Feb 2016
As one of the first steps in my 2016 campaign to encourage more men to come to class, I am offering men their first class for free this February!
If you happen to have a male paramour then consider this your Valentine���s Day present sorted (and for free!)
Funnily enough I���ve already been told about two more campaigns to get men more involved in local activities, so I���ll be co-ordinating with those campaigns on some of our promotional activities. Plus I have some fun, quirky ideas of my own (stay tuned!) And, of course, if you have any ideas please feel free to share with me.
Congratulations!
Congratulations to everyone who completed reward cards recently!
Mandy completed 5 classes, fabulous!
Barbro completed 35 classes, that's outstanding!
Amelia completed 35 classes, thar she goes!
Sharon completed 35 classes, that���s how you do it!
Mary completed 65 classes, stunning every time!
Pearl's Instagram Feed - Lots of Photos Now On My Homepage!
http://www.pearlescapes.co.uk/index.html
Much love, Pearl xx
Saturday 23rd January 2016
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
Monday
12 - 12:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
1 - 1:45pm Zumba Gold�� chair class Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��3
8:15pm - 9:15pm �� Zumba�� Fitness�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��7
Tuesday
1:00 - 1:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
6 - 6:45pm�� Zumba Gold�� �� Vestry Hall, London Rd, Mitcham, CR4 3UD �� �����6
7:15 ��� 8:15pm�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall�� ��7
Wednesday
10:10 ��� 10:55am �� Zumba Gold�� �� Acacia IGC, 230 Grove Road, Mitcham,��CR4 1SD �� ��6
11:30 ��� 12 noon �� Zumba Gold�� chair class�� Acacia IGC �� ��2
Thursday
12 ��� 12:45pm �� Zumba Gold�� �� Wimbledon Guild, Drake House,��44 St. George's Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4ED �� �� ��4
6:15 - 7pm�� Zumba�� Gold-Toning�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6 (Stick hire ��1)
7:15 - 8pm�� Zumba�� Gold�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
This class is being taught by Selina as I am off to a business event!
For up to minute news check out my Facebook
Or follow me on Twitter
Click to subscribe to my weekly class newsletter http://eepurl.com/U3C3T
For the timetable please see the bottom of the email
First Class Free For Men - Feb 2016
As one of the first steps in my 2016 campaign to encourage more men to come to class, I am offering men their first class for free this February!
If you happen to have a male paramour then consider this your Valentine���s Day present sorted (and for free!)
Funnily enough I���ve already been told about two more campaigns to get men more involved in local activities, so I���ll be co-ordinating with those campaigns on some of our promotional activities. Plus I have some fun, quirky ideas of my own (stay tuned!) And, of course, if you have any ideas please feel free to share with me.
Congratulations!
Congratulations to everyone who completed reward cards recently!
Mandy completed 5 classes, fabulous!
Barbro completed 35 classes, that's outstanding!
Amelia completed 35 classes, thar she goes!
Sharon completed 35 classes, that���s how you do it!
Mary completed 65 classes, stunning every time!
Pearl's Instagram Feed - Lots of Photos Now On My Homepage!
http://www.pearlescapes.co.uk/index.html
Much love, Pearl xx
Saturday 23rd January 2016
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
Monday
12 - 12:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
1 - 1:45pm Zumba Gold�� chair class Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��3
8:15pm - 9:15pm �� Zumba�� Fitness�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��7
Tuesday
1:00 - 1:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
6 - 6:45pm�� Zumba Gold�� �� Vestry Hall, London Rd, Mitcham, CR4 3UD �� �����6
7:15 ��� 8:15pm�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall�� ��7
Wednesday
10:10 ��� 10:55am �� Zumba Gold�� �� Acacia IGC, 230 Grove Road, Mitcham,��CR4 1SD �� ��6
11:30 ��� 12 noon �� Zumba Gold�� chair class�� Acacia IGC �� ��2
Thursday
12 ��� 12:45pm �� Zumba Gold�� �� Wimbledon Guild, Drake House,��44 St. George's Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4ED �� �� ��4
6:15 - 7pm�� Zumba�� Gold-Toning�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6 (Stick hire ��1)
7:15 - 8pm�� Zumba�� Gold�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
This class is being taught by Selina as I am off to a business event!
January 14, 2016
Weekly Newsletter - Fancy Escaping With Me To Vegas?
Instantly know what I���m doing on Instagram
For up to minute news check out my Facebook
Or follow me on Twitter
Click to subscribe to my weekly class newsletter http://eepurl.com/U3C3T
For the timetable please see the bottom of the email
Fancy Escaping With Me To Vegas?
