The Art of Connection — Body, Mind & Spirit
I have been teaching Pilates for nearly twenty years, and somewhere along the way, what began as a fascination with movement became a much deeper search for wholeness.
Joseph Pilates spoke of the complete coordination of body, mind and spirit. It is the spirit within that relationship that has increasingly captured my curiosity.
We spend so much time learning about the physical body — anatomy, biomechanics, repertoire, alignment and technique. All of this matters deeply. But my years of teaching have shown me that we are always working with more than a body performing exercises.
We are working with a whole human being.
My own healing journey has profoundly shaped the way I see the world and the way I teach. Exploring my lineage, the patterns and imprints I carry, and the experiences that have shaped me has opened up a deeper understanding of our humanity.
Alongside my Pilates education, I have explored meditation, energy, healing and our relationship with the natural world, including a year of study rooted in Peruvian Cosmovision and medicine-woman traditions.
These experiences have deepened my interest in the unseen qualities we bring into a room — our presence, energy, intention, intuition and capacity to connect.
For me, spirit is our aliveness. Our essence. The part of us that longs to feel connected — to ourselves, to one another and to the world around us.
The Method is my framework, but the human being gives the work its depth.
Before Pilates, I trained as a weaver at Central Saint Martins. Weaving taught me patience, creativity and the importance of understanding how individual threads connect to create something strong and enduring.
Looking back, I realise I have always been interested in the threads.
Between movement and stillness. Between body and mind. Between teacher and student. Between knowledge and intuition.
Teaching Pilates has helped me shape both my inner and outer world. It has taught me how to listen, how to be present and how to create space for others to rediscover their own sense of connection, freedom and expression.
And perhaps most importantly, it has taught me that we never stop learning.
Today, through teaching, writing and mentorship, I share what twenty years of experience has given me — not to create copies of myself, but to inspire teachers to deepen their understanding, trust their own wisdom and discover the heart and soul within their work.
Because healing, for me, is a return to wholeness. And teaching is one of the ways we can invite that journey to begin.
The Lens I bring to Teaching
My own healing journey has profoundly shaped the way I teach. Exploring my lineage, the patterns and imprints I carry, and the experiences that have shaped me has opened up a deeper understanding of myself and the world around me.
It has taught me that none of us arrives in a body without a story. We bring our experiences, relationships and ways of being into how we move through life.
This understanding has made me a more curious and compassionate teacher — less interested in fixing what I see and more interested in listening, creating space for enquiry and allowing people to discover something for themselves.
Because the more deeply we understand ourselves, the more fully we can meet another human being.
My Classical teaching has been profoundly shaped by Holly Murray of PI Studios in London, whose teaching lineage comes through Romana Kryzanowska, a student of Joseph and Clara Pilates. Through Holly I was also fortunate to meet Bob Liekens, whose teaching continues to influence so many of us.
Maria Earle has been another important influence. We share a fascination with language and communication, and through Maria I was introduced to ideas passed down through first-generation teacher Kathy Grant.
I hold these teachings with enormous gratitude. But I also believe our teachers give us knowledge so that, eventually, we can discover how to make it our own.