The Team
The Team
Nikki Hey
Nikki Hey is a STOTT trained Pilates instructor from Johannesburg. She’s been teaching Pilates for many years. When she lived in South Africa, her main focus was teaching private sessions from her home studio. Since moving to the UK in early 2016, she’s started teaching a large number of group classes including 2 for Jessica Pilates in Frimley on a Monday morning.
Nikki comes from a very active and sporting family background. Her parents were sports people and her eldest sister a professional ballet dancer. Nikki did everything from gymnastics to cricket but had a true passion for running/sprinting. Unfortunately, this resulted in a recurring knee injury, which is what led her to Pilates. Nikki was amazed at how beneficial she found Pilates to be, not only for her knee but also her entire body!
Nikki has a true passion for helping people out of pain. She’s a lively and vibrant character who makes her classes both challenging and fun. With a lot of experience in 1:1 work, she has a keen eye for detail and is very hands on, ensuring that all the clients in her class are performing the exercises correctly. Nikki’s witty humour certainly adds to her abdominal workouts!
Jane Hoggins
A little about me – I graduated from Roehampton University in 2013 with a BA (Hons) in Dance. I travelled around the Canary and Balearic islands with TUI Magic Life as a dancer and returned back to the UK in my late 20’s where I trained as a Pilates and yoga teacher. I have since worked alongside physiotherapists, Pilates studios, gyms, and worked with 1-2-1 clients and private group/corporate classes.
Through my journey as a dancer, and more recently through motherhood with my 2 little boys, nothing has supported my body better than Pilates has. I am therefore very passionate in supporting people to feel their best, strongest, and most efficient selves through the practice of Pilates.
Iryna Doubell
I have been teaching Pilates since 2015 and am fully certified in STOTT Pilates. Over the years, I have completed a variety of workshops and ongoing education to keep my knowledge fresh, including the Injuries and Special Populations course, which allows me to support clients with special needs. I am passionate about making a meaningful difference in people’s lives through movement. Whether online or in person, I create a supportive, attentive space where clients build confidence, body awareness, and a deeper connection to how they move.
I love adding variety to each class, challenging the body in new ways to keep the neuromuscular system engaged and growing stronger. My goal is to empower every client to discover their own strength, move with confidence, and carry that sense of lightness and presence into every aspect of their daily life. I stay committed to continuous learning, believing that my personal practice fuels my ability to guide others.
Jen Holtzhausen
Jen, also from South Africa, has always led a very active lifestyle and was involved in swimming and hockey at school. She began attending Pilates classes at the age of 16, and has had a passion for this method of body conditioning ever since.
Before she moved to the UK, Jen was a swimming instructor for young children. When she moved to the UK she decided to further pursue her love of Pilates and so completed her diploma in Human Anatomy and Physiology. She subsequently qualified as a matwork based Pilates instructor with Future Fit and has been teaching for Jessica Pilates ever since.
Jen is a bubbly young lady with lots of energy. Her love for Pilates is evident in her teaching, which encourages her clients to work hard whilst having fun. Jen’s keen thirst for knowledge means she’s always undergoing continued professional development to improve her teaching, as well as her ability to help her client’s achieve their goals in health and fitness.
Sylvia
Sylvia is a BASI Mat certified Pilates Instructor, and another South African to join the team!
Sylvia says “Growing up as an active person I have always valued physical strength and agility. I started doing Pilates after my second daughter was born in 2011 to restore my body in preparation for marathon running. Pilates has since become my passion and joy to teach and instruct. The versatility in the exercises and the deep focused knowledge of your body that is developed enables an individual to feel more confident and stronger overall. Getting in shape shouldn’t be a punishment. It’s an amazing and empowering lifestyle decision that anyone can make. I believe in finding the pleasurable side of fitness; and while there may be an aching muscle or two along the way, the benefits to your body are worth the challenge. I have developed my classes by working with a variety of people, and constantly adapting my program to the needs of new clients. I try to cue and instruct classes articulating the objectives and muscle focus in each exercise. I thoroughly enjoy hearing about client’s positive feedback and respectfully take on board recommendations to help clients get the most from their Pilates experience.”
Paula
Hi, my name is Paula and I’m a mum of 3 teenage children and my little dog Eddie.
I started my career working in the corporate IT sector before working for the NHS. As the children got older I found myself increasingly frustrated with life behind a desk and decided it was time to make a change. With that in mind, I left my job to re-evaluate where I wanted to be and the rest as they say….
So here I am several years later having totally retrained as a Personal Trainer and Pilates Instructor. I get to spend my days (mostly) outside working out with others or in the Pilates Studio helping people to move their bodies with awareness and control, whilst building confidence and strength. I thrive on inspiring and motivating people to reach their goals and dreams. What more could you ask for in a day’s work.
A little bit about me, being outside is what I love best and where I am at my happiest. If I’m not out walking with my dog, you’ll find me running around some of the gorgeous trails we have around us getting filthy in muddy puddles and more.
Anneliese
Hello! My name is Anneliese. My love Pilates started when I used to attend a local Pilates class back in 2015. I found the benefits invaluable. I come from a corporate background originally and found I was always a little agitated sitting at a desk all day.
As an active gym goer and qualified Personal Trainer, I decided to take the leap and train as a Pilates instructor. In 2017 I trained with Drummond Education and qualified as a Mat Pilates Instructor. I am a huge advocate of movement and being mindful and present. My classes are calming yet encouraging, I always want attendees to come away feeling they have worked out but feeling lighter.
In 2020 I decided to move away from the corporate world and have been lucky enough to freelance for local businesses and train privately. Clients have varied in ages and abilities. I have taught in class environments as well as one to one and small groups.
I love spending time with my family, jogging and getting creative with my daughter.
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