Pilates Update

My favorite Pilates instructor, Bernadette (she’s also my friend), is delighted to announce that she is now part of a Stott Licensed facility that is actually sort of like the offspring of the Stott Head Office.  According to her:

“The Pilates Body Studio is a STOTT PILATES® Licensed Training Center, allows clients the flexibility of training in Mississauga at their fully equipped studio, or delivering STOTT PILATES® world-renowned certification courses and workshops on-site at your facility. At The Pilates Body, courses are taught by highly skilled STOTT PILATES Certified Instructor Trainers in a professional and friendly environment.”

The Pilates Body Inc.

6-119 Lakeshore Road West

Mississauga Ontario

L5H1E9

(905) 891.0891

http://www.pilatesbody.ca/aboutus.html#a

This means that Bernadette’s services now covers from east to west of Toronto and no problem.  That’s good to know!

pilatesbybernadette@gmail.com

The Art of Racing in the Rain A Novel by Garth Stein

“The car goes where the eyes go.”

It has been such a long time since a novel like this has made such a wonderful impact on me.  The novel is narrated from the point of view of a dog.  Enzo, a mixed breed tells the story of the travails of his master, Denny Swift, a semi-professional racecar driver as he goes through life in a roller coaster ride.  What endeared me to the story was the way it was told in a very straightforward manner.  It may be formulaic but the narrative was so refreshing, simple, no beating around the bush and the insights were very “human” even if it was culled from a dog.  Like his master, Denny, I felt like Enzi was with me physically as each of those moments unfold with some of those I could relate with and some I newly-discovered that I so much appreciated.  Simply, destiny is what you make it and that is how the story is wonderfully told.  It may not win a Pulitzer Prize but it was such a wonderful read and leaves you a very good feeling of gratitude about what life has to offer.  I cannot wait to get my next dog, seriously.