Pilates, Aerial Yoga, Reformer Pilates & Fitness Instructor
PRACTICES
PILATES
MAT PILATES
Pilates is an effective and fun all-body workout suitable for any skill level, age, size and background that can really transform people’s quality of life, increase strength, flexibility, mobility, posture and body awareness and improve mood and energy levels dramatically. Pilates skills and techniques are transferable to everyday tasks, and help participants lead a truly happier, healthier life. Pilates combines a mix of exercises and breathing techniques to strengthen your body, mobilise your joints, build a strong core and improve balance, focus and co-ordination.
Through breathing, centring, control, concentration, flow and precision, this class takes a full body approach – a regular Pilates practice can compliment a wide range of other training methods. A wide range of modifications and progressions is available for each exercise, so no matter which level you’re at, you can expect to improve your posture, muscle tone, core strength and joint mobility with every session. Working with body and mind throughout the class, Pilates makes you calmer, stronger, more focused and more flexible.
REFORMER PILATES
The Reformer is a piece of equipment which has a gliding platform or ‘carriage’ attached by springs to the body of the Reformer. It offers all the benefits of Pilates, including overall strength, flexibility, coordination, and balance, with the additional benefits of increased resistance and versatility for fast results. These things, in turn, lead to daily life improvements like better posture, graceful and efficient movement, and for many, relief from pain associated with physical imbalances such as back pain. A wide variety of exercises are done on the reformer to promote length, strength, flexibility, and balance. Most Pilates reformer exercises have to do with pushing or pulling the carriage or holding the carriage steady during an exercise as it is pulled on by the springs.
One of the best things about the reformer is its versatility. Exercises can be done lying down, sitting, standing, pulling the straps, pushing the footbar, perched on the footbar, perched on the shoulder blocks, with additional equipment, upside down, sideways, and all kinds of variations.
PRENATAL REFORMER PILATES
Designed for women at any stage of pregnancy with approval from their doctor or midwife to prepare women mentally and physically for childbirth and postpartum recovery.
Prenatal Reformer Pilates focuses on managing physical changes and postural demands throughout each trimester. Sessions teach exercises that can also be safely adapted to at home workouts, helping women maintain flexibility, strength, and control during pregnancy.
Essential benefits include enhanced pelvic floor strength and stability, support of physical and postural changes throughout the pregnancy, reduced back pain, increased flexibility and range of motion, and reduced swelling and discomfort, boosting overall physical and mental well-being during pregnancy.
POSTNATAL REFORMER PILATES
Suitable for women after giving birth, typically starting from 8-12 weeks postpartum. Post-Natal Reformer Pilates helps re-stabilize the body after childbirth, managing physical, mental, and emotional changes. The focus during these sessions is on gentle, controlled movements to rebuild strength and confidence and encourage return to exercise and movement.
Key Benefits include improved core strength and stability and pelvic floor strength and control, enhanced posture, flexibility and range of motion and reduced back pain. Postnatal Reformer Pilates also supports mental and emotional recovery after childbirth.
Prenatal and postnatal Reformer Pilates classes are tailored to meet the unique needs of women during these stages. [Please note it is essential to follow guidelines and approval from healthcare providers before starting any exercise program during pregnancy or postpartum.]
AERIAL (YOGA & PILATES)
AERIAL YOGA
Aerial Yoga uses a hammock (or swing) to support the weight of your body. This allows you to achieve proper postural alignment through relaxation, deep stretches and strengthening exercises, as well as exploration of challenging yoga positions. Classes are suitable for all levels.
Aerial Yoga increases flexibility, improves posture and facilitates a peaceful state of mind. Classes also include techniques such as aerial inverts and backbends to allow safe and controlled spinal decompression.
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AERIAL PILATES
Based on adaptating traditional mat-based Pilates techniques and exercises to the aerial hammock, Aerial Pilates combines a mix of exercises and breathing techniques to strengthen your body, mobilise your joints, build a strong core and improve balance, focus, body awareness and co-ordination.
