About Us
We keep moving forward one step at a time....
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After years of teaching the Classical Pilates Method while integrating the education that was received from different modalities of body work (such as The Franklin Method, YBR, Melt Method, etc) we slowly started doing things a little differently at Pilates on the Coast. New thoughts and ideas started to develop and over the last 10 years many hours have been spent exploring and integrating the information into the work.
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I'm not really sure what we're calling it but we're doing it at Pilates on the Coast in our Contrology Lab and it feels great!
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We created Pilates on the Coast in order to have a place where we can explore, navigate and experiment outside the box in order to find different and unique ways to use the amazing equipment brought to us by Joseph Pilates.
Matilda Christensen
Founder, Pilates Teacher Trainer, FM Educator, Contrologist
I opened my first Pilates studio about 20 years ago and have been educating clients and students ever since. I am a certified Pilates Instructor as well as a certified Yamuna Body Rolling and Franklin Method Educator; I have taught numerous Pilates and Functional Movement Workshops; I was a Licensed Studio and Teacher Trainer for The Pilates Center in Boulder CO from 2009 - 2017; in 2018 I created my own Teacher Training Program which I operate from Pilates from the Center. In 2018 I also opened a second studio on the Sunshine Coast, which is called Pilates on the Coast, where I will be teaching for years too come.
I'm am currently studying and working on getting my Associates Certificate in Osteopathy at the London College of Osteopathy & Health Sciences. I will always continue to learn and educate, because that's what I love to do.
Mishelle Brydges
Studio Manager, Pilates Teacher, Teacher Training Advisor, Contrologist
Mishelle is an Advanced Classical Pilates Teacher with over two decades of movement education, training & experience in various methods of Pilates. Coming from a background in dance, Mishelle has also studied developmental movement, body-mind centering as well as body work practices such as cranial sacral therapy and energetic touch.
Intrigued by the human body and their natural ability to heal and strengthen through supportive movement, Mishelle approaches her teaching with an intuitive understanding of the individual's needs. Creating a healthy supportive relationship between the client and the Pilates method.
With plans to continue her education in Osteopathy manual therapy, Mishelle is always curious about finding a deeper connection, with a hands on approach to functional movement education for each person as they individually build the strength needed in their body to feel more free.
