The Happy Body, Pilates

Yes. The Happy Body describes its Pilates classes as friendly and mixed-ability, suitable for every body of every age.

Somatic movement is presented as a way to recognise where you are stuck in your body, find the root cause of tension and pain, and practise slow, focused movements that help retrain habitual muscle contraction.

There are both. The Happy Body offers classes and also bespoke 1:2:1 holistic treatments.

The Happy Body states that somatic movement can help with ongoing muscular pain or tight, restricted movement, including improving how you breathe, move and feel.

Yes. Body awareness is described as one of the first things people learn when they start Pilates with The Happy Body.

Classes and 1:2:1s practise a combination of Pilates and somatics with an emphasis on specific, slow and focused movements to help relax muscles that have become habitually contracted.

Holistic massage is included as part of the bespoke 1:2:1 holistic treatments, with the owner qualified as a holistic massage therapist.