Creating spaces for
Mindful Movement & Meditation
for groups, communities & individuals
Pilates Studio
Apparatus Sessions
Each session begins with attuning to what is alive & present in the body, mind & spirit.
This approach allows for an intuitive response that attends to the physical symptoms, the underlying imbalances & mental tensions, that can create discomfort, pain & dis-ease within the body & mind.
Through the use of the complete system of the Pilates Apparatus Repertoire, approaches to Mindfulness & Energetic Healing, we gently awaken the body's innate intelligence & desire for cohesion, integration, wholeness & healing.
A re-membering of body, mind & vital energy
Offering Private one-to-one's & duet sessions in the Chepstow Studio NP16 5EL
Each session is 55 minutes.
Group Mat Classes
Our Group Mat Classes are an opportunity to practice in community.
The origin of our mat based classes is the application of the key principles of Pilates, Breath, Concentration, Centring, Control, Precision & Flow.
Classes are framed around a monthly theme that connects us to the changing seasons, allowing for us to attend to the natural rhythms & cycles of the body, mind & spirit as we synchronise, & harmonise, honouring our nature as nature.
Classes are 60 minutes
Classes are held locally: The MacKenzie Hall, Brockweir, NP16 7NW
& Virtually on Zoom
Meditation Offerings
Virtual Meditation Gathering 'The Golden Hour' meets monthly on Tuesday 7-8pm.
This is a free online offering, with the hope of providing a space for the curious, interested, or with an established meditation practice to come together in community.
Each session invites gentle movement to settle body & mind & establish connection to our breath, before moving into a part guided, part silent meditation.
There is time at the end to share anything that has arisen for you during our time together.
Throughout the year there are varying opportunities for us to come together in-person & virtually in small groups for immersive 4 week courses that teach 'The Foundations of Mindfulness, Meditation & Compassion' & 'The Path of Compassion'.
These four week immersions allow for us to explore the deeper teachings of the practices through the Dharma, to practice different meditation techniques that develop insight into our own lived experience as human beings, actively cultivating compassion & awakening wisdom.
Remote one-to-one's
Offering virtual one-to-ones or duet sessions.
Each session begins with a consultation as we explore what is live & present physiologically, mentally & energetically.
The session is then shaped around the desired & considered therapeutic outcomes, using the modalities of Pilates, human movement patterns, mindful movement, connection with breath, mindfulness & compassion.
These sessions can take place anywhere around the world.
Session length 60 minutes
Pilates Retreat Day
Saturday | 5th July | 9:45am-4pm | The Mac Brockweir
The Core
Anatomy | Alignment | Breath | Connection | Awakening
Pilates has become predominantly associated with "core strength", yet what actually is the core ? & how do we begin to awaken, ignite & connect with this deepest part of our being?
In this full day immersion we explore through mindful movement the anatomical core, how to release holding patterns that inhibit the awakening of a felt sense of centre, how to attune to the deepest support structures of the body.
Arrival from 9:30 am
Session 1 : 9:45 - 11 am | The Anatomical core:
An exploration through movement to embody the physiological understanding of centre, releasing postural patterns & holding in the body that inhibit our connection to the core.
Session 2 : 11:30 am - 1 pm | The Distal Core :
An exploration through movement to connect to the core through the hands& feet, learning that true core strength is found through awakening awareness of touch, that enables the body structures to organise & activate the deep centre.
Lunch : 1:15 - 2:15 pm
Session 3 : 2:30 -4 pm | Deep Centre:
A restful afternoon practice with gentle movement & breath practice to awaken the energetic core, before inviting stillness as we move into a part guided, part silent meditation that takes us deep into the centre of our being.
During this session, they'll be time for integration with group sharing, before we close out the days immersion.
- This days retreat is for both beginners & seasoned practitioners of Pilates & other movement modalities
- These sessions are mat based, with loading through the hands & feet. *As a prerequisite for joining this days retreat you need to able to get down & up from the floor unaided, & able to load bare through the hands*.
- Be willing to come with a curious & open mind, ready to learn & explore together.
Testimonials
"Pilates with Gae has been, and is, life-enhancing. I started working with Gae 18-months ago after a 9-year hiatus from Pilates apparatus. Gae has an incredible ability to read what your body needs and to work with you with what arises. Her highly personalised sessions, wisdom and evocative cues have you deeply inhabiting your body; moving intuitively, flowingly and with joy, and breathing again, as nature intended.
For me, Gae's sessions and their enduring effects are the embodiment of Joseph Pilates' words "the acquirement and enjoyment of physical wellbeing, mental calm and spiritual peace are priceless to their possessors"~VH
"Gae is an inspired & inspiring teacher. Through my 1:1 work with Gae I have achieved huge improvements in my chronic mobility problems & energy levels" ~KC
"These classes have improved my posture, the exercises & breathing revitalise my whole body.
These classes are a tonic, which I look forward to on weekly basis" ~`MM
" In June 2024 I became seriously ill which caused me to have acute vestibular neuronitus, this left me with a number of exhausting physiological & psychological issues. These included balance issues, disorienatation, out of body experiences & slurred speach, all of which left me mentally exhausted. I was unable to work & it was pretty scary. In October 2024 a friend recommended me to Gae, from the first introduction with Gae, I felt calmer, she listened, and saw things I had no idea about, and there was the sense that something could be done to help me be myself again. Every session was a revelation, my balance improved, I was able to develop & implement coping strategies when things felt overwhelming.
My senses slowly reemerged, I felt generally calmer & mentally stong again.
In May 2025 I have returned to work, I cannot thank Gae enough" ~PR
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