OUR TEAM
PILATES360 TEAM
Sharon Freedman
Studio Director
Sharon discovered Pilates whilst she was a Personal Trainer in her early 40's.
"I attended pilates classes for quite a few years and loved it. I felt it was functional & healing at the same time. I was challenged but not left exhausted. I also knew I could do this for a long time and continue to improve and enjoy the journey".
She went on to study Pilates teaching with Studio Pilates and then went to repeat her training with STOTT PILATES. She has a deep understanding of the method and especially loves the rehabilitation side.
Sharon has completed many other courses and workshops to help people discover their true potential and ability. She also loves helping people exercise a little outside their comfort zone.
"Pilates and Yoga are my exercises, I love them because of their continual challenge and practise. They improve my physical and mental wellbeing. I will be doing them both for a long time to come.
Pilates is not a fad. It is here to stay, as more and more people find out about pilates, they become pilates addicts like myself."
Sharon is an accredited Pilates teacher with certificates in Reformer, Mat, Wundachair, Barre Attack & BOXILATES (Boxing with pilates).
Sharon has also completed InYoga teacher training. She loves yoga for its ability to calm and strengthen the mind. Yoga is challenging whilst nurturing. I think yoga should be included in everyone's wellness routine.
She is the owner and Studio Director of Pilates360.
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 matwork with Stability ball and flex band, Pilates Pregnancy and postnatal course – Taube Pilates, Prenatal
Pilates using stability chair and cadillac, HALO training,
Charlotte Twitchell
Pilates & Barre Teacher
Charlotte is trained in STOTT Pilates methodology as a Mat and Reformer Pilates instructor. She also has a B.S. in Kinesiology and is a certified massage therapist.
Charlotte grew up with Pilates alongside her Ballet training as a very young child of 11 years. She felt very comfortable with the repertoire before ever deciding to officially go in to teach it, and was offered the
opportunity in University to add the certification onto her degree in movement.
She has been teaching movement since 16 years of age, as most dancers do in their training. The long and extensive timeline has
helped her feel at home in a teaching role.
As a teacher, Charlotte’s teaching style is influenced both by her dance training and her deep passion for knowing the body’s mechanics and structures. It is a mix of deeply meditative, somewhat imagery based, and deeply anatomical. She loves to help people become intimately familiar with the muscles they are using, why and when they need to be used, how to relax them, and most importantly how not to judge and to fully enjoy their movement.
For her, the experience she wants when taking the class is the experience she’d like to provide. She strives for a fun, soothing and engaging atmosphere where hard work will seem easier and enjoyable.
Charlotte has a lot of hobbies, as she often gets quickly bored of one thing and needs to pick up another. She has always been quite talented with sketching, painting, and clay work, so those are often her go-tos for
entertainment. She also knits, sew, and crochet, though it wasn’t necessarily her favorite. Her newest hobby, Roller Skating, is her newest favorite, as it combines movement, dance, and a third new challenge, rolling around gracefully. She loves cooking, but doesn't consider essential household chores as hobbies, and she is a
professional dancer as well, which is her passion in life.
“My favorite quote is something my mother used to say, though I’m not sure she coined it - Say what you mean, and mean what you say, but don’t say it mean- it’s more important to me now more than ever. I truly
think kindness and compassion is more important than any other human trait because it cascades into other
positive qualities.
Charlotte’s qualifications:
STOTT Matwork (2015)
STOTT Reformer Training (2019)
Certified Massage Therapist (2018)
B.S. in Kinesiology (2015)
Other courses and workshops:
Pre/post natal Workshop, Pilates for Dancers workshop.
Charlotte is currently training to be a physiotherapist.
Yui Goto
Pilates & Yoga Teacher
Yui is an experienced and qualified Pilates, Yoga and Barre teacher. She attained her initial certification from the Byron Yoga Centre, with further training in Mat and Reformer Pilates completed with Studio Pilates and Breathe Education. She has also completed her Barre training with Barre Attack.
As part of her own journey into motherhood she qualified in pre and post-natal Pilates under the direction of Carolyne Anthony at the Centre For Women’s Fitness. With her personal interest and knowledge in pre and
post-natal pilates you can have confidence in her ability to support you through these critical life stages.
Yui always makes sure everyone in her class does not stay in their comfort zone, but rather try to push their limits and become the best they could be. She understood that as we get older we forget how exciting it is to try something that challenges us, and she wishes for everyone to feel that excitement again. Her bright disposition and enthusiasm for the power of movement will bring joy to your next session and you a step closer
to your goals.
Yui loves crochet and she made beautiful amigurumi (crocheted dolls) and cross stitch. She also loves cooking and baking, and just recently started ocean swimming without a wetsuit! She is truly multi-talented.
