Subtle Strength

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Estelle ❤️‍🔥
1:1 & Private Small Group…
🫁Breathwork
🧘Mat & Reformer Pilates
🕉️ Yoga

A space for your movement or stillness practice ❤️‍🔥

Photos from Subtle Strength's post 21/08/2026

A little share on something I don’t often share about ➡️

Bracing during a heavy lift is the ability to connect with a pause in your breath and the strength in your centre, to create stability under load!

Having mobility is great. Having strength is great. Having both is incredible, and highly recommended to move freely through this life.

Now… repetition is the only way to get good at something, BUT…. Pilates choreography would get boring if it was the ONLY thing I did. Squat, bench, and deadlift would get boring if it was the ONLY thing I did. Being able to choose and explore lots of different movement styles ensures they all stay fun!

Powerlifting massively affects your nervous system. So much of my days are spent being calm, but always being calm isn’t the goal. Knowing how and when to be calm, and knowing how and when to be energetic, is the goal. Powerlifting is my exploration (and outlet) of energy.

Progressive overload… that’s all 🫡

Training in the gym, where the session is planned for me already, is something I greatly appreciate. Less thinking, more doing.

The powerlifting community is incredibly welcoming and supportive

I’m grateful everyday for movement and breath in my body ❤️‍🔥

A little giggle… 101 on how not to squat 110kg 🤣

18/08/2026

Part 2! Pull up on the Cadillac is an extension exercise… extension requires space and strength, not shortening!

By using the strength of my back and core in rep 2 (concentric contraction of the the erector spinae group and shoulder girdle, and an eccentric contraction of re**us abdominis) to facilitate extension of my thoracic spine, instead of hyper extending and passively using the the flexibility of the two already extended anterior curves in rep 1, I can create a much more even C curve in my spine!

This is the benefit is choosing to practice in a 1:1 or small group setting! This eye for detail, attention to the way you are moving, and where you’re initiating the movement from!
If you’ve been curious about starting or deepening your Pilates practice, reach out! I’d love to chat ❤️‍🔥

11/08/2026

Part 1 -Spot the difference 👀

What do you notice changes about these repetitions of pull-up on the Cadillac?
I’ll share later in the week, what it was that I changed about my reps after watching my first attempt!

Exploring in depth the nuance of movement, in Pilates choreography, has been so fascinating this year as part of my comprehensive training… plus trying out fun choreography has been inspiring!

Hint - look at the anterior curves of my spine 🩻

Photos from Subtle Strength's post 04/08/2026

Every time you step into the studio, know that it was set up with you in mind 🥰
With intention.
And with care.

Everything gets considered..,
Placement of props and apparatus.
Lighting.
Music.
The way it smells.

That just part of what makes private and small group practice so powerful ❤️‍🔥

30/07/2026

Your breathing muscles are your core muscles… Intentional exhales connect you with the strength in your centre! 💪🌀

Not to mention deep and steady breaths are great for nervous system regulation… especially when things get hard (and we know Pilates sure can be!!)

30/07/2026

August 4th and 11th 🥰
See you there

21/07/2026

Mat Pilates & Breathwork at Core&Sol with Estelle from Subtle Strength is just two weeks away! Will you be joining us??

August 4th & August 11th
Mat Pilates @ 6pm 🤸 Build strength and mobility with body weight movement!
Breathwork @ 7pm 🫁 Explore nervous system capacity and find rest!

Would love to see you there! 🥰 Link in bio 🔗🎟️

16/07/2026

PSA : it’s hard for us too ❤️‍🔥



Snap Fitness Sunbury

Photos from Subtle Strength's post 14/07/2026

When was the last time you allowed yourself to feel?
Swipe through for the opportunity… 🫁

Moments from the last community breathflow I shared 🫁
(It also offers you the opportunity to meet me, and check out the studio, if you’ve been curious 👀)

Connect to your body through gentle movement that makes space for your breath

Connect to your breath with intention by noticing the inhale, the exhale, and the pause between

Cultivate a feeling of presence. Leave feeling embodied and grounded 🙏

This month (19/07) is all booked out… wanna be waitlisted? Let me know!

Next month’s (23/08) mats have started to fill. DM me with questions, or book via the link in my bio.

Would love to see you there!
All welcome; no experience necessary 🫁

10/07/2026

A few moments of Pilates practice lately, that my cats joined me for 😹

“watch a cat as it lazily opens it’s eyes, slowly looks around, and gradually prepares to rise after a nap. […]. Observe closely how all its back muscles actually ripple as it stretches and relaxes itself. Cats as well as other animals acquire this ideal rhythm of motion because they are constantly stretching and relaxing themselves. […]. Contrology exercises emphasise the need for this constant stretching and relaxing.” -J.P in Return to Life Through Contrology.

I’m totally in love with the learnings of my comprehensive certification, half way through now!
But, sometimes I feel as confused as these little friends look… I’m still working out thoracic extension in my own body (🦢 & 🦗… iykyk)

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