I'm Rachel-a Certified Pilates Instructor with 25 years of Pilates practice and a background as a Professional Dancer. I'm passionate about ageing gracefully through Pilates and believe everyone deserves to feel good in mind and body, no matter their age or stage in life.
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Rachel, thank you very much. I would have enjoyed another 10 minutes of additional exercises for the neck. I often have pain between shoulder blades when I sew or cook and a video complementing the neck pain exercises would be welcome for trapezes and upper back. This ia a region that is often very tense. It is a joy to follow you.
Hurrah to this session. My neck hurts in a lot of Pilates exercises so I bought a block but it's too hard. I shall now use a towel through all neck hurty neck probs. More of there please. Enjoy your holidays, you deserve it. 🤗
Whilst doing the exercises I didn’t think the towel was doing much but omg - after completing the session- the neck felt so relaxed ! Thank you soo much - please can you do some more on this area- thank you - Sangeeta
Great class but today's was very difficult for me and I tried my best as rollups is very difficult because of my lower back pain so tried and will reach there someday.thank u.
Loved it! Rachel I'm so glad I found your channel. You're very thorough in your explanations which is extremely helpful when you start. Pilates I think are the best but fibromyalgia makes you look for gentle ones. I started doing another standing one of yours with resistance band that I like also very much. Could you recommend me which of your standing videos could help the most with chronic pain and be a good workout? I find standing ones to be easier to follow at first. Thank you!! 🌻❤
Missed the live session. Neck pain is a chronic issue for me and Ii would appreciate longer sessions to help with neck pain. I will incorporate a towel in my Pilates sessions. Thanks and have a lovely holiday.
This workout came at a great time. I just recently did a wall Pilates workout where my legs were against the wall and the whole workout required me to lift my head. For several days after that workout, I could not even lift my head. It was like my neck muscles just stopped working.
Thank you Rachel.I just read your reply to a previous message. Good to know that it's never too late to do these exercises. I am making it my Monday, Wednesday and Friday routine before i begin my day.
Hi Rachel, Thank you so much, this class has been so helpful! It was nearly impossible when I started but I have been following this twice a week for two months and it is getting better! big hugs from Australia!
Good morning Rachael An awesome workout with great stretches. Love the mixup, which stretches all the parts of my body and make me feel so wonderful. I had experienced some cramps whe we brought one of the and crossed over the next. Thank you so much, I really enjoyed it.
I have really enjoyed this class, the band is great for gaining strength and stretching....looking forwards to today's live class @4pm....many thanks xxx
Loved the class Rachel I didn’t think I’d manage an intermediate class but I completed it and it felt good! Thank you so much for your wonderful teaching ☺️x
