Monica Makmud
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Monica Makmud
Studio Manager/Pilates & Barre Teacher
Monica is a STOTT Pilates fully certified instructor. She is certified to teach in mat and all equipment, including reformer, stability chair, cadillac, ladder barrel, spine corrector and arc barrel. Monica has a degree in psychology. She has had a fulfilling career as a psychologist and works in companies to handle human resources. After moving to Australia and becoming a full time mum, she became inactive. What comes after is years of sedentary living, multiple body pains, problems and injuries. She then started doing various exercises to help her feel better, from yoga, barre, aerobics, kickboxing and running.But she then truly fell in love with pilates because she found deeper understanding about her body, and she decided to become a teacher.
She started her teacher training in functional anatomy. That course impacted her greatly personally and she decided to go deeper doing training in Mat Pilates, Reformer, and Barre. She found passion in the anatomy of movement and found happiness in helping people with injuries to manage their condition and live a pain-free life. Monica’s classes focus on empathy and understanding your bodies, what are its weaknesses and how to work around it, and at the same time also knowing your strengths and keep progressing to be the best you can be. In her free time she loves walking, and spending time with her family. Her motto in life is ‘Keep Moving Forward’. Monica’s qualifications:
- STOTT Pilates full equipment certification
- Total barre Additional courses and workshops
Functional Anatomy, Injuries and Special Populations, Piloxing, Boxilates, Reformer Jumpboard, Prenatal mat work with Stability ball and flex band, Pilates Pregnancy and postnatal course – Taube Pilates, Prenatal
Pilates using stability chair and cadillac, HALO training