Ugly Duckling Movement and Pilates

I've been coming to Angela's studio for almost 3 years now and I've always left feeling better than when I arrived. Both physically and emotionally. She's excellent at understanding body movement and helping you learn what you need to do in order to get stronger/better/ fitter. And her positive and fun energy always puts me in a good mood. Great experience!

Thank you for giving me my mobility again. For over 20 years, I suffered with knee pain. No-one was able to do anything long term to help. Then hips & back were affected too, and mobility and ease of movement dwindled. I had known I would have been able to be pain free, I would have contacted you sooner. A mutual friend of ours told me I needed to see Ang. “Yeah, but she’s in Toronto, I can’t go that far”. Said friend assured me she is fully on-line, and we do our sessions online each in respective living room using my resources. Honestly, from our first session, I noticed a difference in the way I got off the floor and walked. She pin-pointed what I needed to do from the get-go. Now a year later, I gratefully can say I have been pain-free for and I am no longer dependent on medication to ease the pain. If you suffer, see Angela She is fully worth it!

Angela is a natural. She has an almost instinctive approach to Pilates. Her ability to observe her students movements and tailor the exercises for each individual is second to none. She is always improving her knowledge with continuing study and quickly passes that on to her classes. Whether it is a private session or a group class, she has something for everyone.

Angela's passion for Pilates is very inspired by the healing and balance it brings to people. I've found her communication, methods, and instruction are meaningful because of the way she explains what to do. I suspect this is because her discovery of Pilates paralleled the healing of her own body. Angela has helped me to find and re-find my physical balance and work through some very troublesome aspects with regard to my gait and a wandering center of gravity. The human body has amazing adaptability and her help with my re-calibrations has been extremely valuable. I recommend Angela and her studio for absolutely everything to do with Pilates and recovery from injury.

Angela is a life changer! I've had chronic neck and upper back pain for years from poor posture that impacted my ulnar nerve and sent pain/tingling radiating down into my hands making it hard for me to type and use a mouse at work. I also had lower back pain, an imbalance in my gait when I walked, and significant pelvic floor problems after child birth. Over the years I have seen everyone you can imagine: chiropodists for orthopedic inserts, nerve specialists, sports doctors, 4+ physios (including a pelvic floor specialist), and an osteopath and NO ONE has made as made even half of the impact as Angela. She has helped me strengthen the muscles in my pelvic floor and massively improve the issues I was having there, resolving most of my lower back pain and gait problems at the same time. From there she has helped me build back up the strength in my abdominals and back allowing me to actually sit upright again and support the weight of my head effortlessly, instead of with constant tension, aches, and knotted muscles I was used to. She has changed the way I walked, the way I run, the way I pick up my children, all for the better. She is a true marvel. Yes, she is an insanely good pilates teacher who can guide you to perfect form in her gentle, friendly, and super informative style (she has incredible muscular anatomy knowledge), but more than that she is an outstanding healer/restorer of bodies and abused by the modern world (i.e. too much sitting/slouching, lifting). As I said, she has honestly changed my life, check her out and she can change the way you move, sit, lift, and, stand for the better too!

The first time I went to see Angela was before my injury was diagnosed and medication was prescribed. She gave me 24 hours pain free before I was on meds! I now see her for sessions online and it is amazingly effective!

Skilled and patient. I especially like the entire body assessment as opposed to the general approach of focusing on one specific issue or body part. Love the cats too!!!