The water element is fluid and hides within its depths many secrets and mysteries. Like the yawning unconscious is associated with water, the meridians of Kidney and Bladder operate within the same watery depths. Kidney holds the Jing or inherited essence, that which we receive from our parents and which forms the foundation of our constitution. Bladder is the storehouse of memories, master of the spine and keeper of the nervous system. Water energy peaks in the winter season, late in the seasonal year and correspondingly late in life, representing, symbolically the time before death, and even death itself. So 

Recently I have been doing Pilates along with my Yoga and I am loving it. Adam from Los Angeles is my Yoga teacher here in the States and Andy from Ballet Bodies is my Pilates teacher. Pilates is great for core strength and it is also great for targeting and building on specific muscles. Today I am going to talk about my arms!!! There is nothing nicer than toned, tight arms. At Ballet Bodies we do a variety of exercises using the Pilates machine. Pilates machines offer resistance training and Andy works with me (at my personal “strength” level) to