About Pilates & Yoga Studio Ltd

Emma Louise McGlen

Founder, Instructor

Emma worked for the NHS for over 15 years. During that time, she worked within Occupational Therapy with Older Persons Mental Health, Palliative Care, Respiratory and Orthopaedics.
As you can see, there is a wide variety and range here, which is one of the reasons why Emma is best positioned to help many different people with their health needs. She is keen to help all people, whoever they may be, with all kinds of long-term health conditions.
This is why Emma set up Pilates and Yoga Studio and Move to Improve (Move to Improve is a dedicated fitness service for people over 50 in Gateshead. Their primary goal is to help you live a longer and fuller life with greater mobility and less pain).

Emma finds this work incredibly rewarding. She puts her heart and soul into each interaction with a client that she has. She has a deep and intuitive understanding of maintaining a fit and active life at any age.
She is known particularly for making everyone who comes to her sessions feel like part of a real community.
Emma is passionate about helping people like you live the fullest possible life.

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Emma used both Pilates and Yoga to alleviate back pain and anxiety, and through this, she learned that she could teach others how to live better.

By launching Pilates and Yoga Studio Ltd, Emma has been able to hold small group sessions where the attention to detail and coaching is the number one priority, helping people to transfer their learning into their everyday lives.

In 2020 Emma went on to do a Pilates Mat Conversion With Body Control Pilates. The main focus of Body Control Pilates is the principle of encouraging natural movement. This is the vital foundation for avoiding injury and maintaining fitness regardless of age or ability. Body Control Pilates is remarkably effective - and medically-approved.
After successfully passing her qualification Emma is now a member of the Body Control Pilates Association – one of the largest Pilates organisation in Europe, Emma will have to undergo continuous professional development throughout the years to retain her prestigious membership.

Why does Emma love Pilates?
"because it is a very precise, intelligent exercise system, where the message is ‘Quality, not Quantity’.
It’s a way of learning how your body works that gives you the tools to improve your own posture, appearance and physical wellbeing".

Jeanette

YOGA INSTRUCTOR

.Hi I’m Jeanette and I’m a Certified Iyengar Yoga teacher, I started practising in 2006 and was instantly hooked, but I didn’t start my teacher training journey until 2018.
Yoga has changed my life and I just want to share my passion for yoga with as many people as possible.
Iyengar yoga focusses on correct alignment and striving for precision in the postures and uses props to allow anybody to achieve their best posture

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Every qualified Iyengar teacher has at least 6 years experience.
The founder is BKS Iyengar and he was the most instrumental yoga teacher to bring yoga to the western world.

zoe moorton

YOGA INSTRUCTOR

In 2016, I trained in the foot of the Himalayas, India and have been teaching in a variety of styles since. My favourite thing about yoga is the warm buzz at the end of the class when everyone has messy hair, big smiles and are feeling more human.

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I tend to match my style and sequences to the energy of the room and always encourage students to listen to how they feel both mentally and within their bodies.

I teach in an inclusive, friendly and relaxed manner, always adapting to injuries and promoting safety. My goal is to make people relax, laugh and feel at home.