Instructor in Focus

Darren Vizer Core Pilates, Spring Hill Brisbane, Qld Instructor Name: Darren Vizer Studio(s) you work at: Core Pilates Location: Spring Hill Brisbane, Qld Instructor training: Diploma and Advanced Diploma of Pilates Practice PAA Level: Pilates Practitioner and Principal Trainer What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? I was looking for something to help find my dancer’s centre in the early 90s, and a dancer I was working with at Opera Australia said go to the late Megan Williams in Double Bay, Sydney; that is where all the dancers go, so I…

Renee Reynolds Rezolution Pilates and Movement Evolution Studio, Orange NSW Instructor Name: Renee Reynolds Studio(s) you work at: Rezolution Pilates and Movement Evolution Studio Location: Orange Instructor training: Polestar Complete Matwork series PAA Level: Group instructor What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? After enjoying Pilates as a client for the last 10 years and enjoying the benefits. When my kids left home I decided to deepen my understanding of the movements and repurpose myself within the wellness space. What did you eat for breakfast? Banana, almond cacao smoothie. Eggs and…

Helen Fletcher Equipoise Pilates & Movement Education. Empathy Pilates Studio, Armadale VIC Instructor Name: Helen Fletcher Studio(s) you work at: Equipoise Pilates & Movement Education. Empathy Pilates Studio. Location: 743 High Street Armadale, Victoria Instructor training: APMA PAA Level: Professional Principal Instructor What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? I first learned about Pilates from my mother whilst living in the UK in 1989. I was instantly curious and as I follow my curiosities, I made it a mission to find Pilates when I moved to Melbourne in 1990. It took…

Mariana Borovina Mend Pilates Perth, North Lake, WA Instructor Name: Mariana Borovina Studio(s) you work at: Mend Pilates Perth Location: Lakeside Recreation Centre, North Lake, WA Instructor training: Diploma of Polestar Pilates Comprehensive Instruction Method PAA Level: Professional Level 1 What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? I originally started going to Pilates classes as a mental timeout for myself away from my corporate job as well as a chance to move my body in a way that wasn’t just going for a walk! After each class, I felt like I…

Lauren McGrath Improve You Pilates Studio / Mentor for Polestar Pilates at Stanhope Gardens/Brookvale NSW Instructor Name: Lauren McGrath Studio(s) you work at: Improve You Pilates Studio/Mentor for Polestar Pilates Location: Stanhope Gardens/Brookvale Instructor training: Polestar Pilates- Cert IV Matwork/Diploma in Professional Pilates Studio & Rehab PAA Level: Professional Level 4 Instructor What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? During the time I was training full time ballet we were introduced to Pilates as a cross training method. I fell in love with the process of thoughtful movement, strength and recovery…

Elysha Manik Incline Health, Leichhardt NSW Instructor Name: Elysha Manik Studio(s) you work at: Incline Health Location: Leichhardt Instructor training: PITC PAA Level: Professional Level 2 What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? I first started Pilates as a teenager. My ballet teacher suggested I start as a way to help improve my strength. I was naturally drawn to undertaking instructor training. It felt like a great partnership alongside my professional dance career. I wanted to know more about how to keep my body strong and injury free so I could…

Helen Stamatakos Pilates Insync, Menai NSW Instructor Name: Helen Stamatakos Studio(s) you work at: Pilates Insync Location: Menai NSW Instructor training: Diploma of Polestar Pilates and rehab method (Polestar) and Diploma of Professional Pilates Instruction (Pilates ITC) PAA Level: Professional Principal Trainer What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? I had suffered from back pain from caring for my disabled mother as a teenager. After the birth of my kids my sisters suggested I try Pilates as they said ‘Madonna does Pilates’. I searched for classes in my local area and…

Linda McGoldrick Precision Pilates, Bathurst NSW Instructor Name: Linda McGoldrick Studio(s) you work at: Precision Pilates Location: Bathurst Instructor training: Fully Comprehensive Teacher Training Diploma (USA) PAA Level: Studio Instructor What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? I used to be a long distance runner (and I mean LONG distance, crazy mountain ultra runs) and needed something to fill the void as I had stopped running competitively. I had tried mat Pilates back in Scotland (where I am originally from) but it wasn’t until I tried a reformer class that I…

Marguerite Pepper Sublime Pilates, Wentworth Falls, NSW Instructor Name: Marguerite Pepper Studio(s) you work at: Sublime Pilates Location: Wentworth Falls, NSW Instructor training: Pilates ITC Diploma PAA Level: Professional Instructor Level 2 What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? Over the decades of directing my independent theatrical production company, Marguerite Pepper Productions, I continued to sustain my own personal physical practise. This was a way of maintaining a life balance away from the intensity of producing artists, companies and events nationally and internationally. I taught for Les Mills World of Fitness…

Erica Manning Owned It’s All About You Darling!, Brisbane QLD Instructor Name: Erica Manning Studio(s) you work at: I had my own studio ‘It’s all about you Darling!’ Location: Brisbane Instructor training: Advanced Diploma of the Pilates Method – Pilates International, Diploma of Professional Pilates Instruction – Pilates International, Polestar Pilates Comprehensive Series (Studio & Rehab), Level 1 of Romana Pilates in Auckland PAA Level: Principal What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? I was lucky enough to join a very small boutique gym in Collingwood that happened to offer small…