Since first starting my working life way back in 1990, I have worked in restaurants, as a junior in the post room, as an IT Sales Professional delivering multi million euro projects to clients and I founded Live & Breathe Pilates in 2008. I took the plunge into full time teaching in 2012 when I opened a purpose built Pilates studio in Dublin city centre. Since then I have the built the studio into a thriving community hub with an ever expanding team of teachers. My background in business has ensured that although I opened the studio in a recession, it continues to thrive and grow as a business. This resilience and agility through good times and bad allows the studio to support the community we have built and provide employment to our team that has grown over the years. My passion is teaching people how and why Pilates can help reduce pain, improve flexibility and build their strength, enabling them to improve their game or get back to doing the things they love. But also how to apply the lessons we learn in the studio into life outside it. I have taught many thousands of hours of Pilates and mindful movement to clients of all abilities - from octogenarians to professional athletes. The studio is also a centre of excellence for Pilates training and continuing education for movement teachers worldwide. The courses I have curated attract teachers from all over the globe - South Korea, Australia, Israel, US, UK and Europe - and I continue to teach classes to a worldwide audience through our online offerings. I am also a mentor for Pilates teachers in training and provide ongoing movement classes and workshops for teachers. As a mentor, imparting evidence based knowledge to the next generation of teachers has it's own rewards as I see the Pilates community in Ireland grow.I have presented at international conferences, providing workshops on spinal care and Pilates for the postnatal client as well as teaching regular workshops and courses for teachers and clients alike. Integrity is central to everything I do. I'm an excellent communicator and am empathetic listener. I love to learn and can consistently be found nerding out on anatomy, fascia and movement and talking the ear off anyone who'll listen about the never ending connections between mind and body.