Specialist Pilates, Yoga and Ashtanga Yoga classes and tuition in Cumbria, CORE Fascial Release Body Work. Pilates & Yoga with Sophie
- Fully qualified Pilates Specialist
- Classical and Modern Pilates trained
- CYQ Level 3
- Qualified Yoga Instructor
- Ashtanga Yoga Specialist
- Creater or Power Pilates method
- REPS Registered
- Physical Therapist
- Holistic Full Body Massage
- CORE ® Fascial Release Bodywork
- Mindfulness Practitioner

There's more to pilates than developing "strong abs" or "core strength". Pilates is an exercise system that focuses on stretching and strengthening the whole body to improve balance, muscle-strength, flexibility and posture. It was created by German-born Joseph Pilates in the early 1900s and incorporates elements of yoga, martial arts and Western forms of exercise.

Pilates with Sophie offers you the chance to discover how good your body is deigned to feel. Pilates is a versatile form of exercise that can be adapted to suit any age or fitness level with results in anything from flexibility, core strength, toning, joint stability to injury rehabilitation and relaxation.

Sophie is a practitioner of mindfulness and can therefore incorporate meditation or relaxation into your pilates programme. This has been proven to help with stress, anxiety, depression and general sense of wellbeing.

Sophie is a fully qualified physical therapist and one of very few in the UK to offer CORE fascial release therapy. This is a cutting edge form of bodywork that works to release fascia (a web of connective tissue surrounding every organ, bone and muscle in our body). This has been known to relieve unexplained aches or pain, overcome trauma and restore movement patterns in the body. Combining this with Pilates practice is a very effective way to condition your body and mind.

Postural analysis is a great way to learn about your body. Sophie can analyse you, addressing muscle and structural imbalances to create a corrective programme to bring your body into balance and optimum working order. This can improve sporting performance and weightlifting technique, general sense of wellbeing and freedom of movement along with many more benefits.

Sophie offers a range of Group classes across Whitehaven and Cumbria as well as private tuition from her newly refurbished luxury home studio. Contact 07842062836 or email pilateswithsophie@yahoo.co.uk for further information or for a chat about what pilates can offer you.

- 'Discover how good your body is designed to feel' - Pilates with Sophie