Class Tutors

Louise Trinder

Louise qualified as a Level 3 teacher with Body Control Pilates, Europe’s largest professional Pilates organisation, which uses a method that can work for everyone regardless of fitness level. She is on the Register of Exercise Professionals, adheres to the Code of Practice that govern ethics and teaching standards, holds valid insurance and CPR certification. Louise had been practising Pilates for over 5 years before she decided to become a teacher. She was amazed at the sense of wellbeing it gave her and how just one hour of Pilates at lunchtime would leave her feeling energised and stronger, with a more positive mental attitude. After several years, Louise took the plunge and committed to becoming a Pilates teacher.

Classes: Pilates Classes

Henna Pinches

Henna Pinches is the founder and Pilates instructor at Pinches Pilates. She is a dedicated and enthusiastic classical Pilates instructor with a professional dance background. She was born and raised in Finland where she began her Pilates teacher training. Her love of movement comes through her teaching and she enjoys seeing her clients learning and discovering new ways to move.

One of Henna’s favourite Pilates principles is precision. She believes that quality is always more important than quantity! Her detailed instruction promotes the exact and correct form, leaving no body part unattended.

Henna qualified as a comprehensive Pilates instructor with Peak Pilates, one of the world’s leading Pilates training and equipment providers. Her qualifications extend from classical mat Pilates to studio apparatus. Later on in 2018, Henna qualified as a Pre and Postnatal Pilates instructor from Pilates Foundation. Henna believes in the importance of educating herself, and is always learning new skills as an instructor.

Classes: Pilates Classes, Reformer Pilates
Website: Pinches Pilates

Louise Dare

Like many people, Lou started Pilates to try and solve a back problem. She was impressed with the movement and control that it restored to her body, and the flexibility and posture it gave her, so much so she trained as a teacher!

Louise believes Pilates is for everybody, whether you want to learn to sit more comfortably in your office chair, pick up your kids easier or improve your sports performance.

She has been teaching mat work since 2013, working with a wide range of people at different levels, and has continued to complete many professional development courses including pre & post natal Pilates, Pilates for Bone Health & Reformer.

Classes: Pilates Classes

Andy Hefford

Andy delivers engaging and interactive sessions that are built on the key principles of healthy lifestyle management, covering the fundamentals of a balanced diet, energy balance and effective exercise that is right for the individual.

Andy is a qualified Personal Trainer, Boxercise Instructor and Nutrition Coach with expertise in coaching both individuals and groups, he believes fitness should be lifestyle rather than a chore, and therefore emphasis is placed on getting the most enjoyment from his classes whilst also delivering against your goals.

Whether you are looking for 1-2-1 training or small group classes Andy will ensure that training plans are developed around the person or the group he is working with, his passion is to ensure that everyone, no matter what their ability, gets the most out of their workout and leaves feeling inspired and energised.

Classes: Everyday Fitness, Boxercise, Personal Training, Healthy Weight Management
Treatments: Health & Nutrition Coaching, Nutrition for Intolerances, Nutrition for Healthy Weight Management
Website: www.ftnutritionandwellbeing.co.uk

Zoe Pearson

Zoe has specialised in massage therapy for over 20 years and became fascinated with sound therapy and healing whilst studying Reiki, as it complimented her work ethic of healing the mind, body and soul in ways that don’t just involve ‘hands on’ treatment. After attending sound meditations/gong baths, she felt this was her pathway to continue helping others.

Zoe has completed a ‘Sound Healing with Multiple Instruments’ and ‘Healing with Tuning Fork’ courses through the Sound Healing Academy and is now a certified Sound Healer, offering group sound meditation classes and 1-2-1 treatments at Archway.

Classes: Sound Meditation
Treatments: Sports Massage, Swedish Massage, Reiki

Carol Hay

Carol began her training with Debbie Rosas the co-founder of Nia in Summer 2020 after discovering and attending Nia classes here at Archway House. She is a certified Blue Belt Nia teacher based in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire.

Alongside her background in Graphic art and Print management she also had an ongoing interest in health and healing practices. In 2004 whilst living in Wales she trained and later worked as a Complementary Therapist, practicing distance healing and Reiki, at the same time exploring principles of meditation and Yoga before finding her commitment to Nia.

Through Nia, Carol now enjoys encouraging people to explore, discover and enhance the Joy of movement. Her classes are energising and healing, Nia encourages us to celebrate our uniqueness in a way which is as gentle or as expressive as you choose in an hour of dance.

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Iona Burbidge

Iona began Yoga in her twenties, she studied for four years to train as a teacher and has been taught by some widely acclaimed practitioners in the field, here and from overseas.

Iona continues to study and practise daily what she calls ‘this life-affirming system’ she firmly believes Yoga is key to a sense of well-being, to happiness and to the steadiness we all need to be positive, whatever comes our way in life.

​​​​​​​Classes: Yoga​​​​​​​