Barbara Gibson Yoga&Pilates

I brought Pilates over to N.Ireland when I returned from living many years in London (’97) and worked with Alan Herdman, running his Pilates Studios. I had always studied yoga and did my yoga teacher training with Marie Quail (YTTC @98).

Since then I have studied with many International teachers and have brought Godfrey Devereux, Donna Farhi, Diane Long and Sophy Hoare over to Belfast.

I have studied at the Yasodhara Ashram in Canada following Swami Sivananda Radha and her teachings.

My main teachers are Diane Long and Sophy Hoare and they were both long time students of Vanda Scaravelli, author of ’Awakening the Spine’.

My way of working has been inspired for many years by Vanda Scaravelli, even before I met Diane! For me it is all about the Spine and the Feet and Hands and working with your body to find the pose/asana not imposing the asana on the body but allowing it to unfold and open to reveal it and I find this brings freedom to both the body, the mind and the spirit.