YOGA
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MOBILITY & FLEXIBILITY
Mobility and flexibilty training is an important but often overlooked area of exercise, not just for professional athletes or dancers, but suitable and indeed essential for everyone’s physical health, regardless of age or fitness level. Classes focus on improving flexibility through a mixture of dynamic and static stretching as well as mobilising shoulders, backs and hips to increase range and ability of movement and improve the workings of all major joints in the body. This will also help with overall stress and tension reduction. No prior experience needed.
FUNCTIONAL TRAINING
Functional training is exercise which involves training the body for the activities performed in daily life.
Functional training aims to improve an individual’s ability to perform day-to-day activities and movements with efficiency, effectiveness, and safety. It focuses on exercises that mimic real-life tasks and movements, rather than isolating specific muscle groups.
Exercises are task-oriented (eg lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, bending and rotating), multi-planar (across all three planes of motion), employing a variation of resistance training and core engagement methods (ie with bodyweight, resistance bands or free weights) to challenge the muscles in a more natural and dynamic way and to stabilise and generate power.
All functional training programmes are tailored to each individual’s specific needs, abilities, goals and circumstances, making it an ideal exercise format for anyone, regardless of age, background, training experience or injury history.
PRIVATE CLASSES & 1:1 TUITION
I offer private sessions, either one-to-one or for small groups in all of the practices I teach. Tailored to your personal, individual needs, background, fitness level, injury history and schedule. Classes can be arranged in the comfort of your own home or a local studio or gym, with flexible pricing options to balance your budget and desired training intensity and goals. Sessions can also bring together a variety of the practices I teach, to ensure each class maximises your wellbeing and physical progress.
Suitable for all levels, no matter where you are starting from. Whether you are new to any of the practices or fitness training in general, recovering from chronic pain or injury, coming back after a break, wishing to have regular support or one-off consultations to get you started, private sessions are designed exclusively for you or your group, with plenty of time to address questions and work in-depth to reach (and exceed!) your goals.
MINDFULNESS
Mindfulness coaching uses a range of techniques including body awareness practices, mindful movement, breathing exercises and meditation (both seated, laying down and walking) to help cultivate a non-judgmental, accepting present-moment awareness.
The sessions guide participants to a more focused, objective, open and compassionate approach towards themselves, others, their living situation and surroundings by being aware of their body, mind and feelings in the current moment, without judgement or attachment to the thoughts, emotions and bodily sensations experienced at any point during the practice.
Benefits of these nurturing, gentle classes include directly transferable skills to improve participants’ day-to-day lives by reducing stress and anxiety, improving emotional regulation, increasing self-awareness, acceptance and compassion, enhancing focus and concentration and building better relationships and communication with others.
Mindfulness is a powerful practice that leads to greater well-being and life satisfaction through awareness, acceptance, and compassion for the present moment.
Suitable for all levels, no matter where you are starting from. Whether you are new to any of the practices or fitness training in general, recovering from chronic pain or injury, coming back after a break, wishing to have regular support or one-off consultations to get you started, private sessions are designed exclusively for you or your group, with plenty of time to address questions and work in-depth to reach (and exceed!) your goals.
MENOPAUSE COACHING
PRENATAL REFORMER PILATES
A combination of exercise, nutrition and lifestyle coaching to support women in the run-up to, during and beyond perimenopause to help increase wellbeing, mental and physical strength and resilience and ability to deal with both the more and less well-known potential symptoms and effects of this important transition in each woman’s life.
The perimenopause is a natural transition in a woman’s life, but it can bring a wide range of physical, mental and emotional changes and challenges. Menopause coaching provides personalised support and guidance to help you navigate this phase with confidence and ease.
Sessions can be conducted one-to-one or in small groups on a one-off workshop or ongoing basis as required and are tailored to each individual woman’s needs, concerns and abilities to fully understand and support your unique experience.
These classes will help you to develop coping strategies and make lifestyle and habit changes so you feel empowered to deal with the challenges you are facing and able to embrace the positive aspects of this new chapter in your life.