Why Gill for Pilates matwork and studio equipment in Oxford?
The reassurance of a Pilates Practitioner with clinical background, a comprehensive Pilates training in both Pilates equipment and matwork, and adult teaching qualifications.
Did you know the Pilates Foundation requires their trainees to undertake more than 400 hours of supervised practice and take 100 hours lessons from a certified teacher/mentor on their own body before qualifying ?
This should also help provide you with additional assurance that Gill's practice is based on sound knowledge and proven experience.
Always ask your teacher about the breadth and depth of their training.
Gills Background and Experience
- Clinical Background: Registered Nurse & Health Visitor: the assurance of sound clinical knowledge with ability to customise programmes to your needs
- Comprehensive Pilates training since 2003, in Pilates matwork, rehabilitation & studio equipment with leading Pilates experts such as Stott Pilates, Polestar Pilates, Pilates Training Solutions & Pilates Foundation.
Significant qualifications include Pilates Foundation Comprehensive Diploma ( studio and matwork) and Stott Pilates matwork certificate.
Ongoing professional development includes training on specific equipment, teaching specific populations such as the elderly and post natal, focusing on specific joints/muscle groups and enhancing movement with mindfulness. - Compassionate, insightful and encouraging with personal experience of back/joint problems:
Utilised Pilates techniques for over 20 years to successfully manage her own chronic back and musculo -skeletal problems as well as other heath challenges. Has specific experience dealing with inflammatory arthritis; back, hip, knee and shoulder issues; breast cancer. - Coaching experience:
A trained adult education teacher (RSA FETC) & coach with ability to create meaningful, enjoyable, empathetic and motivating programmes.
- Initial Qualifications: Bachelor of Nursing, RGN and Health Visiting
- Original fitness training: Exercise to music teacher 1990.
- Original Pilates training 2004 with additional qualifications in 2007 and 2011.
- Interests include dance, cycling, skiing, hiking, to which she also applies Pilates.
- Certified TRE Practitioner (Tension and Trauma Release) ; see additional page
- Current First Aid Certificate.
- Volunteer cycle leader