Yui’s qualifications
● Mat Pilates Studio Pilates
● Certificate IV in Pilates Breathe education
● Yoga 200 hours Byron Yoga Centre
● Certificate III in Fitness
● Certificate IV in Fitness
Additional courses and workshops:
Rainbow kids yoga , Meditation Facilitator certification , Pre/Postnatal pilates specialist program ( Pelvic floor health/ Diastasis recti recovery), The Shoulder girdle and knee Reformer programming for Stability and
function
Mel Allen
Pilates Teacher
Laura Lo Bianco
Member Advisor/ Pilates & Barre Teacher
Laura is a certified STOTT Pilates instructor in Mat and Reformer. She is originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is a highly trained dancer with a degree in Choreography Composition who discovered her passion for Pilates in the search of achieving more core strength and better posture and flexibility.
It was back in 2005 when she started training in Pilates and since then it has become her passion. Laura started teaching in 2007 in Buenos Aires and since 2009 she’s been based in Sydney teaching Pilates full time. And since 2010 she has been training in the internationally recognized STOTT PILATES method.
Laura’s passion for movement shows in each one of her classes. Her goal as a teacher is to bring out the best of each person and encourage them to achieve their full potential. She believes in making Pilates classes a fun, inspiring and challenging experience.
Laura’s qualifications
● Degree in Dance Performance and Choreography at U.N.A. (Universidad Nacional de Artes), Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
• Instituto Kinetonics - Pilates Reformer essential level.
• Cuerpo Conciente - Pilates Reformer/Mat intermediate and advanced.
● STOTT PILATES Reformer + Mat certification
● STOTT PILATES Cadillac, Chair and Barrels course
Additional courses and workshops:
STOTT PILATES Injuries and Special Populations course, STOTT Pilates advanced mat, Cardiolates, Franklin Method workshops The Mighty Psoas– Poise, Posture, Presence – From Periphery to Core, Thorax Dynamics, Animal Flow , Hipopressive Fitness, Xtend Barre
Ana Markovic
Pilates Teacher
Ana was born in Europe but grew up on Sydney’s northern beaches. She is a Polestar certified mat and reformer instructor who enjoys working with people and helping people become more mobile and strong.
After years of working in the office behind a desk she decided to change her career in order to have a more balanced and healthier lifestyle.
This led her to discovering Pilates and Polestar Education is where she studied and honed her skills to become an instructor.
Barbara Bachelder
Pilates & Barre Teacher
Barre Teacher and Personal Trainer.
Julie Flowers
Pilates Teacher
Julie first discovered Pilates in an effort to regain her fitness after the birth of her child.
While practising Pilates, she found her posture, muscle strength, core control and body awareness improved way beyond any expectation. Julie has been actively involved in fitness since the late 80’s.
In 1993, she competed in the United States of America’s National Tae Kwon Do Championship Tournament and placed second in the Women’s division. Julie went on to earn her Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do in 1994. It was this early introduction to fitness training and her passion for Pilates that inspired Julie to pursue her education and become a Pilates Instructor.
Having practiced law in Australia and the United States since 1994, Julie was not a novice to hard work and lots of studying. With a desire to change careers, while still focusing on helping others, Julie turned towards a career as a Pilates Instructor.
The decision to seek more knowledge led Julie to study Anatomy and Physiology at Nature Care College, gaining a high distinction in the subject. At the same time, she completed her course work through Polestar International to become a Pilates Instructor for mat and reformer classes, as well as, studio work. Julie has a strong commitment to continue gathering knowledge and experience in the Pilates field. To bring this knowledge into the class for each individual and to ultimately enhance their physical and mental balance is Julie’s experiences as a mother, elite sportsperson and lawyer culminate in her ability to understand and teach each student at the level they need to reach their goal.
Mavis Low
Pilates Teacher
Mavis is a professional and experienced instructor qualified in Mat Pilates, Reformer Pilates, Yogafit and freestyle group exercise classes.
She has a passion and motivation for teaching and practicing Pilates, yoga, circuit training, hi/lo aerobics, boxing fitness, stretch and participating in many group exercise classes.
She completed her Certificate lll in Group Fitness Training in 2007. Her love of Pilates commenced in 1988, when she attended her first class, so naturally that was the first training module she undertook. Then in 1993, her love of yoga journey started when she traveled overseas. She has been practicing Pilates and yoga as part of her daily fitness program ever since.
