MEET SUZIE

Hi, I’m Suzie. I’ve been living and teaching Reformer, Mat Pilates in Galway for 20 years now, prior to that I was teaching in Co.Clare. I’m have just opened my new studio The PilateScene in Briarhill Shopping Center. The other studio is in Clarinbridge where I teach reformer pilates along with a great team, I also run Mat Pilates Teacher Training courses, Reformer Teacher Training courses and various other trainings including Pilates for Osteoporosis and Pilates for Pre and Postnatal clients.

I started in a shed - with a concrete floor and now I own two beautiful studios in Clarinbridge behind Petite Delice and upstairs in Dunnes in Briarhill - but to be honest it really doesn’t matter to me where I teach as long as I’m still teaching. - every morning when I go down to my studio to practice, I feel truly blessed to be in the West of Ireland teaching people how to move with mobility and control.

My anchor has always been body movement and I love meeting people who do not know how or what to do - this has been my real breakthrough. Working with people with challenges (everyone!) whether mental or physical - is my real passion. What works for one client won’t suit another - we are complex individuals and the one size fits all doesn’t work - so I spend a lot of time getting to know people and working within their limitations and expectations. ……. (continue reading).

MY REFORMER STUDIO IN CLARINBRIDGE, CO GALWAY

Having studied and trained for over a decade in Pilates I am now offering Reformer Classes in The PilateScene, Clarinbridge, Co Galway. The benefits of Reformer Pilates are many - using Joe Pilates’ great method to build a strong centred confident body, breath and spirit. These classes are small - max 9 people and I follow the Classical Order as taught by Joe Pilates and maybe throw in some of the Elders stuff like Ron Fletchers - standing and centering cues and Eve' Gentry’s prepilates . These classes are great fun and serious work is done to retrain the body so we can return to health. Many people don’t realise that Pilates is a method of body exercise taught on many pieces of apparatus one of which is the reformer. The machine uses springs and resistance to build strength and control. Its also very pleasant and effective to rebuild a strong core.

MY REFORMER STUDIO IN BRIARHILL, CO GALWAY

The studio in Briarhill is all my dreams come true - we have top quality Merrithew reformers in there, towers and wunda chairs. Kyle, Amy and myself teach here and we are enjoying meeting so many new people and getting them moving. Join the Pilates train - your body will thank you. We don’t have music, we don’t do crazy moves, we just do classic Pilates as taught by Joe and Clara Pilates. Give me a ring if your not sure - all classes are suitable for beginners. Pregnant ladies must do the pre natal class. Men can be in any class - but we have a designated mens class if you prefer that.

Thanks Lisa….
Suzie came highly recommended by a close friend who I had confided in. She was everything that I needed. Suzie is not only good at teaching pilates but she connects with the fear and the reluctance. Physically I improved my deportment and found my body in shapes I would not have believed possible, for me. Suzie is an excellent teacher with a huge heart.