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Meet the Team

Our team of skilled Pilates instructors bring passion, expertise, and personalised guidance to every session, helping you move stronger, feel balanced, and reach your goals.

  • Wendy is the founder of Gaia Pilates. She has been practising pilates for 20 years and teaching for 18, having originally trained with Body Control Pilates. From 2012 -20 she co-owned Peckham’s Gaia Studio from which Gaia Pilates is born.

    A Back4Good practitioner she specialises in Pilates for Back Pain. Also trained in pre/post natal, osteoporosis, hypermobility and pilates for runners / sports performance. She takes a evidence-based approach and strives to get to know her clients to fully understand their needs and goals. She aims to provide a friendly, encouraging space where everyone feels welcome.

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  • Heeri has been practicing Pilates for 13 years now and recently qualified as a mat Pilates instructor with Body Control Pilates. She believes that Pilates can help everyone to feel better in their body whatever their lifestyle.

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  • Mari is an experienced Body Control Pilates teacher, dance artist and movement director from Brazil. Her passion for movement and somatic practices is highly incorporated in her lessons, and her generous approach inspire clients of all walks of life to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

    Her classes focus on supporting people to be confident and have a joyful experience whilst introducing challenging exercises progressively. Mari takes pride at helping clients to develop a mindful, safe and effective workout.

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  • Ziggy is an integral part of Gaia Pilates. Having spent most of his life in a Serbian shelter he moved to Peckham a few years ago and now resides with Wendy - regularly assisting in her pilates classes.

    Ziggy originally trained with The School of Hard Knocks and is dedicated to the continuing study of ‘Being a Well Behaved Dog’. He has made remarkable progress.

    He looks forward to welcoming you in to Gaia Pilates (as long as you give him belly rubs and treats)