So, I have even more exciting escapes coming up this year and the first really big one is at the beginning of April 2016! I am escaping to Las Vegas (yes, the Las Vegas - with the fake Venice, Paris and Egypt) and then on to Sedona, Arizona (one of the most magical places in the world according to many people and supposedly the closest to the moon) for a retreat with some of the most respected spiritual teachers in the world! (not Zumba!) and I���m even thinking of spending time on a guest ranch (with spa) where you can learn to ride Western style (or just lounge in the hot tub).
If you���ve ever dreamed of the bright lights, red rocks, wide open spaces and moonscapes or learning more about native American culture (oh, or visiting the Grand Canyon) now is the time.
In the past I���ve put together options and itineraries for you to pick from, but I realise that can actually make things more confusing, so, if you are interested, just come and talk to me, tell me what you want and I���ll tell you what I could do for you.
Price on application.
Real Men Dance 2016
Another big thing for me this year is that I want to encourage more men to come and get down with us in classes.
For every single women who comes to one of my classes I believe there are about THREE more WOMEN who are afraid to take that step into the class. I believe this because of all the conversations I have, in person, on the phone and via email with people who say ���I would love to come to class... I���ll be there...��� but something always stops them. And I believe that something is fear.
I���ve been reading a lot of Brene Brown���s groundbreaking work on vulnerability and shame and how fear and shame affect men and women differently. If we talk about hang ups it underplays it, the truth is that we are terrified of looking bad and being rejected.
For women this gets dumped on us when we do not look perfect, when we are not perfect mothers (or are not mothers at all!) when we put ourselves before others.
We are also (both men and women) scared to make mistakes.
Coming to Zumba works, because we get silly, we have fun and we remember that it���s okay to be embarrassed, make mistakes, there is nothing to be ashamed of.
For women it also works because a lot of us, (me included) came to Zumba for our bodies, for our health, and then we realise as soon as we get into class that the shame we���ve been feeling about our bodies and looks is just bullsh*t.
All it takes is the first step into class.
When we love ourselves we can look around honestly and say you know what, it wasn���t the men in our life making us feel bad about our bodies, that was ourselves, the friends we let criticise us, the advertising...
I believe for every women who makes it into class, there are another HUNDRED MEN who don���t.
Shame for men is different, yes body issues are growing, but the biggest shame for men is not being strong, not being able to provide, showing weakness, making mistakes. And for one man to walk into a room full of women makes him incredibly vulnerable, but I want every single woman in our classes to understand that when a man walks into one of our classes that makes him incredibly BRAVE!
And for the men who do come I want them to feel welcome, respected and for them to realise when they make mistakes, when they get it wrong, when they fail, there is NOTHING to be ashamed of.
People talk about older people feeling lonely, yes, that���s true, but there are even more young men who are afraid to talk about how they really feel because they are scared to seem weak. They are lonely and depressed and isolated.
Just as women (myself included) have days where there is a vicious cycle of wanted to be seen and appreciated but being scared to get out there because of our body hang ups, research is showing that many men are trapped in a vicious cycle of wanting to talk, wanting to open up, but being scared of showing weakness and of being rejected if they do.
I hope so much that we can create an even bigger, safer, funner (!) space where all women and men can come and get out of these vicious cycles and remember that when we are silly and fun and share the good times all this dark stuff goes away because darkness cannot survive when we shine our light on it.
Congratulations!
Congratulations to everyone who completed reward cards recently!
Sarah completed 15 classes, fabulous!
Bridget completed 15 classes, feet of fire!
Alex completed 35 classes, that's outstanding!
Jennifer completed 35 classes, thar she goes!
Saturday 16th January 2015
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
Monday
12 - 12:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
1 - 1:45pm Zumba Gold�� chair class Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��3
8:15pm - 9:15pm �� Zumba�� Fitness�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��7
Tuesday
1:00 - 1:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
6 - 6:45pm�� Zumba Gold�� �� Vestry Hall, London Rd, Mitcham, CR4 3UD �� �����6
7:15 ��� 8:15pm�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall�� ��7
Wednesday
10:10 ��� 10:55am �� Zumba Gold�� �� Acacia IGC, 230 Grove Road, Mitcham,��CR4 1SD �� ��6
11:30 ��� 12 noon �� Zumba Gold�� chair class�� Acacia IGC �� ��2
Thursday
12 ��� 12:45pm �� Zumba Gold�� �� Wimbledon Guild, Drake House,��44 St. George's Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4ED �� �� ��4
6:15 - 7pm�� Zumba�� Gold-Toning�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6 (Stick hire ��1)
7:15 - 8pm�� Zumba�� Gold�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
For up to minute news check out my Facebook
Or follow me on Twitter
Click to subscribe to my weekly class newsletter http://eepurl.com/U3C3T
For the timetable please see the bottom of the email
Fancy Escaping With Me To Vegas?
