Rachel started teaching Pilates in 1991 having trained with Alan Herdman. She has been awarded Master Pilates Teacher status for her role in developing the first Pregnancy and Postnatal Pilates Course in the UK. Her passion for bodies has led her to train in other modalities such as Bowen Technique and Biomechanics.
She was a founding member of the Pilates Foundation UK Ltd and served on their Board of Directors and Education Committee between 1996-2012. She was part of the committee that contributed to the Level 3 Pilates qualification.
Rachel is a Pilates Teacher Trainer and delivers the Active IQ Level 3 Diploma in Instructing Pilates and Yoga, Level 3 Award for Pre and Postnatal Exercise. Level 2 Mental Health First Aid. She is also qualified to deliver Pilates Reformer, Wunda Chair, Cadillac and small apparatus training. She is currently co -author for National Guidelines pregnancy for dancers with Dance UK, and for horse riders with Equi-Pilates.
“ When people ask me what I did before Pilates its always been Pilates ! I was lucky to have discovered this exercise at an early age and followed the path that has allowed me to offer a range of skills to help people heal, restore, re-energise and reach their optimum potential. My love of teaching encourages people to think deeply about how their body works and how they can really get the most out of their Pilates Programme.
My yoga journey started in my twenties when I loved the feelings and the challenges that my Ashtanga teachers challenged me with. However, after a horse riding accident and car accident in the same year I had to look at working with myself in a kinder more compassionate way and discovered Hatha and Scaravalli Yoga. Yoga really helped me to see a different way of working with my body and offered a different understanding of movement.
After teaching Pilates for over 30 years, I turned my teaching path to Yoga completing 200 hours in Hatha and another 200 hours in Zen yoga as I studied Daoist meditation and found the blend of Indian, Chinese, and Japanese health systems and philosophy offered a range of benefits.
Anatomy and physiology and energy work is my passion and I have continued to learn as the years have gone by as part of my professional development.
I would love to see in the classes and discover more about you as we go on this journey of discovery together. "
Professional qualifications
YOGA PILATES and MOVEMENT
RSA Exercise to Music Instructor
Alan Herdman Pilates Instructor
Meditation Instructor
level 3 Pilates Instructor
Level 3 Award in Adapting Exercise for Antenatal and Postnatal Clients
Level 3 Hatha Yoga Instructor (200 hours )
Zen Yoga Teacher: Yoga Alliance Accredited (200 hour )
Level 5 Safe and Effective Dance Practice: Trinity Laban
Level 5 Biomechanics Coach
Dip Ed Antenatal and Childbirth Education: University of Bedfordshire
Level 6 Cert Ed
Bodywork qualifications
ITEC Massage Therapist Certification
Bowen Technique Practitioner Certification
Usui Reiki Master
Angelic Reiki Master
Radiesthesia
Teacher Trainer
Level 3 Delivery of Conflict Management Training
Level 4 City and Guild 7303: Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector
Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement A1 and V1
Level 4: Internal Quality Assurer Unit 1
Trained as a fully comprehensive Pilates Teacher Trainer in Matwork, Cadillac, Reformer, Barrels and Wunda Chair.
CPD
Yoga Sutra of Patanjali with Rugby Yoga Centre (Raja Yoga and Meditation)
Preparation for Alternative Medicine : City of Westminster College
Level 2 Safeguarding
Level 2 Autism
Level 2 Mental Health Awareness
Level 3 Nutrition to Support Physical Activity
Level 4 Professional Diploma in Diet and Nutrition
She was a founding member of the Pilates Foundation UK Ltd and served on their Board of Directors and Education Committee between 1996-2012. She was part of the committee that contributed to the Level 3 Pilates qualification.
Rachel is a Pilates Teacher Trainer and delivers the Active IQ Level 3 Diploma in Instructing Pilates and Yoga, Level 3 Award for Pre and Postnatal Exercise. Level 2 Mental Health First Aid. She is also qualified to deliver Pilates Reformer, Wunda Chair, Cadillac and small apparatus training. She is currently co -author for National Guidelines pregnancy for dancers with Dance UK, and for horse riders with Equi-Pilates.
“ When people ask me what I did before Pilates its always been Pilates ! I was lucky to have discovered this exercise at an early age and followed the path that has allowed me to offer a range of skills to help people heal, restore, re-energise and reach their optimum potential. My love of teaching encourages people to think deeply about how their body works and how they can really get the most out of their Pilates Programme.
My yoga journey started in my twenties when I loved the feelings and the challenges that my Ashtanga teachers challenged me with. However, after a horse riding accident and car accident in the same year I had to look at working with myself in a kinder more compassionate way and discovered Hatha and Scaravalli Yoga. Yoga really helped me to see a different way of working with my body and offered a different understanding of movement.
After teaching Pilates for over 30 years, I turned my teaching path to Yoga completing 200 hours in Hatha and another 200 hours in Zen yoga as I studied Daoist meditation and found the blend of Indian, Chinese, and Japanese health systems and philosophy offered a range of benefits.
Anatomy and physiology and energy work is my passion and I have continued to learn as the years have gone by as part of my professional development.
I would love to see in the classes and discover more about you as we go on this journey of discovery together. "
Professional qualifications
YOGA PILATES and MOVEMENT
RSA Exercise to Music Instructor
Alan Herdman Pilates Instructor
Meditation Instructor
level 3 Pilates Instructor
Level 3 Award in Adapting Exercise for Antenatal and Postnatal Clients
Level 3 Hatha Yoga Instructor (200 hours )
Zen Yoga Teacher: Yoga Alliance Accredited (200 hour )
Level 5 Safe and Effective Dance Practice: Trinity Laban
Level 5 Biomechanics Coach
Dip Ed Antenatal and Childbirth Education: University of Bedfordshire
Level 6 Cert Ed
Bodywork qualifications
ITEC Massage Therapist Certification
Bowen Technique Practitioner Certification
Usui Reiki Master
Angelic Reiki Master
Radiesthesia
Teacher Trainer
Level 3 Delivery of Conflict Management Training
Level 4 City and Guild 7303: Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector
Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement A1 and V1
Level 4: Internal Quality Assurer Unit 1
Trained as a fully comprehensive Pilates Teacher Trainer in Matwork, Cadillac, Reformer, Barrels and Wunda Chair.
CPD
Yoga Sutra of Patanjali with Rugby Yoga Centre (Raja Yoga and Meditation)
Preparation for Alternative Medicine : City of Westminster College
Level 2 Safeguarding
Level 2 Autism
Level 2 Mental Health Awareness
Level 3 Nutrition to Support Physical Activity
Level 4 Professional Diploma in Diet and Nutrition
