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Reads from the Sojourn studio on movement, women's health and nervous system wellness. The ideas we keep coming back to, and the things worth taking with you in or out of class.

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What is Infrared Pilates? A Complete Guide

What infrared Pilates actually is, how it works, and why it's earned a place on the Sojourn schedule alongside our reformer classes.

Infrared Pilates Guide
Candlelit infrared Pilates at Sojourn Pilates, framed picture with studio address 17 Dunton Road, Broughton Astley

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Movement & Practice

Notes on the practice itself: reformer technique, class styles, and the body knowledge that helps each class land.

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The Pilates Breath: How to Breathe in Class and Why It Calms Your Nervous System
Movement & Practice
The Pilates Breath: How to Breathe in Class and Why It Calms Your Nervous System
Movement & Practice

The breath is the first thing we teach, and the part of the practice our clients tend to come back to long after they have left the studio. A considered guide to the Pilates breath, the nervous system science beneath it, and how to begin practising at home.

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Movement & Practice
What Is Infrared Pilates? A Complete Guide
Movement & Practice
What Is Infrared Pilates? A Complete Guide
Movement & Practice

The most-asked question at Sojourn, in full: what infrared Pilates actually is, how it works, and who it suits.

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Movement & Practice
The Evolution of Pilates: From Rehabilitation to Modern Wellness
Movement & Practice
The Evolution of Pilates: From Rehabilitation to Modern Wellness
Movement & Practice

How Pilates moved from hospital beds to boutique studios, and what we kept along the way.

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Movement & Practice

Nervous System & Wellness

The science of feeling well: rest, recovery, breath, women's health, and why Pilates settles the mind as much as the body.

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Pilates & The Nervous System: How Movement Calms the Mind
Nervous System & Wellness
Pilates & The Nervous System: How Movement Calms the Mind
Nervous System & Wellness

The science behind why a Pilates class can settle a heavier week, and how breath, control and pace shift the body out of stress.

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Nervous System & Wellness
Reconnecting with Nature for Wellness
Nervous System & Wellness
Reconnecting with Nature for Wellness
Nervous System & Wellness

On the case for stepping outside, and the small, well-evidenced things that change in the body when you do.

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Nervous System & Wellness
Reclaiming Rest: Why True Recovery is More Than Just Sleep
Nervous System & Wellness
Reclaiming Rest: Why True Recovery is More Than Just Sleep
Nervous System & Wellness

On the different kinds of rest a body actually needs, and why getting eight hours isn't always enough.

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Nervous System & Wellness

Slow Living & Mindset

On the life you live around the practice: presence, intentional living, and the small reframes that quietly change a week.

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Stop Waiting for Perfect
Slow Living & Mindset
Stop Waiting for Perfect
Slow Living & Mindset

On the trap of waiting until you feel ready, and the small kindness of starting before you do.

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Slow Living & Mindset
Deliberate Discomfort: The Path Back to Balance
Slow Living & Mindset
Deliberate Discomfort: The Path Back to Balance
Slow Living & Mindset

Why a little discomfort, chosen well, is often the most direct route back to the body.

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Slow Living & Mindset
The Art of Slowing Down: Finding Presence in a Fast-Paced World
Slow Living & Mindset
The Art of Slowing Down: Finding Presence in a Fast-Paced World
Slow Living & Mindset

Small ways to practise presence on the days the calendar refuses to leave room for it.

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Slow Living & Mindset

Behind Sojourn

The studio, the build, the people, the inspirations. The thinking behind every detail of the space.

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Why I Built Sojourn Around How You Feel, Not Just How You Move
Behind Sojourn
Why I Built Sojourn Around How You Feel, Not Just How You Move
Behind Sojourn

A note from Charlotte on the question that shaped every decision behind the studio, from the lighting to the schedule.

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Behind Sojourn
Inside Sojourn: A Space Built With Intention
Behind Sojourn
Inside Sojourn: A Space Built With Intention
Behind Sojourn

A walk through the choices behind the room: the infrared, the affirmation mirrors, the alkaline water, and why every detail earns its place.

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Behind Sojourn
Behind the Build: Creating Sojourn
Behind Sojourn
Behind the Build: Creating Sojourn
Behind Sojourn

The story of how Sojourn went from one Pilates class in LA to a studio in Broughton Astley, told from inside the build.

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Behind Sojourn