Instructor. Pilates Cert. Level 3

Sibylla grew up exploring a variety of sports as part of her education in her native Switzerland, but was primarily dedicated to intense figure skating training from a young age and was competing at national level.

She then decided to leave the full-time skating training behind and move to London to pursue an acting career. As part of her training at drama school she was first introduced to Pilates and discovered its great benefits.

She later trained at Pilates International Ltd. (now Sampson Pilates) to become a Pilates Instructor for all studio apparatus and mat work and has been teaching in various reputable establishments across London for the past eighteen years.

Sibylla has been working with clients of all ages and abilities often alongside physiotherapists and other health specialists. All her classes and routines are adapted or adjusted to individual clients' needs, be it to improve overall posture, strength, mobility and flexibility or help with rehabilitation after injury or to alleviate pain and discomfort with musculoskeletal conditions. 

Sibylla particularly enjoys when after a bit of training, clients find themselves performing exercises they never dreamed of being able to do and generally feel the benefits of Pilates in their new body awareness. Sibylla is continually training and attending workshops to expand her knowledge and keep fit and healthy herself. 

 

Joseph Pilates and his Philosophy

German-born Joseph Pilates (1883-1967) had been a sickly child which later fuelled his determination to find a way to lead a healthy and long life and so he developed a system of exercising to strengthen the whole body using a variety of exercises. He named it "Contrology". After his death the system gradually became known as "The Pilates Method (of Physical and Mental Conditioning)" and was spread by his wife Clara and his proteges.

 

The Key Principles of the Pilates Method

Centering

Concentration

Control

Precision

Breath 

Flow

 

Benefits of Pilates

-Increased lung capacity and circulation through deep breathing

-Better body awareness

-Significant improvement in posture, balance and body alignment

-Increased flexibility, strength and control

-Develop long, lean and toned muscles without adding bulk

-Relieve stress and tension

-Prevent muscle and soft tissue injuries

-Enhance and improve sports activities