My Home Studio Turns Two!
This month marks two years since I opened my home studio. In that time, I’ve taught over 800 private sessions in this little space (alongside my online and external classes). That’s 800 hours of deep-diving, adjusting, and sharing aha moments, helping people from all kinds of backgrounds discover their movement potential. Launching under my own name has sharpened my practice. Here’s what I’ve learned in that time…
1. Instinct is everything
I’ve been fortunate to train with many incredible movement educators, each deeply passionate about their approach. However, their teachings often contradicted one another.
Since opening in Monton, I’ve worked with a hugely diverse range of people, those living with visual impairment, cancer, Parkinson’s, and complex autoimmune conditions, to name a few. Watching their progress has been a privilege, and working with such a range of people has taught me to trust my instincts more than ever.
When meeting such varying needs, no two sessions are alike. I’ve had to draw on different strands of my education and think outside the box. It’s been empowering to see how my experience and intuition can come together to meet each person where they are.
2. What’s going on outside affects us inside the studio
The world has felt particularly heavy and complex in recent years. Now that I teach many more 1:1 sessions than classes, I spend more time in conversation with students and get a deeper sense of what’s affecting their mood, focus, and energy.
There are weeks when world events seem to weigh on everyone, and others when personal struggles make just showing up a big deal. It’s a constant reminder that some days, giving 50% of what we normally can is actually giving 100%.
I’m always conscious of making the most of the session time, but sometimes the most valuable part is actually the first few minutes of grounding, connecting, and breathing before we get to moving.
3. The real progress happens between sessions
Before opening at home, I taught a lot more group sessions. As these were more affordable and accessible, people often attended multiples per week.
My home studio has become a place where many people feel safe to take their first steps toward regular movement, sometimes after years away from exercise.
This is something I’m so proud of, but one session a week is just the foundation. The real transformation happens when students take what we explore together and weave it into the rest of their week. The most impactful progress I’ve seen has come from those who use our sessions as a springboard for their own regular movement practice, whether that’s more Pilates, running, the gym, or their favourite sport.
If building that little-and-often habit is something you struggle with, or the studio isn’t an accessible option to get you going, I’ve got something exciting in the works for 2026 to help with that. Keep your eyes peeled…