Our Team

It’s all about relationships here - and that’s why we want to make sure you have the very best teachers, who will get to know you personally and to get you results. We are all here to help you.

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    Emma Peters

    Emma is the lively driving force behind EmmaPilates, and is, quite simply, living proof, that it works!
    She has a lifelong love of fitness but has also experienced some of the challenges and injuries of staying fit over time. Today in her fifties, she’s stronger and more agile than ever BECAUSE she’s taught Pilates for 16 years!
    Emma lives in Lewes and owns Station Street STUDIO where Mat Classes take place.

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    Susi Owusu

    A calming and expert teacher of more than 12 years, who will put you in the zone to bring your mind to the present to connect fully into each movement . She will help you reach your goals, and is highly observant and adaptable. Her philosophy is…be the best you – whatever size, shape or fitness level. Her speciality is hip-replacements rehab, but she is very experienced and able to work with everyone..

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    Wendy Whatling

    Wendy’s love of movement began in dance. After 26 years running her own Brighton dance school, she now works as a dance school business consultant. She is also a Body Control Pilates Level 3 mat instructor with specialist training in Pilates for Performance, Dancers, Bone-Health and Menopause. Her teaching is warm, precise and encouraging, with a keen eye for alignment. She is lively and fun and welcoming.

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    Jenny Chapman

    Jenny’s love of Pilates began while working as a fitness instructor and personal trainer, where she saw its value in rehabilitation and injury prevention. This led her to retrain as a Physiotherapist, working in musculoskeletal practice for over 15years. Today she is a full-time Pilates instructor for mat and full studio equipment including reformer. She’s fun, warm and witty!

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    Charis Holsworth

    Charis is a lovely, approachable, knowledgeable teacher who makes you feel like you’re the only person in the room. She has many years experience working at a busy physiotherapist’s, but also teaches dance to teenagers multiple times per week at a large secondary school. She has well over 10 years Pilates mat and reformer teaching experience.

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    Gabby Mersi

    Gabby is a Polestar-trained Pilates instructor with over eight years of teaching experience in New Zealand and the UK. Her background in dance, alongside her own rehabilitation from hip injury, has brought a deep appreciation for intelligent, sustainable movement. She has an amazing eye for good form and encourages clients to build strength, stability, and body awareness while developing confidence to move more easily in their everyday lives.

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