MEET SUZIE

Hi, I’m Suzie. I’ve been living and teaching Reformer, Mat Pilates and Yoga in Galway for 18 years now, prior to that I was teaching in Co.Clare. I have just recently opened a new studio in Clarinbridge where I teach reformer pilates at The PilateScene, I also run a Mat Pilates Teacher Training course, Reformer Teacher Training course 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’m in a beautiful heated studio in Clarinbridge behind Petite Delice - 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.

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. Click here to book a class

These words from Marie inspired me

I spent the whole of my life avoiding exercise and looking down my nose at those who enjoy it, whilst secretly jealous of them. At the age of 56 I realised my posture was so poor that if I didn’t take action I was genuinely storing up problems for the future and knew I had to do something about it.

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.