Supporters

This area is dedicated to many people/organisations who helped me in my quest to be a Pilates Instructor.

Profound thanks guys!

Smart Health Training & Services

Rescued me from a 'gym junkie mentality', helped me grasp the concept of 'less is more' and spent many hours patiently teaching/supporting/encouraging me to stick out the two years it took to qualify as a Pilates Instructor!

MUCH assistance, advice and, of course, a great venue from which to conduct my classes - plus a cool place to workout!

A huge thank you to Dance Gen for my second great venue and for also being really supportive.

So MUCH more than printers - these guys went above and beyond, coming up with terrific design ideas and putting up with me being exceptionally picky and pedantic!

85 Pirie Street - Adelaide CBD
A great 'refueling stop', amazing gluten free baking and the girls who run the place never seem phased by my off-beat ways. Still, one can only keep trying....

138 Gawler Place - Adelaide CBD
A creature of habit, I have been a regular here for years. Love the food and never tire of the grief I get for having mayonnaise with seemingly everything...

Have been going here for ages for my sporting equipment - amazing variety of kit with good advice

Andy has very kindly allowed me to use his music both in my classes and on my website
It is perfect to set the right atmosphere in a Pilates class and yet, I actually REALLY like listening to his stuff at home - something of an accolade given my usual preference for Linkin Park, Nickelback et al

Insurance - Public Liability/Professional Indemnity
I have been extremely impressed with the cover features, price and advice/support
For more details of my research into this field, see the various links mentioning 'Insurance' on my Student Teachers Page
My contact at Insurance House is Anthony DiFiore
- he has been extremely helpful and is very knowledgeable
Contact details:
Anthony DiFiore
Professional Lines Manager - Insurance House
03 9235 5222 / anthony.difiore@ihgroup.com.au

I created and maintain this website using Weebly
Yes, it's a terrible sounding name :) but don't let that fool you, their interface is EXTREMELY easy to use. No HTML skills required - you can have a basic website up and running in about 30 minutes
I started using the free variant which catered for most of my needs and then was so impressed, migrated to their paid model. That said, it's still inexpensive and the feature set phenominal
Their Technical Support is amazing. Even when using the 'free model', I would typically get an intelligent/helpful response with two business days. Better still, always from someone whose first language is ENGLISH...

Australian based Lisa Horner and PJ Harn have created some truly delightful music that is specifically targetted at Pilates classes.
Very reasonable prices AND royalty free.

I have been attending the PIrie Street studio for a few weeks - treating myself to some tuition on the PIlates equipment.
O-M-G..... seven years at mat Pilates and I thought I'd take to it like a duck to water. Way more difficult than it looks but jeez, HUGE CHALLENGE/HUGE FUN.
I am being taught by Rebecca Ashton and I don't like her at all - it looks so easy when SHE does it :) However, I can partially forgive her as she is a patient and good teacher.
My one critisism would be the place is a little too hot but then again, I am a cold blooded POM - so maybe the natives would like that.
On a ten visit pass, $25 for a 45 minute group session with a max of 5 others. You get LOTS of individual attention. Well worth it.

I recently discovered that one of my class regulars is a world class composer - how good is this.......?
Julian has also kindly allowed me to use his music (Prelude No. 2) for the 'reflective bit' at the end of some of my classes.