04/05/2025
Hereās a little breakdown of locations and services currently available to book in with meā¦ please contact the studios/clinics for availability and bookings, but do send me a DM if youāre having trouble finding a spot.
š¹Six Physio - Chiswick and Putney
One-to-ones and duets.
(Each person in a duet has their own program and so can be different levels or with specific needs)
Link to booking platform in my bio, or you can of course call or email the clinics.
š¹Pilates Plus - St Margarets (Twickenham)
One-to-ones and 3:1 classes
(Classes on full equipment with each person having a different program base on their needs or goals)
An initial assessment is required for new clients, please call or email the studio to book. Link to the website in my bio.
š¹Pilates Now! - Chiswick Park (inside Virgin Active, open to members and non-members)
One-to-ones and small groups Reformer/Tower classes (max 4)
Online bookings available through the website, link in my bio.
Thatās all for now! Iām trying to make sure I donāt overload myself āŗļø. For images of the studios, head to the āstudiosā highlight.
01/05/2024
When I left London in a panic some 2 years ago, I was convinced that this was it; I live with a brain injury and all I could do was adapt my life to my disability. So many people were telling me this, from doctors to other people with a TBI. So I basically threw my life in London away, thinking there was no hope for me to completely recover.
But Iām somebody who just canāt quit. So I went on designing my own intensive program of motor, sensory and cognitive rehab; since Iād spent fortunes on qualifications in order to do so. One year on, Iām probably at about 95%. My cognitive functions are back to normal, my visual and sensory problems are minimal, and Iām on my way back to the level of fitness I was at before the accident. Thatās why I disappeared for months while I was testing this out and making sense of it, because heading back to London was becoming a real possibility.
Had I known this was possible, I probably would have made different choices. So let me shout it loud and clear: if you are told that your condition isnāt treatable, this might very well be true. But it does not mean that you canāt develop adaptative strategies that will allow you to restore or improve function. It might just take a while and cost you some money, but isnāt worth it?
(Same applies if your condition does not tick current medical boxes and so doesnāt fit any diagnosis)
So am I back in London? Yes. Am I back teaching? Yes. But Iām pacing myself and restarting progressively because after all I do live with a brain injury and neuro fatigue is something I have to manage to make sure I donāt end up bed ridden for days. But one thing is sure, the neuro training side of my work is only going to grow and develop. The quickest, easiest and most effective way to improve your movement capacity and sense of wellbeing is through improving your brain functions. And itās not just about brain injuries, trust me.
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18/03/2023
Everywhere in the world Pilates is classified similarly to yoga, and the wellness applications are widely understood. With the adequate visa, I can teach near enough anywhere and did so for 4 years. Before I had to leave for health reasons, I was teaching in some of the best studios in London.
Apart from in France. Apparently here someone somehow decided that itās sports and so you need a pro license that can only be obtained with a French diploma or equivalent to be allowed to teach private sessions. And since there isnāt a Pilates specific diploma I canāt get that equivalence.
While I would have been happy to do a course, I canāt either. Because the diploma involves a physical aptitude entry test that Iād never pass between the consequences of the accident and my TBI (currently applying for disability status) and the skills I donāt have. I may have fairly advanced knowledge of anatomy and the neurology of movement, but I donāt know how to dribble!!! š¤¦š»āāļø Still trying to find a wayā¦
Shame because France is also now recognising the importance of adapted exercise for chronic conditions and there is a new specific diploma for this. But the sports one is a prerequisite š. I feel theyāre really missing the fact that the instructors who are passionate about this kind of work arenāt really the sporty people but those who like me suffered an accident, injury, illness or trauma themselves and want to help others. Give me a šš»āāļøif you are one, I know there are many in the Pilates world.
And sadly those losing out the most are the people someone like me could help. Donāt mean to brag but I helped a lot of people in 4 years, including many who had ended up feeling like no one could help them and had resigned themselves to living in painā¦
So. Bottom line is this: itās getting paid Iām not allowed to do, not teaching itself. So Iāll be teaching one to ones on equipment FOR FREE as a hobby. Iāll of course still accept the thank you gifts (used to be flowers, nowadays organic groceries would be handy š¬) And Iāll only take on cases that really interest me. Email me in the first instance.
This page has always been about simply sharing info so thatāll stay the sameā¦
10/09/2022
I disappeared longer than plannedā¦
From collapsing of exhaustion as I got here and 2 months barely able to get up or eat, feeling like my life was no longer worth livingā¦ I know that many brain injury survivors end up finding themselves right there too.
To 4 months trying to understand the system and to finally access adequate medical treatment and rehab. I may be a French citizen, I definitely feel like a foreignerā¦ me and my acquired British accent, 20 years in London will do that to you š
To now doing specialised neuro visual rehab, maxilo facial physio (face and jaw) and soon hopefully vestibular rehab. Awaiting a new MRI and neuropsychology assessmentsā¦ and an evaluation with a neurologist who is actually specialised in TBIs. 3 years since the accident, about time š
All the while trying to do my best with the intensive motor and sensory rehab I entirely designed on my own based on my training with . 3 months on, itās actually working! My left side is starting to really come back to life, my blood pressure finally levelled up side to side, my thermo regulation is kicking in, I think clearer, have more energy and my spatial awareness has improved. No longer banging my head on cupboards, burning myself cooking or slamming doors on my fingers! šš¼ Still see blurry but my visual problems are indeed too severe for me to rehab them myselfā¦ sometimes we got to know when to refer out - going well too!
And now starting to try to understand how to get through admin hoops to get the equivalence required for me to be allowed to work hereā¦ only in France, I could teach near enough anywhere in the world with my international Pilates certifications š¤·š»āāļø
So while Iām not legally allowed to get paid to teach, I can at least share info, and spread awareness, inspiration and if I can, hope.
If thereās anything in particular youād like me to cover, go ahead and ask š
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