“I’ve loved Pilates for a long time but thanks to Alyshia, she was absolutely a big factor in keeping me going during last years lockdown! Her classes were great in keeping up my strength and working on my weaknesses! I looked forward to our sessions every week and saw results both in mind and body!”

Suzy H. - Pilates Instructor & Performer

“I’ve had quite a few Pilates sessions with Alyshia and she helped me find a new love for it. She explains everything clearly and pushed me enough so I felt I really got something from it. She was also very good at personalising a session to my needs and weaknesses. I couldn’t recommend her enough!”

Emma P. K. - Real Estate Broker, Ex-Professional Dancer with Birmingham Royal Ballet

“Working with Alyshia was a really lovely experience. She got to know me as a person and a body, (despite it being over zoom) and together we talked through a great program.
I am a really active person, but still we talked about any injuries or worries I had and generally what I wanted from the Pilates classes. She’s really experienced and knowledgeable because of her background as a professional dancer. Couldn’t recommend working with this kind lady enough.”

Tori F. - Professional Dancer Birmingham Royal Ballet

“In both 1:1 and group classes, Alyshia ensures that one can have a tailored Pilates session, with options to push one's limits to varying degrees, with additional focus on detail and quality of movement as well as physical strength, balance and stability. The variety of exercise make all of the classes interesting and keeps them fresh. Her group classes are great and the 1:1s are even better, the blend of Reformer, Mat and Springboard providing a great challenge and I can really feel the benefit of individual coaching. With some underlying back and sciatic nerve issues, in both group and 1:1 classes, Alyshia takes into account, my physiotherapist's advice and always ensures that my safety and general well-being are paramount. With her eye for detail and focus on posture, she has also identified areas I can improve in to make everyday living better for me, which I had not anticipated when I started Pilates, and the results for me have been life-changing. I cannot recommend Alyshia highly enough and I always look forward to my next Pilates class, as without exception, I feel much better afterwards than beforehand.”

Mark L.

“I have been enjoying Alyshia’s classes for 5 years. The classes are always a good balance of stretching, mobility work and strengthening which means I always leave the classes feeling great but having had a good workout. Alyshia always pushes you gently to do more and has developed the capabilities of everyone in the class.”

Darren R.

“We've been doing Reformer Pilates with Alyshia for a few years now and it has made such a difference to our posture and flexibility. Alyshia is always mindful of any injuries and provides alternative exercises to cater for these, even in a class environment. She watches placement of feet and knee alignment so that every movement you do in a session ensures that you are improving your body position and breaking old, bad habits. She's patient, fun and engaging and both my husband and I absolutely recommend Alyshia!”

Lynn and Steve T.

“A motivating teacher who gives clear instruction and carefully monitors what you do - making adjustments in your position as needed - to help ensure that you have the best class possible. Always energising and very enjoyable!”

Fiona M.

“Alyshia is an amazing Pilates instructor with a deep knowledge of the subject matched with a gift of conveying the required movements to the class. She is able to build a groups confidence and build in stretch goals to cater for mixed abilities found in a typical group.

She has a great approach to teaching, hitting the perfect balance between exercise, relaxation and learning and it’s been a genuine pleasure to be taught by her.”

 Mark H.

“I had the pleasure of attending Alyshia’s reformer class for almost 3 years. Suffering from an arthritic condition that gives me limited mobility in neck and back (AS), I was amazed the progress I made. Key to this was Alyshia’s approach, always asking about how we were feeling at the beginning of the class, then regularly checking in during the class on any issues we had. Every class was interesting and different so the hour flew by. Each week there felt like there was a subtle extra challenge, helping us making steady progress through the months. Always being really clear on the moves we should be doing. Always tweaking when necessary. Always super helpful with spring adjustment! 

I will miss listing off my ailments on a Monday evening (normally involving weekend mountain bike crashes). But I’m not sure I’ll miss “straighten that right knee” as that tiny adjustment made my hamstring work harder ;-) ! 

Alyshia’s class has made a significant improvement on me dealing with my condition - thank you.  I would highly recommend her to anyone.”

Mark F.