we live in the age of distraction, cell phones and social media, even the blog that you are currently reading are all vouching for a little bit of our attention.
these are our favourite pretty tips for practicing mindfulness:
1. limit distractions.
turn off social media notifications. urgent things will usually come on whatsapp and email. but you can choose when to look at your social media.
2. silence
when you’re doing an activity like walking, designate part of the time to be in silence by yourself, simply aware of sights and sounds.
3. pay attention.
pay attention to your people’s facial expressions when you’re talking to them. if you're fully present and aware of how people are reacting to your words, you'll be more able to facilitate good communication.
4. be curious.
ask questions. when in a new place, stop trying to get the best Instagram photos. read the signs, ask the guide questions that would normally never interest you. you might even learn something interesting.
5. notice the impact you have on other people.
sincerely appreciate compliments and show gratitude when someone takes the time out of their day to say something nice to you.
6. pay attention to your internal environment ...
pay attention to what is going on with your body. when you first wake up, notice and respect how your body feels today.
7. ... and to your external environment.
tune into your senses and what they’re picking up—the coolness of the wind, the greenness of the grass, the energy of the people around you.
8. relate to your pain and discomfort.
pain can be a message that something is wrong. listen to your body; treat your pain as a messenger and do what you need to do to take care of yourself.
9. sit down.
take the time to sit down to have your meals. you’re less likely to appreciate your food when you are multi-tasking. it’s also difficult to keep track of how much you are eating when you snack on the go.
10. don’t skip the stretch.
in case you forgot to practice the tips above during the day, your before bed stretch is the perfect opportunity to remind yourself. stretch slowly and with intention and reward yourself with some well-deserved TLC.
XX MOVEPRETTY
ladies, we are so very excited to share an incredible new initiative we have specially created for you - love yourself more - a holistic lifestyle guide in a box #lym #lymbox #lymprettymovement
this all-in-one lifestyle box is filled to the brim with all you need to care for your body and mind, and treat yourself at the same time. it’s not about quick fixes or unattainable goals. we have carefully curated a holistic wellness kit that includes some of our favourite wellness products, recipes, spoils, mentors and tools required for building a balanced, healthy and sustainable active lifestyle.
repeat after us, #selfcare
we accept the whole package with love. unconditionally. unapologetically.
loving ourselves means having a deep appreciation for who we are as women. it means accepting all of our quirky habits, the parts that embarrass us, the parts we don’t like and all of the amazing strengths and qualities we possess at the same time. we do not have to wait until we reach our goal weight, get the dream job or relationship we want or whatever it may be before we can love and accept ourselves. part of loving and accepting ourselves is choosing to care for ourselves and valuing ourselves enough to treat ourselves every now and again.
one of the things that we find most inspirational is women supporting women.
ladies, let’s be real, we all lead busy and fast paced lives where there is often little time and energy left at the end of the day to care for ourselves. as a team of women, movepretty knows just how challenging it can be to live a healthy active life, even when we have all the best intentions in the world. this is why we want to empower ladies to make this an attainable and effortless part of their daily lives.
we have carefully curated a wellness guide that we feel will assist you in build a balanced, healthy, active and happy life. in this kit we will be sharing some of our absolute favourite local products, recipes, surprise spoils, tools, and insight from a few of our favourite mentors. these items speak to 5 key areas that empower happy and active women; pretty active, pretty spoilt, pretty mindful, pretty nourished and of course, pretty dressed.
this month’s contributors to our lym box is as follows:
“the way to achieve your own success is to be willing to help somebody else get it first.” iyanla vanzant
ladies, we can accomplish amazing things when we support each other, when we do it together. this box of surprises is our little, or not so little, way of partnering with you on this healthy, happy self-love journey. it is our way of empowering you to love yourself actively and unconditionally. Let’s do this healthy, active and happy thing together, let’s support and encourage ourselves and other ladies at the same time. let’s love ourselves more, actively, unconditionally.
#loveyourselfmore
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hey darling prettymovers, if you haven't noticed, we've been moving pretty things around our store in the eikestad mall in stellenbosch this past 2 weeks and wanted to share some visual updates with you.
this pop up concept store is a part of a growing list of brick and mortar stockists around the country. it's our way of bringing the life and lifestyle of movepretty to more ladies around south africa. we're now stocked in stores in 6 provinces. if you'd like to find your nearest outlet check out our stockists.
while the online space is really where it's at, and helps makes finding clothing you love while living an active and balanced life. we love having a space where you can have a tactile experience with our clothing and accessories. finding the perfect fit or feeling the inherent quality of the fabrics and finishes.
we'd also like to shout out our friends at popstrukt furniture†who have supplied most of the furniture and shelving in the store. they are a south african company who design and manufacture flatpack furniture. what we really like about them is they place design at the heart of what they do, just like our athleisure wear form follows function. the pieces are designed for shipping and easy assembly as you can see in the pictures. they are a completely online store it's the perfect furniture company for ladies that live life on the move.
if youíre moving through pretty stellenbosch come pop in at our pop up store at the eikestad mall.
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for more info:
visit: https://juicerevolution.co.za
call: +27 82 562 4525
e-mail: fiona@juicerevolution.co.za
“free your body. free your mind. free your soul.” pilates for life is definitely a must! for more information you can visit their website: www.paarlpilates.co.za
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sanp (sa natural products) will be providing our ambassadors health products and nutritional supplements. sa natural products is a leader in bringing top quality herbal and homeopathic remedies, gluten-free foods, tea tree bodycare and nutritional supplements to health consumers in South Africa. The company celebrates 30 years of existence this year and is committed to deliver top quality products while promoting the living naturally lifestyle. SANP is home to well-known brands such as bio-strath, a vogel, threshhold, thursday plantation tea tree oil and orgran - committed to bring quality of life to the world.”
MOVEPRETTY the active side of keeping healthy
we are big fans of keeping healthy in an active, pretty way, so along with our healthy eating -remember our pretty smoothies? -we love love LOVE working out with our favourite trainers at reset fitness! we’re into our second year training with them now, and we’re feeling stronger than ever. our pretty team bounces between pilates with kim, hiit with kevin, as well as hiit and weight training with geoff, they have new wonderful members to the team too, heidi and seth.
what can we recommend for you? well, speaking from our own experience, find a place where you feel at home, in the sense that you are comfortable, and simultaneously challenged and encouraged to do your best. at reset, we laugh, we sweat, we sing to the music, we lose our breath, we learn, and we sweat some more! it has never been easier to work out, and believe it or not, but we actually look forward to it.
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duration: 4 months
start: 29 november 2017
end 30 march 2018
working hours:
mo – thu 09:00 – 18:00
friday: 09:00 – 19:00
saturday: 09:00 – 17:00
sunday + public holidays: 09:00 – 15:00
*a shift schedule will be provided and temp workers will fill in on days taken off.
the deal about athleisure