Team Members
Physiotherapist, Clinical Pilates Practitioner and Studio Director/Owner Susie trained first as a Physiotherapist, then as a Pilates Instructor in 1996 after practicing the Pilates Method for four years as a client following a dance-related injury. She has over 30 years experience as a practicing Physiotherapist, having worked in both London and Sydney in the public…
Physiotherapist and Clinical Pilates Practitioner Kim has over 37 years of experience as a physiotherapist and is working with PPFC supervising Physiotherapy Group Sessions and designing and instructing Gentle Pilates Classes. Kim believes in empowering her clients with knowledge to assist in injury prevention and recovery. She offers her combined experience in Physiotherapy, Pilates and…
Kim has over 37 years of experience as a physiotherapist and is working with PPFC supervising Physiotherapy Group Sessions and designing and instructing Gentle Pilates Classes.
Kim believes in empowering her clients with knowledge to assist in injury prevention and recovery. She offers her combined experience in Physiotherapy, Pilates and dance to challenge postural and movement patterns, working with her clients to get that “light bulb” moment, where they understand how to move beyond their pain or postural limitation using exercise.
Additionally, Kim is an educator and assessor for the Australian Dance Institute and a provider of nationally accredited courses in assessment, dance teacher training and dance training.
In her spare time, Kim enjoys photography, salsa, ballet, cooking and travelling.
Physiotherapist and Clinical Pilates Practitioner Julia has always been fascinated by the human body and mind. After some bad episodes of back pain in a previous career, she decided to retrain as a Physiotherapist – graduating from University of Sydney with first class honours and undertaking various post-grad learning including pilates, women’s health, health coaching, pain…
Julia has always been fascinated by the human body and mind. After some bad episodes of back pain in a previous career, she decided to retrain as a Physiotherapist – graduating from University of Sydney with first class honours and undertaking various post-grad learning including pilates, women’s health, health coaching, pain reprocessing therapy, mindfulness, craniosacral therapy, neurokinetic therapy.
Julia likes working with clients to understand the factors contributing to their symptoms and creating a plan to calm down the symptoms and build back to doing what’s important to you. She recommends treatment options based on the latest available evidence, what other clients have found helpful and your preferences. This may include hands-on work, movement, breath, knowledge sharing, lifestyle choices and recommendation of other trusted practitioners.
On a personal level, Julia loves aerial silks, trying new recipes and travelling.
Pilates Practitioner Lisa started her career as a professional dancer, first becoming involved with Pilates in the early 90s. She has taught dance at Sydney Dance Company, Aboriginal Dance Theatre, the University of Sydney, Bodenweiser, Broadway and various high schools. She opened her own dance school on the Northern Beaches in 1994. In 2005 she applied…
Lisa started her career as a professional dancer, first becoming involved with Pilates in the early 90s. She has taught dance at Sydney Dance Company, Aboriginal Dance Theatre, the University of Sydney, Bodenweiser, Broadway and various high schools.
She opened her own dance school on the Northern Beaches in 1994. In 2005 she applied for and won a scholarship to become a Certificate IV Pilates Instructor with Pilates International. She completed her Diploma of Professional Pilates Practice in 2008 and her Advance Diploma of Professional Pilates Practice in 2010.
Lisa is passionate about the benefits of movement for the body and spirit. She believes you can always improve in what you do and will continue to study to improve her knowledge and skill. She is currently studying for her Bachelor of High Performance Sports at the Australian Catholic University with a view to progressing onto Exercise Physiology, particularly regarding training for elite dancers. Clients enjoy Lisa’s thorough and detailed work and some fun, during their Pilates workouts.
Pilates Practitioner Michelle has an extensive background in theatre, performance and dance. While performing as a dancer in Paris she sustained a back injury that led her to the Pilates Method, helping her explore rehabilitation and other ways of adapting movement beyond the stage and dance training. While living in Athens, Greece she undertook a…
Michelle has an extensive background in theatre, performance and dance. While performing as a dancer in Paris she sustained a back injury that led her to the Pilates Method, helping her explore rehabilitation and other ways of adapting movement beyond the stage and dance training.
While living in Athens, Greece she undertook a 3 year apprenticeship with Jenny Colebourne a second generation Master Teacher.
Michelle has over 20 years’ experience teaching Pilates to people of all ages and body conditions.
She brings to her classes a deep respect for the Pilates Method and principles. She is passionate about staying informed with the latest developments in Pilates and movement and is also a founding member of The Greek Pilates Association.
Her greatest satisfaction as a teacher is when she sees how the method helps her clients become stronger and more graceful in body, mind and spirit.