So, I have even more exciting escapes coming up this year and the first really big one is at the beginning of April 2016! I am escaping to Las Vegas (yes, the Las Vegas - with the fake Venice, Paris and Egypt) and then on to Sedona, Arizona (one of the most magical places in the world according to many people and supposedly the closest to the moon) for a retreat with some of the most respected spiritual teachers in the world! (not Zumba!) and I���m even thinking of spending time on a guest ranch (with spa) where you can learn to ride Western style (or just lounge in the hot tub).
If you���ve ever dreamed of the bright lights, red rocks, wide open spaces and moonscapes or learning more about native American culture (oh, or visiting the Grand Canyon) now is the time.
In the past I���ve put together options and itineraries for you to pick from, but I realise that can actually make things more confusing, so, if you are interested, just come and talk to me, tell me what you want and I���ll tell you what I could do for you.
Price on application.
Real Men Dance 2016
Another big thing for me this year is that I want to encourage more men to come and get down with us in classes.
For every single women who comes to one of my classes I believe there are about THREE more WOMEN who are afraid to take that step into the class. I believe this because of all the conversations I have, in person, on the phone and via email with people who say ���I would love to come to class... I���ll be there...��� but something always stops them. And I believe that something is fear.
I���ve been reading a lot of Brene Brown���s groundbreaking work on vulnerability and shame and how fear and shame affect men and women differently. If we talk about hang ups it underplays it, the truth is that we are terrified of looking bad and being rejected.
For women this gets dumped on us when we do not look perfect, when we are not perfect mothers (or are not mothers at all!) when we put ourselves before others.
We are also (both men and women) scared to make mistakes.
Coming to Zumba works, because we get silly, we have fun and we remember that it���s okay to be embarrassed, make mistakes, there is nothing to be ashamed of.
For women it also works because a lot of us, (me included) came to Zumba for our bodies, for our health, and then we realise as soon as we get into class that the shame we���ve been feeling about our bodies and looks is just bullsh*t.
All it takes is the first step into class.
When we love ourselves we can look around honestly and say you know what, it wasn���t the men in our life making us feel bad about our bodies, that was ourselves, the friends we let criticise us, the advertising...
I believe for every women who makes it into class, there are another HUNDRED MEN who don���t.
Shame for men is different, yes body issues are growing, but the biggest shame for men is not being strong, not being able to provide, showing weakness, making mistakes. And for one man to walk into a room full of women makes him incredibly vulnerable, but I want every single woman in our classes to understand that when a man walks into one of our classes that makes him incredibly BRAVE!
And for the men who do come I want them to feel welcome, respected and for them to realise when they make mistakes, when they get it wrong, when they fail, there is NOTHING to be ashamed of.
People talk about older people feeling lonely, yes, that���s true, but there are even more young men who are afraid to talk about how they really feel because they are scared to seem weak. They are lonely and depressed and isolated.
Just as women (myself included) have days where there is a vicious cycle of wanted to be seen and appreciated but being scared to get out there because of our body hang ups, research is showing that many men are trapped in a vicious cycle of wanting to talk, wanting to open up, but being scared of showing weakness and of being rejected if they do.
I hope so much that we can create an even bigger, safer, funner (!) space where all women and men can come and get out of these vicious cycles and remember that when we are silly and fun and share the good times all this dark stuff goes away because darkness cannot survive when we shine our light on it.
Congratulations!
Congratulations to everyone who completed reward cards recently!
Sarah completed 15 classes, fabulous!
Bridget completed 15 classes, feet of fire!
Alex completed 35 classes, that's outstanding!
Jennifer completed 35 classes, thar she goes!
