Karen Fillingham

PILATES SPECIALIST


Qualifications:

  • Level 3 Diploma in Pilates Matwork: APPI

  • Therapeutic yoga Level 1 & 2: APPI

  • Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Diploma

Classes:

  • Mat classes, all levels

  • Small equipment classes

Favourite Pilates Exercise: Hip twist

“Mindful Movement is Magic”

Karen started doing Pilates after a working as a Physio Therapist Assistant with the NHS where she assisted in various classes to help and assist recovery and mobility.  

She qualified with the Australian Physiotherapist Pilates Institute in 2020 and has run her own classes both online and in person since. She likes working with a small group of clients to ensure they can get the best from their class, adjusting and assisting with the correct level where necessary.

Karen enjoys working with people and helping them where possible, having worked in the beauty industry for over 20 years, she realised her passion for making people feel better about themselves be it through a relaxing facial or through movement.   Having practised Yoga herself for several years, she likes to incorporate a level of mindfulness and breathwork to her classes.

Her lessons are mat based and may also make use of small equipment.  She offers various levels to allow for all capabilities and promotes the sense of the class being for how you are feeling in that moment to gain the best from it.  She allows for mindful movement and always incorporates a few minutes of relaxation at the end of her class.