Emerging Instructor in Focus

Marijeta Terzic T-Power Pilates, Wattle Grove, NSW Instructor Name: Marijeta Terzic Studio(s) you study or work at: T-Power Pilates Location: Wattle Grove Instructor training: Pilates ITC PAA Level: Practitioner Level 1 What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? My passion for exercising started when I was younger and a competitive swimmer, which set me along the path of practicing everyday movement and balancing sport with a healthy lifestyle. My very first Mat Pilates class I attended to, was in my early 20s. It left me with lots of information on my…

Tanya Benett Pilates 44, Bathurst NSW Emerging Instructor in Focus Instructor Name: Tanya Benett Studio(s) you study or work at: Pilates 44 Location: Bathurst, NSW Instructor training: Polestar Pilates PAA Level: Group Instructor What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? My first experience doing Pilates was in my 20s using Pilates DVDs! I loved that it was a mix of strength, flexibility and functional movements to enhance my performance as a hockey player so when I retired from hockey after having children, I went back to Pilates as a form of…

Kelly Lehmann Queen St Pilates Studio, Croydon, SA. Quality of Movement, St Agnes, SA Emerging Instructor in Focus Instructor Name: Kelly Lehmann Studio(s) you study or work at: Work at Quality of Movement, studied at Queen St Pilates Studio Location: St. Agnes & Croydon, SA Instructor training: Tensegrity Integrated Diploma of Contemporary Pilates and Teaching Methodology PAA Level: Student What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? I tried Pilates for the first time around 12 years ago because it sounded like it would fun and good for my body. I instantly…

Louise Clyne Pilates 44 Studio, Polestar Pilates, Bathurst NSW Emerging Instructor in Focus Instructor Name: Louise Clyne Studio(s) you study or work at: Pilates 44 Studio, Polestar Pilates Location: Bathurst (Brookvale) NSW Instructor training: Complete Matwork Series, Polestar PAA Level: Student What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? I was introduced to Pilates about 5 years ago and had a sporadic start – I was originally trying to rehab an ACL reconstruction. Pilates was something I could do as most of the sports I was playing were no longer available to…

Brit Adams Moss Vale Yoga + Pilates, Moss Vale NSW Emerging Instructor in Focus Instructor Name: Brit Adams Studio(s) you study or work at: Moss Vale Yoga + Pilates Location: Moss Vale NSW Instructor training: Pilates International Training Centre PITC PAA Level: Professional Level 1 What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? I have been practicing yoga for nearly thirty years and am lucky enough to have my own studio here in Moss Vale. After many years of the same poses I needed other complementary exercises to manage the strain on…

Janet Fearnley Gateway Osteopathy and Pilates, Pilates @ Synergy Massage and Wellness, Carolyn Diaz Moveõ, Emerald Pilates, VIC Emerging Instructor in Focus Instructor Name: Janet Fearnley Studio(s) you study or work at: Gateway Osteopathy and Pilates, Pilates @ Synergy Massage and Wellness, Carolyn Diaz Moveõ, Emerald Pilates Location: Eltham, Croydon, Warrandyte, Emerald (VIC) Instructor training: Tensegrity Diploma of Professional Pilates Instruction PAA Level: Professional Instructor Level 1 What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? Although I had came across Pilates when dancing as a teen, then in gyms as a young…

Olivia Saputra Livewell Health Physiotherapy and Pilates, Melbourne VIC Emerging Instructor in Focus Instructor Name:  Olivia Saputra Studio(s) you study or work at: Livewell Health Physiotherapy and Pilates Location: Melbourne, VIC Instructor training: National Pilates Training (NPT) at Aligned For Life Melbourne PAA Level: Professional Instructor Level 1 What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? I was intrigued by the line of progressions in Pilates method. I love progress and it would be even better if I can help others progress too. Most Pilates exercises look simple but actually it involves…

Kat Shoobridge Aligned For Life Pilates, Carlton, VIC Emerging Instructor in Focus Instructor Name: Kat Shoobridge Studio(s) you study or work at: Aligned For Life Pilates Location: Carlton Instructor training: NPT Diploma of Professional Pilates Instruction (10838NAT) PAA Level: Professional Level 1 Membership What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? I originally tried Pilates to rehabilitate a back injury and manage my scoliosis. I was impressed that I was stronger following rehab than I had been, and this motivated me to continue Pilates to remain strong and pain free. I am…

Penny Hundy Pilates 44, Bathurst NSW Emerging Instructor in Focus Instructor Name: Penny Hundy Studio(s) you study or work at: Pilates 44 Location: Bathurst NSW Instructor training: Polestar Pilates – Complete Pilates Matwork and Ultimate Reformer PAA Level: Group Instructor Membership What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? After herniating my L4/L5 disc, I turned to Pilates in hope it could help me with lingering symptoms I had many years after my initial injury. Even though by this stage the acute symptoms had mostly resolved, it wouldn’t take much for me…

Erin Diemar Fluidform & Athletica Pilates, Sydney NSW Emerging Instructor in Focus Instructor Name: Erin Diemar Studio(s): Fluidform & Athletica Pilates Location: Sydney, NSW Instructor training: Pilates International Training Centre PITC PAA Level: Professional Level 1 Membership What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? I’ve always been active doing lots of Swimming, Yoga and Aerials, so naturally gravitated to Reformer Pilates over the years as a stress relief and additional movement practice. It wasn’t until I had an injury from running that I started to move more towards Studio classes to…