Connect your body and mind
At The Body Workshop Pilates, our focus is on helping clients feel good in their bodies by discovering the magic of mind-body connectivity.
Our ethos
At The Body Workshop we believe in
inclusion
balance
energy
inclusion
balance
energy
Why move with us?
Integrating the latest research and movement science in our approach of teaching the Pilates method, we ensure that the training and instruction you receive from us is of maximum benefit no matter how your choose to practice Pilates with us.
Our in-person offerings and our online teaching are suited to your individual needs for practicing Pilates so that you have a positive, pain-free movement experience.
We strongly believe in our values of integrity, wellbeing, client–focus, and positive experiences and our aim is to empower every ‘body’ to connect body and mind and get moving at its optimum.
Let’s get you started …
OUR VALUES & GOALS
Integrity
Wellbeing
Client-focus
Positive experiences
Empower every 'body'
Our story
The Body Workshop Pilates is an Online Pilates studio with weekly Mat and Reformer classes, monthly workshops, and feature classes.
The roots of The Body Workshop began with dance, originally a dance school founded by Anne Gibson in 1987. Anne qualified with Polestar Pilates UK in 2002 and started teaching Pilates to the community in local halls.
In 2011 Anne and her daughter Becky (Polestar Pilates qualified in 2004) opened Cirencester’s first Pilates studio, offering One to Ones, Mat classes, and Reformer classes, which continued to welcome clients until May 2022.
To enable an improved work-life balance, and to fully embody our value of wellbeing, the physical Cirencester Pilates studio closed, making space for our Online Pilates Studio to grow.
We’ll always love connecting with our clients in-person and offer a range of day retreats and pop-up classes to allow for a comprehensive experience of Pilates.
Invest in your whole self with Pilates
Connect your body and mind at the dedicated Body Workshop Pilates Online Studio
Low-impact
Pilates is a low-impact, intelligent movement, which is suitable for any ‘body’ from beginners to elite athletes.
Mobilise & strengthen
Pilates will mobilise the joints and work the muscles of the body to ensure they can become as mobile and strong as possible.
Prevent pain and injury
Pilates will decrease chances of suffering from injury or back pain during daily or athletic activities.
Mind-body balance
Pilates allows you to find balance for the mind and body through breath and movement.
Our teachers
Our skilled teachers offer you the opportunity to move through and explore the Pilates exercises from a perspective you might not have experienced before. This allows for options and choices within your body that can be carried over into daily life and other exercise techniques.
The Body Workshop Pilates teachers have been trained, influenced, and learned from many of the leading movement schools, including Polestar Pilates and The Franklin Method.
Polestar Pilates
IMPACTING GLOBAL WELLBEING THROUGH EDUCATION AND PRACTICE
Polestar is an international authority in Pilates education, focused on whole-body wellness. Their mission is to shape world health by making whole-body fitness available to everyone, with science-based techniques, intelligent movement, and the uniform development of muscles, resulting in complete mastery of body and mind.
An international community of highly-trained Pilates professionals who seek to impact world health, Polestar has Pilates instructor representation in over 50 countries and education centres in nearly 40 countries. As Pilates grows as a method, they provide excellent and thorough education to all Polestar Pilates instructors, producing the finest Pilates professionals in the world.
Are you a Polestar student?
Our owner Becky A’Hearne is a mentor for Polestar Pilates UK students. Becky trained with Polestar in 2004 and has been a mentor since 2010. Students are welcome to take
- One-to-One’s in person with Becky in Bristol
- One-to-One’s online (these can be mat, reformer, or comprehensive based)
- Attend Livestream Mat and Reformer classes
- All sessions can be logged within the student logbook
- Student discounts can be offered on memberships
Not sure where to start?
Contact Becky to book a free 15-minute video call to discuss what might be possible for you.
The Franklin Method®
‘Embodying function improves function’ – Eric Franklin
At The Body Workshop Pilates we are passionate about the Franklin Method and the change it creates in body and mind. The Franklin Method uses various methods of imagery to enhance and optimise all movement. The impact of incorporating The Franklin Method into movement practice is truly transforming.
We have two team members that are Franklin Method Educators – Charlotte Clarke, a guest instructor and presenter is a Level 3 Franklin Method Educator and Becky A’Hearne, a Level 1 Franklin Method Educator. Becky brings elements of the Franklin Method into her Pilates classes and Charlotte presents Online Workshops.
OUR BELIEF
Pilates is complete coordination of body, mind, and spirit
JOSEPH PILATES
Join Our Team
We are on the lookout for instructors that are passionate about Pilates and wish to share this with our clients. Opportunities are available for instructors wanting to present online workshops for our members and also for online Mat and Reformer Pilates cover.
Benefits of joining our team:
Receive free online mat and reformer classes
Teach on our day retreats
Full access to Pilates On-Demand.
Be part of an inclusive team and connect with other team members in person and online.