Things that people have said about our Pilates and
Tai Chi personal sessions and classes.
"I have thouroughly enjoyed the course and
would love to continue. Brian is an excellent, patient and peaceful
teacher"
Sharon on T'ai Chi
"I look forward to each and every session with Robyn. Each
one is different, challenging and fun. An added bonus is that
when I look in the mirror my stomach continues to get flatter
and flattter. "
Gill on Private Pilates
Sessions
"From time to time I have sciatica. Robyn has such an incredible
understanding of how bodies work that she customises each session,
not only to the individual person, but even to how I am feeling
on the day. "
Julian on Private Pilates
Sessions
"As someone with a spinal injury, I found it difficult to
exercise and over the 10 years since my injury I really got out
of condition. I have been working with Robyn for two years now
and the difference in my physical appearance and wellbeing is
incredible - and a source of constant comment. Pilates has made
a huge difference to me and Robyn's teaching, tailored to suit
my needs, has been fantastic. I now swim twice a week and try
to do at least a couple of pilates sessions on my own. A session
with Robyn once a fortnight really keeps me focused and moving
forward to better practice. I look, feel and really am, a great
deal healthier."
Jonica on Private Pilates
Sessions
"When I started in January I needed two sticks when going
for walks. Now in May I don't need them at all."
Jill on T'ai Chi
"Being a bodyworker myself I demand a high standard of the
classes I attend, but this one took me by surprise: It is by far
the most complete and unique dance class I've come across in my
life!
On the physical level it lured me into pushing myself a little
further each time, so that only after a few weeks of attending
I felt an increase of stamina and loss of chubbyness. And this
just happened while having fun dancing!
The other huge pulling factor was the creativity of Brian's class.
It is a delight to be able to express myself in such a beautiful
and liberating way - and it comes so easy in this priceless class.
The main uniqueness though draws directly from Brian's in depth
knowledge of TaiChi, Pilates and Yoga, which immensely enriches
every lesson. At last I believe a class is as good as the teacher
is - and this one is as deep and rich as an ocean. Enjoy!"
Sarang on DanceFusion
All I know is that your class opened my heart again - to dance,
to liking and accepting my body again and starting to connect
with and trust others. So thank you. I am on a journey I may not
have started if I hadn't met you or Robyn.
AW about Brian and
DanceFusion
I have always hated exercise programmes. Poor personal co-ordination
and a bullying gym-mistress forty years ago saw to that. So discovering
Pilates – and Robyn – was a huge revelation and, two
years on, I not only look forward to my regular sessions with
her but also work on my own at home. For me, the mental aspects
are at least as important as the physical and Robyn interprets
these beautifully. I feel better in so many ways – and those
3cm off the waist are just pure bonus.
Val on Private Pilates
Sessions
"I have known Brian for about five years. I met him when I
attended his T’ai Chi class in Teddington. I continued the
classes for two years. Then as a result of a rare neuro virus, I
developed left sided weakness, rather like a stroke. Doctors and
conventional physiotherapists held little hope of a recovery. However,
I was just 32 years old with a vision of trekking in the Andes.
Brian was the only bodyworker willing to take on the challenge and
with a personalised progressive programme 18 months later I am able
to walk for up to one hour.
Brian’s optimism and encouragement have been unwavering. I
certainly wouldn’t be where I am today without his support
and hard work.
The background of T’ai Chi lessons
had given me a basis that Brian worked on. Brian has proved to
be a great support in a rehabilitation situation as well as the
balancing harmony of T’ai Chi movement and philosophy."
RB, 33-year-old
long-term AIDS survivor
recovering from Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML)
2003
writing about Private Rehabilation Sessions
“When our otherwise bouncy 11-year-old
son, Simon, took to his bed with intense abdominal pain and a
temperature and remained there for 3 months, we were at our wits
end. The approach from doctors was woolly and slow, and we had
a variety of conflicting professional opinions ranging from undiagnosed
organic to psychological.
I’d worked with Brian in the past,
and I knew that he was ideally suited to work with Simon, to help
him to move more easily and get some energy back, and to attempt
to unlock what had become a pattern of behaviour. This he did,
meeting up with Simon regularly at home. He worked not only on
movement but posture and breathing, and his immense enthusiasm
and quiet understanding also helped lift Simon out of what was
becoming isolation and despondency. With a holistic approach he
managed to tackle the problem on both fronts.”
A Mother in Teddington
writing about Private Rehabilation Sessions
“Ben aged 13 developed Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome (CFS), following glandular fever, which had not initially
been diagnosed. Being hugely sporty and very academic, to be off
school, feeling utterly wiped out and ill with almost permanent
headaches, nausea, muscle pains and trouble sleeping was devastating.
A couple of months into the illness Brian and Ben started meeting
weekly and Brian devised a personal programme of T’ai Chi
exercises and relaxation techniques which proved hugely beneficial.
Ben did these on his own each evening before bed.
It soon became more than just an exercise
programme. Brian's thorough knowledge of physiology, his innate
understanding of what triggered Ben’s post viral response
and his very focussed and intuitive approach meant that work done
with Ben not only aided his recovery, but has given him the tools
to temper his approach to work and sport.
Despite being fully back to school and
some sport, Ben chooses to continue on his own with the exercises/regime,
meeting up with Brian just once a month.”
London Mum writing about
Private Rehabilation Sessions
"I have been attending Robyn Stuart's Pilates classes since
she began [here in Teddington] four years ago. Pilates has made
an amazing difference to my life, in that I am much stronger and
more flexible in my late fifties than I was before I started.
Robyn's classes are both relaxing and energising and she is an
inspirational teacher who tailors the exercises to the needs of
each individual. We are a happy group who really look forward
to our weekly sessions."
Angela, Teddington on Pilates
Classes
"Having been recommended to do Pilates by a physiotherapist
following a back problem I now have even more strength and flexibility
than I ever had in my youth – I’m still not that old
though !!!!! I would recommend Robyn’s Pilates class to
anyone."
Carl on Pilates Classes
(To protect the identities of children
some names have been changed)
