brigid mccarthy pilates studio
I trained at London Contemporary Dance School and, with the opening of
Scotland's first Pilates Studio in 1990, worked through an apprenticeship in
Pilates with Jane Paris, before setting up my own studio in 1998. Over the
years, my study of the Pilates Method has grown and developed. While continuing
my studies of Pilates, my exploration of movement has led me to study The
GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® which I have taught to Pre-Trainer level and
Scaravelli inspired Yoga. I have also studied Cranio-Sacral Therapy with the
Upledger Institute, have completed Levels 1 & 2 with the Bach Centre and
completed a Diploma in Herbology at the Royal Botanics in Edinburgh in 2010. I
set up a Teacher Training programme in 1998. This programme has developed over
the years and now encompasses a comprehensive Matwork Programme, Equipment
Training and a Post Graduate Workshop Programme. The entire training includes
the pre-requisite amount of necessary anatomy and all the obvious repertoire
information but maintains a large element of all my original training: that is,
it favours practical experience, invention and a healthy attitude to enquiry!