I offer both Matwork classes (Matwork pure, Matwork with a Stability Ball and Matwork with a Foam Roller classes) as well as Functional Pilates classes (standing and chair-based)
Pilates Matwork classes
pilates matwork pure
Pilates Matwork exercises are designed to improve mobility and core strength. They offer a full body workout on the mat, lying down, kneeling or sitting.
I teach modified Pilates movements and also add somatic movements from Feldenkrais. The specific focus and level varies depending on attendants.
Live Online Classes Monday evenings 6-7 and Tuesday mornings 9.30-10.30, recordings available to full members
stability ball pilates matwork
A Pilates Matwork class with a large physio (pezzi) ball.
The ball offers extra support and but also extra challenges for the core, buttocks, upper spine and other muscles. A great class for gently building strength and mobility whilst being supported by the ball.
Live Online Classes Sunday mornings 9-10, recordings available to full members
foam roller pilates matwork
A more challenging Pilates Matwork class with a long foam roller.
Foam Rollers challenge core stability and strength and also help to release trigger points and fascia restrictions. Students often report that they feel as if they have been given a "back transplant"at the end of class.
Live Online Classes Tuesday evenings 6-6.55, recordings available to full members
Looking for a standing or chair based Pilates workout? Check out Functional Fitness Pilates
Prefer a Private one-to-One or Class for your own Group?
online and in person in South East London (Hither Green area) or enquire about your location
Private classes can be for general fitness or are ideal for specific health conditions. I have special training and expertise in the following:
- Women's Health: Pelvic, intimate, sexual health
- Pilates for Menopause
- Pilates for Digestive Health
- Pilates for Better Sleep
- Pilates for Relaxed Jaws and Necks
- Pilates for Better Bones
- Pilates for Better Backs
- Pilates for Weight Loss
Over the years I have taken extra trainings and added extra classes to support and challenge students and to keep it interesting. Some of these classes are more relaxing, others are more dynamic. All are designed to support health and daily life.
I teach group classes and one-to-ones. Online and in person (Hither Green). Classe
Areas of expertise
Women's Health
I hold specialist qualifications in pelvic floor physical rehabilitation methods including fascial pelvic floor rehabilitation and hypopressives.
As a medical herbalist I understand the complexities of intimate health beyond the movement rehabilitation needed and am also a qualified intimate health practitioner with a deep knowledge of vulvovaginal health issues.
I am presently training in psychosexual counselling.
Digestive Health
Want help with digestive issues?
As a movement therapist and medical herbalist I have a wide understanding of digestive health. I hold special movement qualifications in supporting digestive health too and am qualified in GP referral for diabetes and obesity.
Nowadays we know that a healthy digestive system influences our mood and mind and general health: If we don't digest well, we also do not absorb the nutrients we need for overall health.
rehabilitation
As I am affected by osteopaenia, I hold various qualifications for bone health, including Pilates for Bone Health (Buff Bones) and Bones for Life (a Feldenkrais-based method).
Chronic tension is another area of expertise: I am qualified in GP referral for Chronic Lower Back Pain, have qualifications in Jaw Tension Release and am a Trigger Point Pilates teacher.
My passion is stress relief: I am also a qualified sleep and relaxation coach.
Pilates - healthy body and mind
Nowadays Pilates is mainly known for core strength and physical rehabilitation. Pilates, however, was interested in improving mental wellbeing through his method.
He had a holistic view of health. In addition to his exercises, he drew attention to the importance of spending time with our families and friends, diet, sleep and fresh air in addition to his method of exercise. As a movement therapist and medical herbalist, I see the benefits of this holistic approach every day in my practice. But even if you just choose to follow his exercises, Pilates can support more than just your physical health:
His method is designed to increase vitality as well as to release tension and relax. Pilates himself says “I base my method on the baby and the cat, the cat rests completely and it moves completely”.
And his method seems to work: in medical studies, the Pilates Method has been found to improve sleep quality. Pilates was well aware of this effect of his method. He states "It is far better to be tired from physical exertion than to be fatigued by the "poisons" generated by nervousness while lying awake". At the same time, Pilates can increase our vitality and energy. Once again, Pilates was aware of this and states that his method "restores physical vitality, invigorates the mind and elevates spirit".
These insights into the effect of exercise on the mind make his method contemporary and valuable to us 100 years after he originally developed it. His method has stood the test of time.
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