This course offers Pilates Based Movement and Mindfulness to bring Balance, Strength and Flexibility to body, mind and heart.

Sessions will include low level mat based Pilates suitable for all abilities. Expect gentle mindful movement / breathwork for easing body and mind, to reduce stress and create space for flourishing and day to day wellbeing.

 

Sessions will be held at our new Mill Road centre on Gwydir Street.

 

Andrea originally trained as a classical dancer and has been teaching movement and mind-body modalities for over 35 years. She is a certified Pilates Instructor (Stott/Merrithew) in both matwork and reformer, is a qualified Yoga teacher, and fully trained facilitator/teacher of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy. Andrea’s passion lies in offering the opportunity for making experiential connections to develop the awareness of the interactions and interweavings that create our sense of living our lives deeply and vitally, through body, mind and heart. She has worked in private practice, leading groups and one to ones, in the corporate world, with all ages and abilities from babes to octogenarians, and more recently in the NHS working alongside staff in her role as Health and Wellbeing Practitioner. Andrea continues to train and develop her knowledge, regularly attending courses and retreats in order to embody the practice that she believes in so heartfully. With a special interest in acute and long-term health conditions, arthritis, injury, and mental health, Andrea will guide you through a thoughtful program of movement and breathwork designed to grow ease, find harmony and promote flourishing and wellbeing in everyday life.