The willow tree can survive any storm as its roots run deep.

Despite its delicate appearance it has a strong tenacity for life. Prized by the ancient Greeks and Chinese, the willow tree possesses legendary powers.

This tree is strong while being highly adaptable, stable and yet elastic, resilient and also free flowing – all qualities we look for in our body for good movement.

Like a waterfall, with its pouring branches, the willow invites us to a place of peace and tranquility. Similarly in the practice of Yoga, Pilates and holistic movement we may find refuge from life’s demands and a greater contact with our felt sense and our kinesthetic intelligence.

What's New

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Live Online Summer Classes

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Summer holiday time is here!

Given the enthusiasm that these Live Online Classes generated amongst all of us I will be running 3 classes per week

during July and August and these can be booked directly via this website.

Please go to Book Online.

So many of you have fed back that these classes are keeping you sane, keeping you strong, keeping you connected

to our community and getting you practicing more than you have before. This is really, really wonderful!

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Wednesday 9:15am - Yoga Open Level

Thursday 9:15am - Pilates Open Level

Saturday 8:30am - Pilates Open Level

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As always I plan to provide plenty of variety to offer you balanced training over the Summer.

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I know that many of you have been really appreciating these classes and it's been so encouraging to get your feedback. I am happy that we can remain connected, helping each other to stay positive, breathing and moving together, continuing to strengthen our resilience and maintaining our most vibrant health even during these challenging times.

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Hope to see you soon

🙏

Stephanie 

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Welcome to Movement for Living Well

Once upon a time Anglo-Portuguese Stephanie was a professional dancer in London and has been a mover all of her life. Fascinated by people generally, their health, the way they live, their bodies and their movement, what gets her out of bed in the morning is a desire to understand more and empower her students to move well, feel well and live well.

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A devoted teacher for over 20 years specializing in Pilates & Yoga she is also a certified Slings Myofascial Training® Practitioner, based on Tomas Myers Anatomy Trains® body map.

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This movement concept has found its way into all of Stephanie’s teaching as her study of Tom Myers map and practice of Slings Myofascial Training has given her a much deeper understanding of the effects of movement on the body.

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Slings unique fascia focused movement concept is designed to provide better balance and efficiency in our myofascia through movement. Said differently it is structural integration through movement by strengthening the body’s postural balance, enhancing resilience and body awareness, improving movement efficiency and activating the body’s own self healing ability.

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Stephanie is also an international educator for Slings Myofascial Training with Art of Motion (the birth place of Slings) as well as Anatomy Trains in Motion for Anatomy Trains®.

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Her other lifelong devotion is to her triplet teenage boys whom she raises with her husband in Oxford, UK. Together with her husband she runs a small fully equipped Pilates & Yoga movement studio as well as running several group classes in Yoga, Pilates & Slings Myofascial Training from The Top Room at The Oxford Playhouse and Summertown Church Hall.