I don’t feel that old at 46, but I can remember when POS systemsinvolved a simple cash register, calculator for sales tax, and and manual card imprinter with a phone for approvals. Now everyone has a swiping terminal, and most places have a PIN keypad as well. Basically, POS systems are now easier for the…
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Lynda Lippin's adventures as an American Pilates, Fitness, Reiki teacher returning home to NYC after 6 years working and living at a luxury resort spa on a small Caribbean island
Category Archives: Musings
Video Connections
One thing that really kept me connected and going for my years at Parrot Cay was web video conferencing and video/VOIP services like Skype. But I am finding them handy even in Manhattan as I connect with friends and colleagues from all over the US. It’s very exciting! While building a solid web presence was…
Helmet Laws
For most of my motorcycle riding lifetime in the US, there have been mandatory helmet laws. And while I have been lucky enough to always be with a highly experienced driver, I have also been lucky enough never been in a biking accident. At least one good friend of mine was scathed for life after…
New City, New Doctors
One of the more stressful things about moving back to the US is the change in doctors and insurance. In Turks and Caicos everything was clear and ran smoothly like new casters over a hardwood floor. Seriously, for a place that I would never associate with efficiency, we had great National Insurance and private health…
Cash or Card
While we were in the Caribbean we became very used to paying everything in cash. Seriously, every bill could be paid in cash and everyone accepted cash. We routinely used $50 and $100 bills in the store and nobody batted an eye! So then we come back to the states and anytime I pull out…
Holiday Consumerism
The holidays feel very strange to me this year. I’m not used to the weather and am freezing much of the time. I am slow because most of my clients are away, either home with family or vacationing at a place like Parrot Cay, where this is the busiest time of year. And I am…
Vacation Home
OK, last night we watched one of the funniest and goriest movies we’ve seen in a long time, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, starring one of my very favorite comedians, Alan Tudyck. Without giving too much away, I will say that the twist of this movie is that the bumbling country boys who seem to…
Maintaining Your Pilates Equipment
Last week I went to train a client in her building’s brand new and beautiful Pilates studio. The only problem was that some of the equipment, namely the cadillac, was not put together correctly. The poles were set too high, the eye rings for the bottom tower springs were set too low (under the poles),…
Coins
An interesting collectible that has come out more recently is silver and silver coins, including morgan dollar coins. Silver is rising in value as the value of money drops, yet it is still affordable. If you have the space and funds to buy now it could be very worthwhile to invest in silver, since gold…
Male Grooming
The other day I was waiting for an elevator in building around 7pm. Another woman was waiting with me, and as we went to get on the elevator that opened we were assaulted by the smell of way too much men’s cologne. In fact, we smelled the young man in the elevator before we saw…
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Crucial reading for any Pilates or Fitness teacher working with osteoporosis or osteopenia (low bone density) patients! Learn more about osteoporosis, which exercises not to do, and which Pilates mat exercises are helpful to build and maintain bone density.
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If you teach Pilates or Fitness and teach Golfers you must buy this manual! Learn more about the game, swing faults, and golf-specific Pilates exercises.
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