Meet our Pilates Teachers

Coming from a sports background (she played county hockey and squash), Amanda initially trained as an Aerobics and Body Conditioning Instructor in 2003, teaching at local gyms. Two years later she qualified as a Pilates Instructor and took further training to Advanced Level with The Pilates Institute.

Having re-trained with Body Control Pilates in 2007, Amanda continues to broaden her skill and knowledge with courses for Back Care, Bone Health, Small Equipment, Ante-Natal and Post-Natal Pregnancy and the Reformer.

Sherryl is an experienced neurological physiotherapist who has worked in the neurology field for 15 years. She has worked in a variety of settings, including a number of large London teaching hospitals as well as in a community setting, and currently works part time in the NHS at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. Sherryl is an APPI certified Pilates instructor, the ‘world leading’ rehabilitation Pilates course.

After obtaining a degree in Psychology, Hannah trained as an Occupational Therapist and worked in the NHS for many years providing physical rehabilitation for adults with complex neurological, orthopaedic, cardiac and other conditions.

Following the birth of her children, Hannah trained as an instructor with Body Control Pilates and has completed her Level 3 Matwork qualification. A regular runner, she is passionate about the benefits of Pilates – whether for rehabilitation, prevention of injury or maintenance of physical fitness.

A former Registered Mental Health Nurse and trained Counsellor, Rachel worked for MIND and in other community settings before training as an aerobics instructor and then as a British Association for Cardiac Rehabilitation Phase IV Exercise Instructor. Following the birth of her children, she trained with Modern Pilates as a matwork teacher (a course devised and taught by phsyiotherapists) and went on to complete advanced training in Pilates for back care, for shoulder, knee and hip and for the older adult. Her further training has included one-to-one assessment, Pilates exercise prescription, Reformer and Cadillac (with Gordon Thomson – formerly of Body Control Pilates).

Jessie has been teaching movement for over 25 years, first as an advanced Personal Trainer for Holmes Place, Fulham, then in 2003 becoming a Pilates teacher with Body Control Pilates, over that time she trained teachers on the mat work courses at The Body Control Academy®, London and is still a supervising teacher. In 2020 she became a Franklin Method® Educator graduating Level 3 in 2023. Known as The Movement Coach, Jessie runs The Movement Lab which is her vehicle for making movement knowledge more accessible to a wider audience. She holds Monthly Movement Labs here at the centre and loves nothing better than breaking down barriers to movement for all types of bodies and also teaches Beginner Pilates.