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It's been five months since I moved into the new space and began this chapter as Casa Koru. The studio has grown and expanded so much since my days as idō, not just in terms of the space, offerings and team, but also in the way I operate as a business owner.

One of the biggest changes for me personally was hiring my very first full-time administrator in July. Her name is Kat, and although she was only with me for three months, I don't think she realises just how much she has changed the way I see leadership, support and what it means to run a business.

For the past seven years, I've been so accustomed to doing everything myself that learning to have someone support me was, surprisingly, one of the hardest adjustments I had to make.

I grew up with the mentality that money needed to be saved at all costs. If something could be done yourself, why pay someone else to do it? Hiring a full-time administrator felt like an unnecessary expense, especially when I had spent years convincing myself that I was perfectly capable of managing everything on my own. It triggered a scarcity mindset that I've carried with me for a very long time.

I used to think that being a responsible founder meant being able to do everything. That if I could manage something myself, I should. I didn't realise how much of my capacity was being consumed simply by trying to hold everything together.

Over the past seven years, this mindset has taken a toll on my mental, emotional and eventually hormonal health, as well as my personal relationships. It made me a founder who was constantly stretched thin, a leader who struggled to establish and uphold boundaries, and someone who became so accustomed to giving and accommodating that I often allowed myself to be taken advantage of.

In the past, I've often been told, "We're just a small studio, we don't need so much hassle."

But looking back, the real hassle was trying to run a studio without an extra pair of eyes, ears, hands and, perhaps most importantly, another brain. It was having things go unnoticed because I couldn't possibly be everywhere at once. It was having boundaries crossed because I didn't have the capacity to consistently enforce t

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my kind of weeknd plans
#theweeknd

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rare barefaced day :))
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#explore #pilates #rhode

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두근두근 발레 다이어리 ᴇᴘ.16💪🏻

발레만큼 다른 운동해본 사람의
발레 vs 다른 운동 솔직 비교🧑🏻‍🩰

제가 한번 빠지면 미치게 파는 성격이라
지금까지 운동에만 쓴 돈을 계산해보니
억대가 넘어가더라구요,,,(전공생 아님) 💸

테니스, 요가, 러닝, 자이로토닉 등
제가 직접 해본 운동들을 발레와 비교해보면서,
운동별 장단점이나 발레와 궁합이 잘 맞는 운동,
그리고 다이어트에 도움이 되었던 운동까지 정리해봤어요!

제가 아직 해보지 못한 운동중에
추천해주실 만한 운동이 또 있으실까요?👀

ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪ’ᴠᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴀʟᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴀꜱ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴏᴜᴛꜱ ᴀꜱ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴀʟʟᴇᴛ?🧑🏻‍🩰

ɪ’ᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ᴡʜᴏ ɢᴇᴛꜱ ᴏʙꜱᴇꜱꜱᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ɪ ɢᴇᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ, ꜱᴏ ɪ ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ɪ’ᴠᴇ ꜱᴘᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴏᴜᴛꜱ. ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ’ꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜɴᴅʀᴇᴅꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴏᴜꜱᴀɴᴅꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴋʀᴡ. 💸

ᴛᴇɴɴɪꜱ, ʏᴏɢᴀ, ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ, ɢʏʀᴏᴛᴏɴɪᴄ & ᴍᴏʀᴇ -
ɪ’ᴍ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʙᴀʟʟᴇᴛ, ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏꜱ & ᴄᴏɴꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴏᴜᴛꜱ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʙᴀʟʟᴇᴛ - ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴏɴᴇꜱ ʜᴇʟᴘᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ʟᴏꜱꜱ!

ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴏᴜᴛꜱ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ɪ ᴛʀʏ ɴᴇxᴛ?👀

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▪️100 Days of Pilates▪️

On the mat today! Inversions are still hard due to my tight shoulders, could really feel the pull in my right neck. Can’t wait for the day when i could do without discomfort again! Trusting the process💪

Featuring @casakoru.co mat studio🩷

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▪️100 Days of Pilates - Day 1▪️

I am gonna do pilates for 100days!

But nope, not stopping pilates after the 100 days but to build a habit and to take ownership of my own practice!🤸‍♀️

Do pilates with me or join me in creating a new habit to a better self💪☺️ open invite to @shien.pilates @intan.chr @lucieh_97 @dani.skzstay 🤭

Ps. I am bad in maintaining my social acc hence the back dated post😅

Featuring @casakoru.co group pilates studio🩷

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Omg ONE arm plank is 🔥🔥🔥🤣🤣

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Almost losing our balance🤣🤣

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Filmed this in between clients few days ago, and I’m still not used to putting my actual thoughts into a voiceover instead of just a caption. But the basics are something I could talk about all day if you let me, footwork is the first one of them.

Most people rush through the simple stuff to get to the “real” exercises, without trying to understand the intention of the basics. If you’ve attended my classes before, you will know that I’ve never taught it that way, not even in my intermediate or advance classes - I will keep repeating and emphasising them. If you skip the simple stuff, the compensation just shows up later down the line instead, making it harder for you to actually progress 😵‍💫

Next time you’re doing footwork, ask yourself if you’re rushing it or actually doing it.

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Q3 performance review, self-conducted: exceeds expectations 🤩🐾

Clients report "lovely energy" and intent to return specifically for me. Naturally. I'm called Studio Manager for a reason.. I manage the reviews and make sure we get all five stars ⭐

I have forwarded this to boss mamá for her records. No extra treats have been discussed. Concerning

#cavapoo #dogsofsingapore #sgpets #dogsofsingapore #doodlesofinstagram

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Even after many hours of practice and teaching, there are some moves I unknowingly avoid doing because I feel like I don’t do it well much less be able to teach it well.

Scooter is one.

So today I decided to practice and give it a shot. Position of my standing leg differed slightly in each side (but I didnt realise), and it definitely made a difference in the movement. Should have also bent the standing leg more, especially during flat back for a neutral position. I also have a tendency to collapse in the shoulders, hence paid a bit more attention in the upper back during the round back.

One good thing I felt I did was the focus on breath, especially on the exhale which helped me to connect better to my core.

“Try, and you’ll know. Move, and you’ll grow.”

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every pawdy, meet my PA Kat 🐾 she runs the studio for mamá, takes me on walks, and brings me to the pool when mamá's busy

I nap beside her all day and she swears I sigh like I've had a long day at work... but the only work I do is play 🐶

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