Saturday 16th January 2015
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
Monday
12 - 12:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
1 - 1:45pm Zumba Gold�� chair class Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��3
8:15pm - 9:15pm �� Zumba�� Fitness�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��7
Tuesday
1:00 - 1:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
6 - 6:45pm�� Zumba Gold�� �� Vestry Hall, London Rd, Mitcham, CR4 3UD �� �����6
7:15 ��� 8:15pm�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall�� ��7
Wednesday
10:10 ��� 10:55am �� Zumba Gold�� �� Acacia IGC, 230 Grove Road, Mitcham,��CR4 1SD �� ��6
11:30 ��� 12 noon �� Zumba Gold�� chair class�� Acacia IGC �� ��2
Thursday
12 ��� 12:45pm �� Zumba Gold�� �� Wimbledon Guild, Drake House,��44 St. George's Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4ED �� �� ��4
6:15 - 7pm�� Zumba�� Gold-Toning�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6 (Stick hire ��1)
7:15 - 8pm�� Zumba�� Gold�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
January 7, 2016
Weekly Newsletter - Happy New Year!
Instantly know what I���m doing on Instagram
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Or follow me on Twitter
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For the timetable please see the bottom of the email
Happy New Year!
Am I the last to wish you a Happy New Year? I���m so sorry, but on the other hand I am sure you had more important things to do!
It was quite funny to open all my emails this week after being ���out of the office��� and finding half my contacts emailing me on Christmas Day, Boxing Day with desperately brilliant offers and the other half exhorting me to ���make sure you take a break��� - when what would have been right for me is someone saying, ���Hello, welcome back, I hope you had a lovely break, how can I help you now?���
So... ���Hello, welcome back, I hope you had a lovely break, how can I help you now?���
The new class schedule is at the bottom of the page if you just want to check out our timetable, but if you���re looking for something else, well I am just organising my diary for 2016 so now is the time if you want some help with escaping this year.
I���m going to be inviting you on some incredible escapes throughout the year which will be open to everyone, but if you want to sit down and start planning your own perfect escape (i.e. the one that makes your heart sing) then just let me know. I���m currently offering some one hour planning sessions for ��60 and to give you a little extra New Year nudge the first person to book one will also get a Complimentary Ticket for two to the Destinations Show (4-7 February 2016 at Olympia).
Last Year���s Round Up
So much happened in December (and is already happening in January) that it���s hard to keep up - I haven���t even finished posting all the photos from Japan on Instagram (and those are only a select few of all the photos I took!)
So, Japan... Japan Is Very Wonderful.
...and New Year, including the launch of my two new guidebooks for Massage and Healing and Escapes (these are a lot heavier this year!)...
http://www.lulu.com/shop/pearl-howie/the-guide-to-massage-spa-treatments-and-healing-from-pearl-escapes-2016/paperback/product-22446241.html
http://www.lulu.com/shop/pearl-howie/the-guide-to-spa-breaks-and-escapes-from-pearl-escapes-2016/paperback/product-22480503.html
The main reason I wanted to run a spa break over New Year is that it can be such a tough time, especially if your year hasn���t quite worked out as planned, but I didn���t realise how tough I would find it myself. Thankfully the venue, Lifehouse Spa & Hotel in Essex was fantastic, especially on the night itself; with a wonderful staff who were most perturbed when I didn���t eat all my dinner (combination of eating a whole crab at lunch and just feeling very emotional about New Year���s Eve) and even offered to make me something else when the restaurant was packed, and most of all, Joanna Lee, an incredible entertainer who got everyone singing and dancing (and doing the Locomotion) as she built us up and counted us down to 2016 (what a relief!)
The spa also came into its own on early mornings when I had the pool and hot tub to myself, lit only by a few spotlights and the moon and stars it was a wonderful place to think (as were the gardens).
So instead of hiding under the covers and ignoring New Year���s Eve I got exactly what I needed; a great count down and a lot of time to think about where I want to be next year. And I���ve already taken massive steps in the direction I want to go, it���s pretty gosh darn exciting, and you can���t ask much more from a New Year���s break than that! Stay tuned!
Pearl's Instagram Feed - Lots of Photos Now On My Homepage!
http://www.pearlescapes.co.uk/index.html
Much love, Pearl xx
Saturday 9th January 2016
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
Monday
12 - 12:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
1 - 1:45pm Zumba Gold�� chair class Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��3
8:15pm - 9:15pm �� Zumba�� Fitness�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��7
Tuesday
1:00 - 1:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
6 - 6:45pm�� Zumba Gold�� �� Vestry Hall, London Rd, Mitcham, CR4 3UD �� �����6
7:15 ��� 8:15pm�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall�� ��7
Wednesday
10:10 ��� 10:55am �� Zumba Gold�� �� Acacia IGC, 230 Grove Road, Mitcham,��CR4 1SD �� ��6
11:30 ��� 12 noon �� Zumba Gold�� chair class�� Acacia IGC �� ��2
Thursday
12 ��� 12:45pm �� Zumba Gold�� �� Wimbledon Guild, Drake House,��44 St. George's Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4ED �� �� ��4
6:15 - 7pm�� Zumba�� Gold-Toning�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6 (Stick hire ��1)
7:15 - 8pm�� Zumba�� Gold�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
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Happy New Year!
