A calm, sensitive and friendly teacher, with over twenty years of personal Pilates experience, I strive to help clients achieve their physical potential through developing a healthy and happy body. I am available to teach one-to-one and group matwork classes in and around the Brighton and Hove area, East Sussex and London. I have a background in dance, and began learning Pilates at ballet school in 1987 with Alan Herdman, founder of the UK's first Pilates studio in 1970. I qualified as a PILATESfoundation(R) teacher in 2007 after extensive training in London with Anoushka Boone at Pilates In Motion. The diversity of study involved working with the classical and evolved repertoire, remedial and rehabilitation exercises, use of small equipment and props, in-depth anatomy and physiology training. At the end of 2008, I trained with Power Plate(R) UK and qualified as a certified Power Plate(R) trainer. I use the fundamentals of Pilates in all my classes. I am a qualified first aider at work and have full insurance through Balens specialist brokers.