My love and appreciation for movement started at a young age and I went on to study a 3 year Dance Diploma at UCT. After teaching for a while, I decided to broaden my fitness and anatomical knowledge by doing my Personal Fitness Trainer Diploma (ETA) at the Sports Science Institute. It was while working in the…
My relationship with Pilates started in 2002 when I became a client of Reform Studios in Port Elizabeth. Coming from a corporate background I had no inclination of entering the Health and Fitness industry but my love for Pilates was instant and in 2003 I started training as an Instructor. In 2004 I achieved my…
I originally trained as a professional ballroom dancer from an early age and subsequently used my practical experience as an opportunity to teach dance for the following 9 years. My love and passion for movement and an active lifestyle has been a priority since then. It was the relocation to South Africa, which offered me…
It was my teenage love of sport and passion for movement that led me to pursue a career in physiotherapy. After graduating with honours from Bradford School of Physiotherapy in 1995, I went on to work in the British NHS for 5 years specializing in musculoskeletal injuries. Later, in the private sector, I worked in…
After a basic ETA course through the Sports Science Centre in Cape Town, I qualified in full and comprehensive mat and Reformer, through BASI, in 1999. I went on to further study mat and Reformer with an international certification in 2005 through Body Control. I am passionate about mind-body connections! I have done various yoga,…
My passion for dance and movement started at the age of 7 gaining experience in the styles of ballet, modern, jazz, and contemporary dance. I studied dance as a school subject which included learning about human anatomy and movement also incorporating Pilates theory and practice . After school I spent a year working at a…
My interest in wellbeing started with the mind, which led me to a major in Psychology and minor in Applied Behavioural Science at the University of Kansas. I recognized wellness has many facets and the health of both the mind + body have great importance, and in-fact go hand-in-hand. Being a participant and lover of…
Movement has always been a part of my life. Ballet and dance, lifelong passions. In 2012, I discovered an exercise modality, Barre, which is a fusion of ballet, Pilates and yoga, choreographed to a strong beat. I loved it instantly. So much so that a few years later, after I had retired from an incredible…
I am a Pilates and Yoga teacher specializing in injury and perinatal rehabilitation. I have been teaching movement for the past 12 years, both in studios and on retreats in the UK, Europe, America and Africa. Alongside my teacher training, I have studied anatomy, rehabilitation, perinatal exercise, fascial release, breathwork, lymphatic drainage and meditation to…