Pilates

Contrology is designed to give you suppleness, natural grace and skill that will be unmistakably reflected in the way you walk, play and work. Joseph Pilates

Claire offers one to one and small group classes. Her studio is fully equipped with a range of original spring driven apparatus designed and created by Joseph Pilates. The Contrology Pilates Method practiced in her studio is a completely unique way to practice Pilates. She has taken the original form of exercises designed by Joseph Pilates and adapted his repetoire in accordance with the amazing findings of ‘Thomas W Myres’ Anatomy Trains Lines.

You will find equipment and mat based classes in the studio. All the exercises are based very much on Joseph Pilates original form of pilates with small variations using the most up to date knowledge on the fascial system to ensure everyone gains the absolute best from every pilates session.If our core is contracted and tight, nothing in the body can move with fluidity. Claire will encourage you to find space within your body and connect into all areas. If you can connect into every part of your body every time you do something, you will distribute the load evenly through your body rather than loading into an area of tightness.

If our core is contracted and tight, nothing in the body can move with fluidity. Claire will encourage you to find space within your body and connect into all areas. If you can connect into every part of your body every time you do something, you will distribute the load evenly through your body rather than loading into an area of tightness.

Claire’s form of Pilates is very different from most forms of Pilates. She works in expansion rather than contraction. This way any postural imblances or injuries are allowed to leave the body rather than permanently being held in place by contraction. Claire will never ask you to ‘squeeze your core in’ to gain strength. We all tend to hold a lot of our stress and emotional trauma within our core so if we continue to squeeze it in, we continue to hold onto it. The Contrology Pilates Method addresses this issue by helping to release such stress and emotional trauma

Our body contains fascia - a 3D interconnective tissue (you can find more about fascia on the MFR page). Claire will help you to learn how to feel into your body so you can connect with your fascia and make changes at a much deeper level. This allows the body to become incredibly strong and lean with new efficient movement patterns through conscious connection.

If practiced on a regular basis, you will feel profound effects on your body, reach new fitness levels and ultimately become as passionate about this form of Pilates as Claire is.

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