I hope everyone has had a wonderful Christmas with some time to re-connect with friends and family and full of hope for a great start to 2012.

I am very excited about 2012 as I have lots of work and big plans lined up, for example, I am currently working on a German version of jbyogafit.com. How exciting!? I also want to further develop jbyogafit.com - that of course means adding more videos and lots of valuable information to help jbyogafit customers to reach optimal fitness & wellbeing. To get started now on your path  to optimal fitness & wellbeing, don't wait any longer - grab your yoga mat, purchase a jbyogafit access pass (if you haven't already done so) and start practicing with me! And as a bonus - if you purchase a jbyogafit access pass this month, you will receive a voucher for 1-month free access which you can use for yourself or to give to someone you care about.

I also welcome you to get in contact with me directly if you have any questions, special requests or feedback in regard to Yoga, Pilates and Yogalates, as well as weight loss/management and nutrition, anxiety/stress, neck & shoulder problems, core stability, back & hip problems and pelvic stability. Just email me at jackie@jbyogafit.com.

Have a great day. Namaste.

Jacqueline

Top hot fitness trends for 2012

In a recent article on examiner.com - Yogalates is listed as one of the top hot fitness trends for 2012.

Read the full article here.


Yoga Pose Instruction - The Cat Pose

The Cat Pose is one of my favourite yoga poses. It is a great exercise for limbering the spine - making your back more flexible and releasing tightness/tension.

How to do it:

• Begin with limbering your wrists – rotating your hands around your wrists.
• Then come onto all 4s. If your wrists or knees are sensitive, place a towel underneath. Spread your palms evenly with the middle fingers pointed forwards. Make sure that your wrists are in line with your shoulders and your knees are in line with your hips. Your head and neck is in line with your spine – and facing the floor. (Figure 1)
• On your next exhale, move your spine toward the ceiling and your head toward the chest. (Figure 2)
• Inhale back to your starting position. (Figure 1)
• Exhale, move your spine toward the floor and bring your head up, looking at the ceiling. (Figure 3)
• Inhale back to start position. Continue with 9 more repetitions. Remember to move with your breath!