Welcome, I’m Sally. I’m a Pilates instructor and adult Swimming teacher, working in and around Woking and Send, Surrey.
I delight in helping people move with greater ease, confidence and strength, both on land and in water.
Through personalised Pilates (both reformer and mat based) and thoughtful swimming instruction, using the Shaw Method, I help adults of all ages and abilities enjoy movement and stay active throughout life.
Movement for life
Pilates for everyone and every body
Having completed comprehensive training with BASI (Body Arts and Science International), an internationally recognised Pilates education provider, I offer carefully tailored instruction from my fully equipped home studio alongside group mat classes, both online and in person in the Woking and Send area.
I truly believe that Pilates is for everyone and every body.
1:1 Studio Pilates
Mat Pilates Classes
Pilates on Demand
Adult Swimming Lessons - Shaw Method
I teach adult swimming lessons using the Shaw Method. It’s a fabulous approach, focused on keeping the head, neck and back in good alignment, in order to swim with ease.
I teach people of all abilities - from non-swimmers with a fear of water through to competent swimmers who wish to improve their strokes.
Pilates testimonials
“For years I both practiced and taught yoga – I actually disrespected Pilates, which was not based on experience, but ignorance. I am now a complete convert! The Pilates Reformer class with Sally has been a great revelation. It has taught me to be aware of my body in a different and profound way. Sally is a methodical and attentive teacher. In a mindful and supportive way, Sally consistently, gently pushes me to the next level, in a way that makes me feel that I want to push myself and, indeed, I can reach that next level! I leave the class with a skip in my step feeling revitalised and 100% worked out!”
Liz - one to one Reformer class client
“As the typical macho sceptic , I was by pushed by a good friend because of my serious muscular back pain to join a group of mostly men for an hour of Pilates each week. Sally puts us through our paces and don’t been fooled, you work for the benefits but the benefits are very clear. You improve your core muscles and after a few weeks you feel so much better. Although I still suffer occasionally, my back is so much stronger and my posture at 74 is clearly improved. I look forward to my lesson as the group involved have a great sense of humour and are a great group to join”
Rodger - group mat class participant (MEN’s class)
“I had never tried Pilates until the summer of 2022, but I was persuaded by friends to join Sally’s online group. Despite having practiced yoga for many years, I found Pilates quite challenging, with movements I had never done before. But I persevered because I loved Sally’s approach: her professionalism, cheerful encouragement and sunny character”
Gwen - online mat class participant
Swimming testimonials
Paul (private lessons)
“I really enjoy my swimming lessons with Sally. She conveys her enthusiasm of swimming and she is an excellent teacher. When I started swimming with her she took time to listen to what I was looking to achieve and tailored the lessons to exactly what I needed. She is very good at explaining how the different swimming strokes work and she builds the movements in a very structured yet efficient way so I understand much better how I am moving in the water. Within only a few weeks I could see a huge difference in my swimming ability but also in my enjoyment: I had much more confidence in the water and I was swimming much better as well.”
Mike (private lessons)
“I couldn’t recommend Sally highly enough. For years I’ve struggled to swim properly, struggling to the end gasping for breath. I had no idea how much technique there is to swimming properly. Sally is infinitely patient; if one approach doesn’t work she will introduce another until you crack it. Sally breaks down the crawl into memorable and learnable steps and before you know it you’re swimming up and down and dare I say actually enjoying it! I’ve now got a pretty tidy crawl and I’m just perfecting my breathing. I’m very pleased with how quickly I’ve progressed, Sally is always confident, inspiring and patient. I highly recommend Sally and her teaching approach to anyone. You’ll learn quickly and enjoy it.”
Meg (private lessons)
“Sally has been teaching me to swim and it has been great! I love water but previously was only able to do an ugly form of breaststroke. Within a single lesson Sally helped me master the proper technique and now I love the power and ease that my newly-found stroke allows me. We are currently working on my front crawl and I am finding it tough as my breathing is challenged. Nevertheless Sally is incredibly patient and so encouraging. She also has extraordinary intelligence and resourcefulness so that she is constantly finding new ways to help me conquer the breathing. If you are looking for a clever, patient and amazing swimming teacher, I can thoroughly recommend Sally.”