Happy New Year!

It's been a while since our last blog and so much happened! First of all we were very sad to say goodbye to the lovely Meg who has been our receptionist at Golborne Place since the summer. We had a festive gathering with plenty of champagne and chocolate brownies to wish her well and it was nice to see a few of our clients join us to bid her farewell.

I think we all enjoyed a well deserved Christmas break as the team worked so hard last year to make sure Golborne Place is as welcoming, professional and as enthusiastic as ever! We are very excited to start 2012 with an updated and, if I do say so myself, gorgeous website. Take a look www.golborneplace.com!

We have also opened up more opportunity for rentals in the Golborne Place studio and treatment room. Therapists and teachers can apply to use our space by emailing amy@golborneplace.com or calling us on 020 8969 8907. Here are some pictures if you're looking for a new place to bring clients.

The consultation room

Our teachers enjoying a joint work out!

Our Gyrotonic towers in use

Moni and Tomoko working hard

Our pilates reformers

A pilates class in the studio

The treatment room

Our reception and chill out area

On a personal note I'm thrilled to add to my role here at Golborne Place. In December I found out I had passed my Holistic Massage Therapy course with the Bodyology School of Massage. 

I am now qualified to give Holistic Massage and Deep Tissue treatments so I hope you'll see even more of me at Golborne Place!

Everybody loves Everybody Ballet!

For those of you who don't already know, every week we here at Golborne Place have the pleasure of working with Isabel McMeekan and her Everybody Ballet classes. Isabel is a former First Soloist with the Royal Ballet and has danced leading roles in many of the classical ballets we all know and love. 

Everybody Ballet classes are friendly and unintimidating, making them enjoyable for all ages. Whatever skill level, Isabel's classes are designed based on what works best for the individual. Whether just starting out, already skilled or perhaps wanting to transform your body to the best it can be, Everybody Ballet is an enjoyable solution. Or if your just looking to try something new Isabel's classes are fun and inspirational, a work out you can look forward to!

Everybody Ballet also has two others teaching ballet here at Golborne Place. Hubert and Karis are both qualified, experienced and most of all inspirational!  

For more information on Everybody Ballet please visit Isabel's website: www.everybodyballet.com

or call Golborne Place on 020789698907

We look forward to hearing from you!

Help support a worthy cause..

The Earth Education Project is a charity dedicated to empowering women from the La Chureca Community in Nicaragua. Central Americas largest open air rubbish dump.

They believe that using art and creativity can help educate and empower the people of this community, and give them a brighter future. We here at Golborne Place give The Earth Education Project our full support and would love to spread awareness of such a worthy cause.

We carry a range of greeting cards and gift bags from the charity, made by the women of Nicaragua. Made with 100% recycled hand made paper and recycled aluminium these cards are hand painted and all unique.. Not to mention gorgeous! 

Check out their website for more information: www.eartheducationproject.org

Nora Monkman...

Some of our regulars may remember Nora's beautiful collection of dresses and blazers when we opened in May 2009. For those of you who don't, Nora Monkman is an Argentinian designer working with fabrics, clothing and graphic design. She has a beautiful home and studio in Buenos Aires and we have some gorgeous photographs from her place...we think it would fit right in on Golborne Road!

Here is Nora's working studio, I'm so jealous!...

Below is Nora's showroom exhibiting her clothing line, fabrics and stationary...

Nora designs our calendars for Golborne Place so if you would like a small piece of Nora's work please ask at reception as we still have some left. Nora will also be designing our 2012 calendar.

Nora's website: http://www.noramonkman.com.ar/

Images credited to: Casa Chaucha

Fitness with style..

Our new Freddy collection has arrived! Come into Golborne Place and have a look at the fab new Art of Movement Fitness Wear for men and women.

Welcome back Moni!

We are saying a big welcome back to Monica, founder and Director of Golborne Place, after a well-deserved extended summer break she's now back in the studio and teaching. Moni certainly made the most of her summer holidays, first of all indulging in some down time from her busy schedule in the studio Moni made a trip back to her home town of Bilbao in Spain to spend time with family before jetting over to Morocco to the beautiful Kasbah Bab Ourika, a stunning hotel perched on a hill top of the Ourika Valley. With 360 degree panoramic views of the stunning landscape who could fail to feel at peace here? This place gets the Golborne Place stamp of approval!

Next stop after Morocco was Rome where Moni met up with Elisa Gonzalez Fernandez, once a Pilates teacher at Golborne Place Elisa now runs her own studios in Bilbao called ‘Gyrotonic Bilbao’. Not just here for fun the ladies soon got to work on expanding their Gyrotonic knowledge with Paul Horvath, brother of Juliu and a couple of old friends Ines and Leire. 

From left to right: Ines, Leire, Paul Hovarth, Elisa and Moni

For a link to Elisa's studio: 

http://www.gyrotonicbilbao.com/index.php#

And to find out more about Kasbah Bab Ourika:

http://www.kasbahbabourika.com/index.html

Notting Hill Carnival!

As I'm sure you all know, Notting Hill Carnival was this past weekend. I hope everyone got a chance to join in on the celebrations. Whether you were there to dance and enjoy the music, or to treat yourself to any of the delicious food lined up and down the streets.. the carnival did not disappoint! Now we just have to look forward to next year!

An apple a day keeps the doctor away...

It's a gorgeous day on Golborne Road! No rain and the sun in shining! I thought I'd post some pictures of the yummy Fruit and Veg lined up and down Portobello Road.. it's easy to keep healthy with so much fresh produce to choose from.

..and the bread looks delicious too!

Farewell Rachael....sad face...

The time finally came when we had to wave goodbye (or 'See you later!' because we don't like goodbyes) to our lovely receptionist Rachael Moss last week.

Rachael is off back to her home country of Canada this month to continue her studies and we really feel like we're losing an angel. Rachael has been such a great part of the Golborne Place team since she arrived at the end of 2010 and we all found it very hard to let her go!

Here are a few snaps of the farewell drinks party we had last Friday in the studio...