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About me

My background is nursing having worked as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner in the Emergency department for many years, currently working as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Pain nurse specialist in a GP surgery.

I am passionate about helping people become well and whole, to live life to their full potential.

My career took a change of course when I trained to become a Body Control Pilates teacher, after a number of years of personal experience in Body Control Pilates, which I started after advice from a physiotherapist. I have appreciated the benefit of Pilates for my own health as well as improved performance in the sport I do - climbing, mountain biking, skiing.

Through Pilates and working with those with PoTS and Long-COVID, I wanted to learn more about breathing, and realised the benefit of breathing well has on our health and wellbeing.

For a long time I have been aware of the mind-body connection and the influence of stress (current, past and personality types) have on our body. I am now trained as a Stress Illness Recovery Practitioner working with those with stress induced symptoms.

Movement, breathing and acknowledging the impact of stress on our body, will help calm our nervous system.

I have a specific interest in those with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS), Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD) and Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS), Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), Long-COVID and any other chronic health conditions.

I am also founder of the charity PoTS UK.

Pilates Qualifications:

  • Body Control Pilates Teacher (Level 4)

  • Pilates for Bone Health (Level 3)

  • Pre and post natal Pilates (Level 3)

  • Hypermobility (BCP)

Other courses attended:

  • Small ball and toning circle

  • Pilates with the Band

  • Understanding Neurological conditions

  • Pilates and Hypermobility

  • Pilates for Cyclists

  • Pilates for Performers

  • Fearless Spine

Other Qualifications:

  • Registered nurse (BA hons)

  • Certificate in the Buteyko clinic method (cert BBM)

  • SIRPA Practitioner

  • Embodied Processing Practitioner

  • Trauma-sensitive HeartMath Certified Practitioner

  • BASI level 2 ski instructor

  • BASI level 3 module in sport science

  • Valid first aid certificate

Body Control Pilates Teacher Education

I am a supervisor for teachers in training

I have designed and deliver the following courses

  • Understanding PoTS, ME/CFS, Long- COVID

  • Understanding Pain Syndromes

  • Pilates for Skiers

Other courses I deliver

  • Working with the older Adult

  • Mental wellbeing