Exercise Physiologist and Clinical Pilates Instructor Caitlin is an accredited Exercise Physiologist with a passion for helping others achieve greater quality of life through exercise. As a former Irish dancer, she enjoys incorporating clinical Pilates into specific rehabilitation protocols as an effective way of treating chronic health conditions. Her passion for chronic disease management was…
Caitlin is an accredited Exercise Physiologist with a passion for helping others achieve greater quality of life through exercise. As a former Irish dancer, she enjoys incorporating clinical Pilates into specific rehabilitation protocols as an effective way of treating chronic health conditions.
Her passion for chronic disease management was sparked by a close family connection to Motor Neuron Disease (MND) in 2015. Through this experience, she was inspired to create exercise interventions which improve quality of life and help achieve specific and attainable goals while also empowering individuals to make long lasting changes in their exercise habits.
Since retiring her dancing shoes and completing her Bachelor of Exercise Physiology at the University of Sydney, Caitlin has worked extensively in the management and prevention of chronic disease and injuries within both public and private health settings. Specific conditions she enjoys working with include musculoskeletal injuries, mental health conditions, cancer, cardiometabolic health and neurological diseases.
Augusto graduated from university in his native Brazil with a Physiotherapy degree in 2007, and has also completed training in a joint mobilization technique called the Sohier Method. (Analytical physiotherapy). Augusto added Pilates to his scope of practice in 2012 after completing training in the Pilates method through Metacorpus Studio Pilates Brazil. Combining his physiotherapy and Pilates training was a great way to help his patients rehabilitate…
Augusto graduated from university in his native Brazil with a Physiotherapy degree in 2007, and has also completed training in a joint mobilization technique called the Sohier Method. (Analytical physiotherapy).
Augusto added Pilates to his scope of practice in 2012 after completing training in the Pilates method through Metacorpus Studio Pilates Brazil. Combining his physiotherapy and Pilates training was a great way to help his patients rehabilitate from injuries without bringing on the load of gym type exercises.
Being able to watch his patients recover and get stronger and healthier through Pilates was a reward. “I could get people that detested weights and working out in a fitness centre environment to exercise and feel healthy and that was amazing.”
Late in 2017 Augusto made the life changing decision to relocate to Australia, leaving behind a successful physiotherapy and Pilates studio. Augusto incorporates different exercises from his experience as a physio into his Pilates sessions when needed.
His advice for his clients is to not worry about being able to do the exercises because Pilates is a very versatile method that will challenge any level of fitness, age and body type and everyone can benefit from it. Augusto also works with elite athletes especially swimmers and triathletes.
Here’s a little more about Augusto when he is not practicing Pilates:
“I am a very active person and have always enjoyed sports so I am very familiar – being a Physio – with sports injuries and other types of injuries and how to treat / use Pilates to improve them. I train for triathlons so I have a lot of insights about which muscles to strengthen for active people who want to use Pilates as a tool to get better at any sport. I also have a lot of experience with elderly people and their injuries and can use Pilates to treat that as well.”
Victoria first experience with Pilates was during her studies for a BCA (dance) in 2001. Pilates opened Victoria’s eyes to the awareness of her core strength, and how to strengthen her body in dance technique as well as prevention from injuries. Wanting a change of pace, Victoria entered the corporate world and in turn realised…
Victoria first experience with Pilates was during her studies for a BCA (dance) in 2001. Pilates opened Victoria’s eyes to the awareness of her core strength, and how to strengthen her body in dance technique as well as prevention from injuries.
Wanting a change of pace, Victoria entered the corporate world and in turn realised the effects of desk bound job.
Her posture changed and the stress of the job caught up with her. Victoria qualified as a Pilates Instructor in 2013, when she realised her passion to give support and guidance for people’s exercise and balance. Victoria loves seeing clients change from day one and being able to handle new challenges in their body.
Moira is both a former ballet and Irish dancer and discovered Pilates for herself back in 2000. She used Pilates to improve her ballet technique and recover from injuries during her full time ballet training. She continued Pilates whilst attending university for dance, achieving an associate degree in Dance performance at QUT in 2005. In 2010…
Moira is both a former ballet and Irish dancer and discovered Pilates for herself back in 2000. She used Pilates to improve her ballet technique and recover from injuries during her full time ballet training. She continued Pilates whilst attending university for dance, achieving an associate degree in Dance performance at QUT in 2005.
In 2010 Moira completed the APMA Pilates instructor course, whilst still completing her competitive Irish dancing career. After competing at Worlds in 2012, she completed her dance teaching certificate. She now has both her TCRG in Irish dancing and RAD registration in ballet teaching, which she still teaches around Sydney.
Moira loves to be able to use her Pilates knowledge to help everyone achieve their goals and prevent injury, as well as help rehabilitate their injuries. This interest in injury and exercise rehabilitation has inspired her to return to university to current study of Exercise physiology at UNE.
Moira in her spare time loves running, playing tennis (and watching tennis)
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The people at Activate Physiotherapy. Exercise Rehab would like to acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of this land that we practice from and pay my respects to the Elders both past and present. We extend that respect to any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people visiting this site today.
