Melanie
Melanie founded Sanctuary on Peninsula Pilates in 2015 after seeing a need for quality Pilates on the Mornington Peninsula that wasn’t in a gym or clinical setting. It was also Melanie’s mission to create a studio that attracts the very best Pilates teachers that hold the highest Pilates education available in Australia and to provide them a supportive work environment that continues their growth and development as teachers.
Melanie started her own Pilates journey in 1999 while completing her BA Dance at the Victorian College of the Arts. Her love of all things movement based especially with attention to detail and technique had her soon training to become a Pilates teacher. Fortunate enough to do her training in an environment that was an apprenticeship style way of learning she was surrounded by experienced teachers and physiotherapists who helped shape the teacher she is today.
With now over 20 years of Pilates teaching behind her she enjoys her time in the studio where she gets to help people improve their pain levels and give them back the confidence to move freely. She is passionate about educating clients on how to look after their bodies for the long term.
Her experience includes working with clients who have been referred from allied medical practitioner’s, along with clients needing to improve functional movements for specific sports.
Belinda
When Belinda was first introduced to Pilates she was impressed with the benefits to strength, posture, flexibility and balance and was amazed (and grateful) at the reduction in and pain and injury. After leaving behind her career in media and communications, she decided to pursue her passion and become a Pilates instructor. She is now an APMA level 2 qualified instructor, with over 8 years experience working alongside Physiotherapists, Myotherapists and Chiropractors.
She loves the dynamic nature of Pilates and is passionate about helping clients reach their potential and live pain free. Over the years of working with a variety of clients, Belinda received so much feedback about how much Pilates had helped her golf clientele. Belinda decided to start playing and specialise her Pilates in golf. She now works within the Mornington Peninsula and Sandbelt areas teaching her specialised Pilates for Golfers in some of the country’s best golf clubs when not at Sanctuary.
Lisa
After completing her education in Remedial Massage, Lisa fell into the world of pilates after a friend introduced her to the wonderful ways of strength, control and above all else, awareness of self.
16 years later and she is still teaching, along side treating, as a Remedial and myofascial release therapist. She loves both occupations as much as the other, finding they often go hand in hand, allowing her to integrate her knowledge of the 2 when needed.
She enjoys working with people of all levels, teaching them how beneficial and easy Pilates can be integrated into daily life.
A real stickler for detail, Lisa believes there is a lot to be said for listening to and learning from your body by building the foundations and learning how to improve with confidence, awareness and fun.
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