YOUR TEACHER

My name is Matthew and I was born in South Wales.

 

I originally trained as a ballet dancer, and then performed in a number of west end musicals, before teaching performing arts to post-16 students in various schools in and around London.

 

In 2013 I commenced training as a Pilates teacher, and in 2015 founded The Pilates Education; a Pilates studio in South East London, which I ran with my wife, Jayne.

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Our work there involved managing a multi site studio, and supporting a team of 6 teachers from various training backgrounds.

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The COVID pandemic lead to Jayne and I relocating to the Forest of Dean, where we now live with our sons, Caleb and Jesse.

 

Alongside traditional mat work, I am comprehensively qualified and insured to teach repertoire up to an advanced level on all pieces of original Pilates apparatus.

 

My initial training with BASI Pilates was contemporary in style, and I later developed an interest in a classical approach, which I first encountered through a post-training apprenticeship with Amit Younger.

 

I am pre and postnatally trained, so can work with women in any stage of their pregnancy journey.

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I love supporting and mentoring fellow Pilates teachers, as well as those in training to become teachers, while continuing to receive ongoing training in my own development.