Anat Baniel is one of the greatest living movement educators in the world. Currently based in San Rafael, California, Baniel is a dancer and clinical psychologist who spent 15 years studying with the brilliant movement educator Moishe Feldenkrais. Over her 30-year career Baniel has managed to combine the best of neuroscience and somatic education via Feldenkrais into her own highly effective and easy to implement method of movement and nervous system re-education.Baniel's work is based in t... Read Full Story

Image via WikipediaI read a great article today which clearly stresses the importance of Pilates exercise to the continued functional working of Cirque de Soleil's acrobat performers"While obviously geared toward the highest-level athletes, the Montreal-based company's training practices, emphasizing strength, nutrition and the body-balancing approach of Pilates, hold lessons for many who'll get no closer to a Cirque show than the front row."The physical therapists and coach for the cast of C... Read Full Story

I hate to admit that one of the things I really miss in the Caribbean and really enjoy in the US is the availability of inexpensive good coffee. On Providenciales we have many cafés and coffee bars, but they are all very expensive ($2 for regular coffee and $4 for espresso-based drinks) and none are really that good. I would even take an easy to make Nespresso over some of the dishwater passing for coffee around Providenciales.Tags: nespresso Read Full Story

I am a bargain hunting coupon cutting negotiating kind of shopper (it drives Tony crazy, but he does like the deals I get for us). There are certain things that are fine to bargain for, including cheap hotel rates, cheap insurance, cheap books, and cheap airfares. We have all grown up with the idea that more expensive things are necessarily better, but that is definitely not always the case. Read Full Story

I have been blogging on and off about the state of finances and affairs here in Turks and Caicos since the beginning of the UK Commission of Enquiry into government corruption. Last I knew the Commission's report was complete and filed, showing lots of evidence of misconduct, mismanagement, and financial shenanigans.In the meantime the NY Times reported that ex-Premier Michael Misick was still running things behind the scenes as new Premier Galmo Williams tried to stop the UK takeover of our... Read Full Story

So many people write to ask me what the best diet pill on the market is. You know what I tell them? Watch how much you eat and do some exercise. Because at the end of the day there is no diet pill that will magically help you lose weight without also watching how much you eat and exercising. If you look at the pills out on the market, all of them come with a food and exercise program. So why bother with a weight loss or diet pill that might hurt you when you could just exercise and watch... Read Full Story

A question I received recently:I would like to know your opinion on whether doing pilates before and during preganacy could have a detrimental effect on giving birth naturally. Could stronger and more toned muscles inhibit the labour process in any way?I spoke with an OB/GYN who thought the perinium could need a episiotomy if this area had been strengthened, but as pilates works the pelvic floor muscles, I don't see what he means. Active birth/natural birth teachers recommend yoga exerc... Read Full Story

I can assure you from the Caribbean standpoint that goods in the US are CHEAP compared to the same or even lower quality goods sold in Turks & Caicos, where everything costs 2-3 times as much as in the states. So we shop a lot off the island and mail order whatever else we need. Since whatever we order we have to pay customs duty on, I am always on the lookout for things like wholesale clothing sites, which help us get what we need and save some money.Tags: Caribbean, Turks and Caicos, ... Read Full Story

Image via WikipediaAccording to several news sources the final report of the UK Commission of Inquiry into Turks and Caicos government corruption is done and will be publicly released at the end of this month. Former Premier Michael Misick (who according to the NY Times is still running things behind the scenes) is still attempting to block UK takeover of this government, and several big real estate developers who were named in the inquiry are trying to keep their names out of the report.Rel... Read Full Story

If like many of us you have downsized into a studio or loft space for your business or residence, or if you have started working at home and want to separate your office from your living space, glass tile and glass block might be a great inexpensive option that will still allow light and color to move through your space while at the same time physically separating sections of your room. It's a great look and a great space separation idea no matter where you live.Tags: glass tile Read Full Story