Am I the last to wish you a Happy New Year? I���m so sorry, but on the other hand I am sure you had more important things to do!
It was quite funny to open all my emails this week after being ���out of the office��� and finding half my contacts emailing me on Christmas Day, Boxing Day with desperately brilliant offers and the other half exhorting me to ���make sure you take a break��� - when what would have been right for me is someone saying, ���Hello, welcome back, I hope you had a lovely break, how can I help you now?���
So... ���Hello, welcome back, I hope you had a lovely break, how can I help you now?���
The new class schedule is at the bottom of the page if you just want to check out our timetable, but if you���re looking for something else, well I am just organising my diary for 2016 so now is the time if you want some help with escaping this year.
I���m going to be inviting you on some incredible escapes throughout the year which will be open to everyone, but if you want to sit down and start planning your own perfect escape (i.e. the one that makes your heart sing) then just let me know. I���m currently offering some one hour planning sessions for ��60 and to give you a little extra New Year nudge the first person to book one will also get a Complimentary Ticket for two to the Destinations Show (4-7 February 2016 at Olympia).
Last Year���s Round Up
So much happened in December (and is already happening in January) that it���s hard to keep up - I haven���t even finished posting all the photos from Japan on Instagram (and those are only a select few of all the photos I took!)
So, Japan... Japan Is Very Wonderful.
...and New Year, including the launch of my two new guidebooks for Massage and Healing and Escapes (these are a lot heavier this year!)...
http://www.lulu.com/shop/pearl-howie/the-guide-to-massage-spa-treatments-and-healing-from-pearl-escapes-2016/paperback/product-22446241.html
http://www.lulu.com/shop/pearl-howie/the-guide-to-spa-breaks-and-escapes-from-pearl-escapes-2016/paperback/product-22480503.html
The main reason I wanted to run a spa break over New Year is that it can be such a tough time, especially if your year hasn���t quite worked out as planned, but I didn���t realise how tough I would find it myself. Thankfully the venue, Lifehouse Spa & Hotel in Essex was fantastic, especially on the night itself; with a wonderful staff who were most perturbed when I didn���t eat all my dinner (combination of eating a whole crab at lunch and just feeling very emotional about New Year���s Eve) and even offered to make me something else when the restaurant was packed, and most of all, Joanna Lee, an incredible entertainer who got everyone singing and dancing (and doing the Locomotion) as she built us up and counted us down to 2016 (what a relief!)
The spa also came into its own on early mornings when I had the pool and hot tub to myself, lit only by a few spotlights and the moon and stars it was a wonderful place to think (as were the gardens).
So instead of hiding under the covers and ignoring New Year���s Eve I got exactly what I needed; a great count down and a lot of time to think about where I want to be next year. And I���ve already taken massive steps in the direction I want to go, it���s pretty gosh darn exciting, and you can���t ask much more from a New Year���s break than that! Stay tuned!
Pearl's Instagram Feed - Lots of Photos Now On My Homepage!
http://www.pearlescapes.co.uk/index.html
Much love, Pearl xx
Saturday 9th January 2016
Saturday
10 ��� 11am�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall ��7 ��
Monday
12 - 12:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
1 - 1:45pm Zumba Gold�� chair class Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��3
8:15pm - 9:15pm �� Zumba�� Fitness�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��7
Tuesday
1:00 - 1:45pm�� Zumba Gold���� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
6 - 6:45pm�� Zumba Gold�� �� Vestry Hall, London Rd, Mitcham, CR4 3UD �� �����6
7:15 ��� 8:15pm�� Zumba�� Fitness�� Vestry Hall�� ��7
Wednesday
10:10 ��� 10:55am �� Zumba Gold�� �� Acacia IGC, 230 Grove Road, Mitcham,��CR4 1SD �� ��6
11:30 ��� 12 noon �� Zumba Gold�� chair class�� Acacia IGC �� ��2
Thursday
12 ��� 12:45pm �� Zumba Gold�� �� Wimbledon Guild, Drake House,��44 St. George's Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4ED �� �� ��4
6:15 - 7pm�� Zumba�� Gold-Toning�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6 (Stick hire ��1)
7:15 - 8pm�� Zumba�� Gold�� Wimbledon Park Hall�� ��6
