Our Team
Lucy Tomlinson
Creator of Welcome Pilates & Pilates teacher
Qualifications: Level 3 Body Control® Pilates Mat, Level 3 Pre and Postnatal Pilates, Reformer Advanced
I discovered Pilates at University when I was going through a period of particularly poor mental health, it gave me a place to escape whilst studying for my degree. Pilates taught me to be gentle on myself, the exercises were never punishing, rather my teacher encouraged us to listen to our bodies and choose the options that felt good for us in that moment, on that particular day.
I created Welcome Pilates to help people connect back to themselves, to feel more confident in their bodies and more energised in their minds. Pilates helps people to gain strength, improve flexibility, mobility and stability, have more body awareness and prevent injury.
Pilates is gentle on your mind and body, you can take it at your own pace, move slowly but feel and breathe deeply. It makes you feel strong and capable and reminds you of just how resilient you truly are.
What can people expect from your classes?
My classes are focussed on the Pilates principles of alignment, breathing and centering (recruiting your core muscles), as well as encouraging people to listen to their bodies and work with how they feel on the day. I strongly believe that everyone can benefit in some way from Pilates and always encourage my clients to believe in themselves in order to reach their full potential. In my classes you can expect a mix of challenge and relaxation so that you leave walking taller, feeling stronger and more alive.
Can you tell us a little more about you or what you like to do in your spare time?
I am constantly inspired by nature: the changing seasons, the evolving colours of a sunrise and the great expanse of the sea. I love to travel and explore new places and am happiest when submerged in water, can feel the sun on my face or am stroking a purring cat.
“I’ve been practising Pilates for over 10 years and teaching for six of those and I am still learning every single day. It’s humbling for me, you can’t ‘complete’ Pilates, it’s a constant growing experience which has taught me so much more than just a list of exercises.” - Lucy
Sarah Hunter
Pilates Teacher
Qualifications: Level 3 Body Control® Pilates Mat
Sarah is an ex-professional dancer with a dance career spanning over 10 years. Towards the end of her dancing career, she began to see how important it is to look after our bodies, and this is when she fell in love with the benefits of Pilates.
What can people expect from your classes?
I know the importance of creating a mobile yet strong body, whilst trying to achieve the same with the mind. My classes will work your whole body and you will leave feeling stronger, taller and perhaps, most importantly, calmer!
Louise Jinks
Pilates Teacher
Qualifications: Level 3 Body Control® Pilates Mat
I discovered Pilates some years ago after injuring my back. Feeling concerned at the lack of information on preventing further back injury I sought the advice of a local chiropractor. She recommended that I start Pilates. It is safe to say that I haven't looked back since! I joined a healthy backs class and once I had found my confidence and strength I moved on to the intermediate classes. I enjoyed classes so much that I began training to be a Pilates teacher. I trained with Body Control Pilates and I am currently qualified in Mat work Level 3. I shall be continuing to grow as a Pilates teacher by carrying out further training to build on my current expertise.
What can people expect from your classes?
Having a background as a primary school teacher has given me an awareness and understanding of how very different people can be and that a lesson needs to be adapted to accommodate everyone. This inclusive approach has translated well into teaching Pilates classes as exercises can be adapted to make them accessible to all. Everyone will get to have fun strengthen and mobilise their own bodies at a pace and level of challenge which suits them best.
Can you tell us a little more about you or what you like to do in your spare time?
In my spare time you may see me out and about either strolling through one of many parks or green spaces in London, in a bookshop trying to be disciplined enough to not buy nearly every book I see, or socialising with friends.
Lisa Baudry
Pilates Teacher
Qualifications: Balanced Body Pilates Mat, Diploma in Clinical Pilates
Lisa, originally from Scotland, has recently joined us from Australia where her husband was posted for four years. Lisa is a Balanced Body Instructor qualified in Mat and Reformer. Balanced Body are one of the most established & recognised Pilates companies retaining close links with many of Joseph Pilates original principles and teachings. Lisa has also recently completed a Diploma in Clinical Pilates which has emphasis on special populations such as pre/postnatal, injury and other specific conditions.
What can people expect from your classes?
Lisa has been teaching Pilates for 10 years in many countries as well as online via Zoom Her passion is matwork with a few props! She has a small home studio with two reformers and lives with her husband Frederic, dog Kenzie and Paws the cat.