THERAPISTS

Jane Henderson

I have been involved in the health and fitness industry for 12 years practising as a Massage Therapist, Personal Trainer and Pilates Instructor.

After gaining a BSC (Hons) in Sports and Exercise Science, I then went on to study Sports and Remedial Massage. I have always had a great interest and passion for the therapy aspect and wanted to have a much more practical application within health and fitness.

During my travels around the world, I studied Thai massage and worked as a Personal Trainer. When returning back to the UK, I became qualified in seated chair massage otherwise known as Anma, a Japanese style massage. Anma focuses on pressure points and is ideal for companies as a part of stress management and also works well in the home.

Five years ago I undertook a Pregnancy Massage Diploma. The course was very in-depth and I learnt to work with women during their pregnancy and in the post-natal period. As well as massage, I am qualified to train and give advice on staying fit to expectant Mums.

Stretching and posture I believe are key components and qualifying as a Pilates Instructor enables me to incorporate these into my work. I think it is important to have a holistic and balanced approach when treating clients and I can help you work towards having a healthier lifestyle through massage, pilates and fitness.

After spending a lot of time doing various types of pilates and yoga classes (including tenpilates) and cardio and weights with a personal trainer, I got pregnant. Although I continued to exercise into my eighth month of pregnancy, the reality after the baby was born meant that I did not have time for anything till he was three months old! The first exercise I did was pilates with Jane and prior to starting I wasn't sure how much of a 'workout' I would get in a mat-based pilates class with three other women who had just given birth! But Jane was fabulous and her classes have been a brilliant reintroduction into exercise and have helped tremendously with my post-partum aches and pains. I look forward to Thursday evenings now as I know I will come out of her class feeling good and also that I will get a good night's sleep (if the baby allows it)!

Thank you Jane!!

Meera Vedi, Lawyer, Started training Feb 2011

Natasha Back

Natasha is a qualified sports & remedial masseuse graduate from the London College of Massage (LCM). Natasha has provided sports massage at various sporting events including the London Marathon and local triathlon events. She regularly sees clients returning which is a sure sign of satisfaction.. She is both experienced and able at treating women in the pre and postnatal stages of pregnancy.

Joanna Penaranda

Joanna is a holistic massage practitioner and trained with the Quantum Metta School. She has specialised in pregnancy massage and shiatsu techniques after training with the birth educator Suzanne Yates. She is also a Certified Infant Massage Instructor through the International Association of Infant Massage and teaches new parents and caregivers how to massage their small babies in small groups or on an individual basis. She loves building relationships with pregnant women and is currently training to be a midwife.

Simon Lindsay

Simon trained at the Rambert School in Professional Ballet and Contemporary Dance. He is a Body Control pilates qualified Mat work teacher and holds level 3 in The Register of Exercise Professionals.