I
am a fully qualified Pilates teacher of 16 years, trained by the PILATESfoundation
by the renowned Pilates expert Suzanne Scott.
I set up The West Studio in 2005 in Barnstaple. During my career I have
updated my knowledge by completing a specialised post graduate Pre &
Post Natal Course. I have completed a Performance Matrix course and
attended many workshops on varied subjects from scoliosis, hip
pathologies to sequential spinal movement. I am also a Hanna Somatics
Movement teacher and in 2018 I qualified as a Restorative movement
teacher with Nutritious Movement and in 2019 qualified as an Anatomy in
Motion practitioner.
Pilates and Somatics have been invaluable to me and
have changed me both physically and mentally. I am more body aware,
calmer, stronger, more confident and more in tune with my body, and am
still learning new things about myself.
I enjoy applying the Pilates
principles to other exercise classes that I attend, when running, when
sat at my desk or in the swimming pool.
My teaching style has changed and
developed over time, by trusting my intuition and years of experience I
am able to give my clients the class they need.
I enjoy learning about movement and
seeing the changes in my clients both physically and mentality.
Continual Professional Development
I regularly enhance my
professional development by attending regular workshops and courses.
This enables me to have up-to-date information on many aspects of
Pilates and related exercise topics. I keep up my
Restorative and Somatics CPD also, this keeps me very busy.