Content warning: This is about breast cancer, and can bring things up for a reader. So read if it feels right for you.

In December 2024 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. The following months were a blur of appointments, research, therapy sessions, lots of phone calls with friends and family and lots of crying and luckily some laughter sprinkled in there as well.

There was also a lot of Pilates, and this was a gift….

On the Ligurian Sea in the Italian Riviera one friend asks another to take a picture of her at the bow of a boat that sails along the coast of the villages that make up the Cinque Terre.

Perhaps it appears like a typical ‘gals taking pics of each other for social whilst on vacation’ moment for some. For these two soul sisters it’s a very special occasion that when brought to attention brings a hand squeeze and tears to their eyes. This would be one of the thousands of moments shared between these two on this, the first of their many, many trips exploring the magical country of Italy together.

With a few weeks to go before completing our in-class hours for the Muse Movement’s Mat Pilates Teacher Training, I wanted to share a look into my experience so far!

Have you ever noticed that when you go to the gym or to a fitness class with a friend that it flies by like that. What's that old adage - time flies when you are having fun - and working out with a friend is just that. Fun times all around.