Get Stronger and Stay Strong with Pilates.
One day you realise you need a new approach to progress your sport or training , Pilates can help with that. Or you get injured, unwell, need surgery, or, maybe realise that your body doesn’t quite move in the way that it used to. It’s harder to bend, twist, jump and recover., your posture is less than perfect. Dare we say it… you start to feel a little “old”. But you love fitness, and you definitely want to remain healthy and strong. Or you are just not a Gym person and Yoga isn't working for you either.
Look to Turning Tide Pilates Studio
Hi, I’m Sue Nash. I’m a comprehensively trained, Master Pilates Teacher with over 20 years teaching experience. I have my own daily Pilates Practice and I'm the founder and owner of Turning Tide Pilates.
I am dedicated to coaching people to achieve their life and fitness goals through Pilates. I know what it is like to recover from injury and work to keep your body fit and healthy in your 30's, 40s, 50's and well beyond. Outside of Pilates I love dance and music, my animals and being out, on or in the water.
Let us share our Pilates expertise. It will make you fitter, stronger, more flexible and pain free.
Sue's Pilates Story
I have always loved music and dance. I was lucky enough to build a great career as a professional choreographer and movement director working in theatre and opera in the UK. and internationally. I am fascinated by movement, the power and possibilities of the body and how it responds to our demands.
When I was 38, I started to feel a little “old” in my contemporary dance practice. So, I hunted out a different approach to exercise. On top of my kayaking, walking, swimming and martial arts, of course!
After trying all there was on offer at my local gym, and some serious Yoga practice, I rediscovered Pilates (having first studied Pilates as a dancer in training way back in 1995). When I first walked into my teacher's Pilates Studio in the early 2000's and saw the Reformers and other Pilates apparatus at work, I knew I was home. My calling was to teach Pilates.
And the rest is history.
I immersed myself in the study of Pilates, doing an 18 month apprenticeship in all the Pilates studio equipment with my first teacher. I trained under teachers that worked with Joe Pilates himself whenever I got the chance.. Even though I am now 20 plus years into my Pilates journey, I am still driven to learn more. I have 3 formal trainings in contemporary and classical Pilates, around 2000 training hours, the most recent with the fabulous Lesley Logan in the US.
The best part is that I am still excited teaching and studying Pilates. I support other people to transform their lives too. I love that I can attune Pilates to your individual goals and empower you to create a life of physical vigour, strength, health and vitality.
I also love that I am backed by a team of amazing teachers that are also passionate and educated about Pilates.
Why Turning Tide?
The name Turning Tide looks to the power of the Tide - the sense of constant renewal and the possibility of change that it symbolises. Just like the waves, movement is an undeniable force for health, energy, strength, flexibility and change, in body and mind.
Turning Tide Pilates Studio is a place to inspire transformational movement, invest in your self-care, move strongly towards your life goals and actively prioritise your health.
Come and join us !
What our clients have to say
I am so much stronger and more flexible
"Sue has been mine and my husband’s Pilates instructor for two years. Sue has basically helped me strengthen my spine and surrounding muscles from the tailbone up in a way that has made it safe and injury free for me (I had a back injury when I was in my teens). I have never stuck at one type of exercise for so long and so consistently. Sue is caring and honours the integrity of quality Pilates instruction. I am so much stronger and more flexible. Thank you Sue for bringing your studio to West Auckland."
Tracey & Mick S
I am now pain free
"I am 48 and reasonably fit and strong but after being hospitalised for a chronic back spasm I was desperate and my partner recommended Turning Tide Pilates. Honestly I was sceptical but with Sue's care and expertise I am now pain free. Classes are small so you get almost one to one attention. Initially Sue tailored a programme to suit my limitations and then step by step extended my classes and I am now experiencing significantly improved strength and flexibility. I recommend Pilates and in particular Sue and Andrea at Turning Tide to anyone who wants a personalised programme to suit their specific needs and goals."
Richard W
Personalised Programme
"I really love going to Turning Tide Pilates with Sue and Andrea at the helm. They are both excellent Pilates instructors. Both are highly experienced, but warm and relaxed in their method. I love how each student has a personalised programme to relieve, strengthen and rebuild our individual body challenges. There's nowhere else like it!"
Vicki D
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All clients take this Intro class before joining our group classes or continuing as a private client