Her key strengths and skills are:
- A passionate and inspiring instructor
- Maximising the fitness goals of clients with diverse abilities
- Energetic, positive, calm and open attitude
- Speaking Cantonese and Mandarin fluently
Mavis's qualifications:
Certificate lll Fitness For Older Adults,
Positive Practise For Pelvic Floor,
Matwork, Advanced Matwork,
Reformer, Reformer Progressions & Advanced Reformer, Cadillac, Wunda Chair
Swiss Ball, Circle & Band, Small Pilates Ball,
Foam Roller Pilates, Pilates For Pregnancy,
Pilates For Back Pain, Anatomy, Platinum Instructing Course, Quarterly Enhanced Instructing Course, Yogafit 200hrs+ :-
Anatomy Alignment 1 & 2, Levels 1 - 5,
Prenatal, Older Adults, Sweat, Kids,Yoga Trinity:- Core Yoga, Skill Sessions:- Post Natal, Yoga for kids & teens, What clients tell you they eat vs What they actually do
Toonie McDougall
Yoga Teacher
Toonie has been practicing yoga since 2010.
She loves practicing Ashtanga yoga, Hatha, Vinyasa, Restorative and Yin yoga.
Her teaching style is fun, energic and always bring calmness & peaceful moment to students.
Toonie also teaches kids and family yoga
Vee Gintel
Pilates Teacher
Venetia (Vee) completed her Pilates training with Pilates ITC in Sydney.
She was previously a client of Pilates360 and became so passionate about her own pilates practice that she decided to train as an Instructor to be able to share her passion and knowledge with others.
Vee hopes to one day manage and possibly own her own pilates studio. She is also an accomplished artist and continues to practice and refine her drawing in her spare time.
Margret Olbrich
Pilates Teacher
Margret did her mat and reformer pilates training through Polestar Pilates.
Before becoming a pilates teacher, Margret worked in the hospitality industry. She has an Advanced Diploma of business management – Australia and an Advanced Diploma of hospitality – Germany. Margret is also an award winning sommelier with an "Australian wine list of the year” award.
She started Personal Training when she was 26 to fix some back pain she had from work. Her first personal trainer was a professional powerlifter so she did strength along the way and felt no more back pain. Her focus from exercise was weight gain through muscle growth and losing body fat along the way.
In 2019, with a friend, she tried pilates at Pilates360. Margret fell in love with Pilates straight away and by the end of 2019, she began her teacher training journey at Polestar Pilates.
Margret’s goal when she teaches a class is for her clients to leave feeling physically and mentally ready to tackle any obstacle. She believes a strong body comes with a strong mind and vice versa. Join her class and experience a full body workout with a lot of focus on mind body connection.
Margret describes herself as a dedicated and caring person. A positive attitude is important for her, especially when things are not going according to plan. She is a big believer of the saying: You are the master of your own destiny”, and “Fall down, stand up, straighten your crown & carry on”.
Margret’s qualifications:
● POLESTAR PILATES – mat certification
● POLESTAR PILATES - Reformer certification
Additional courses and workshops:
POLESTAR Pregnancy programing workshop
Jamie Li
Pilates Teacher
● Pilates teacher certification from Elixr Pilates
Pilates and pregnancy, Reformer Jumpboard Workshop, Functional Pilates Programming
I had never even considered pilates before I took advantage of the trial pack and now I love it. The Pilates360 staff are all knowledgeable, professional and friendly. They manage to structure classes so that everyone from beginner to expert has a great workout
Don
Just back from another fabulous class at Pilates360. The wonderful staff make this place really special.
Audrey
Pilates360 has something for everyone. The teachers inspire confidence and have diverse styles so each brings something different to their classes. The reformer classes vary from beginner classes to more athletic workouts, and teachers tailor workouts to levels of experience and individual needs (including a chronic knee problem in my case). And with the barre and stretch classes, the studio provides an effective all-round workout. Importantly, all the classes are engaging and enjoyable; an hour goes by very quickly. And all of this takes place in a warm and welcoming environment. Everyone can benefit from Pilates, and Pilates360 is the ideal place for it.
Dan
I am enjoying my Pilates so much and have noticed a significant difference already in reduced aches and pains, flexibility and building strength. The teachers are so wonderful and helpful and I have also never been to a studio so clean!! I am so happy to have joined Pilates360!! You have such a fab team!! Thank you!
Hayley
I began my trial at Pilates360 with the honest intention of just doing a few classes and nothing more. That was a month ago - Pilates360 is absolutely addictive. Sharon, Cindy, Phoebe - all the staff have been absolutely magnificent. I always feel so fresh and awake after a class and whilst there are plenty of times I've struggled (those damn circuit classes) I keep coming back for more. I am the perfect example of someone who will find every excuse in the book to not go to the gym or workout - until now. Pilates360 is a fabulous alternative for someone who wants to be pushed, find muscles they never knew existed, sit up straight at work and feel just that bit more energy in life.