Meet Jo

I am passionate about exercise and promoting overall wellbeing and I believe Pilates, Barre and Yoga are safe, low impact and highly effective ways to strengthen and streamline the body as well as calming and stimulating the mind.

Pilates is the perfect complement to cardiovascular exercise, athletic training or rehabilitation as it helps develop optimal endurance and posture without building bulk or stressing joints.

I attended Stott Pilates classes to strengthen my body whilst teaching dance classes in Hinchley Wood and Claygate.  It made such a difference to my overall health and wellbeing that I was inspired to train as an instructor.   Following an intensive training course in London, I was delighted to qualify as a Certified Stott Pilates Instructor.

My passion for Yoga started when I realised I needed to totally switch off from the pressures of everyday life. Yoga helped me become a lot more mindful of my movement and also gave me the freedom to just shut off completely which has helped me enormously in life. Since my love for Yoga grew I then spent a year completing The British Wheel of Yoga Foundation Course and following on from that I then went on to become a fully qualified 300 hour British Wheel of Yoga Teacher as well as a fully qualified Restorative Yoga Teacher with Anna Ashby.

From a young age my exercise of choice was dance, from jazz, to ballet, contemporary and tap; I was lucky enough to follow my passion and study dance at Esher College, The Royal Academy of Dance and ultimately at Bath Spa University where I gained a BA (Hons) in Dance.

Qualifications

BA (Hons) Contemporary Dance

Stott Pilates Certified Matwork Instructor

Stott Pilates Qualified Reformer Instructor

Total Barre Instructor

Stott Pilates Pre and Post Natal

British Wheel of Yoga Foundation Course

British Wheel of Yoga Teacher (300hrs)

Restorative Yoga Teacher