What is Somatics
Somatic movement education uses slow, mindful movements to help you recognise habitual patterns of muscular tension and restriction. But why do tight muscles remain tight, even after stretching?
Rather than simply stretching tight muscles, we explore why they remain tight — working with your nervous system to restore greater awareness and control, so you can learn how to change these patterns for yourself and move with greater ease.
What is Pilates
Classical Pilates is a precise, progressive system of movement based on the original work and methodology of Joseph Pilates. More than Reformer or mat exercise alone, it is a whole-body, whole-studio method, using the mat and purpose-designed apparatus together as an integrated system.
Each session is tailored to you, developing strength, mobility, control and coordination while building from strong foundations towards increasingly complex and integrated movement.
Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness. If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old; if it is completely flexible at 60, you are young.
Joseph Pilates
CLASSICAL PILATES &
SOMATIC MOVEMENT IN GLASGOW
About Susannah
I've spent over 30 years studying the human body and helping people move with greater ease — first as a Personal Trainer, and later through massage therapy, Classical Pilates and Somatic Movement Education. Continued study, decades of working with people of all ages and abilities, and my own experiences of injury and recovery continue to deepen my understanding and refine the way I work.
Every session begins with the person in front of me — not a predetermined programme. I observe how you move, listen to how you feel and, when appropriate, use hands-on assessment to explore where movement may be restricted or unnecessary muscular tension is being held. From there, the session evolves according to what you need and how your body responds.
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Let’s start with where you are now and what you would like to change.
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