Inspired Pilates

06/11/2025

That year again!

Always make sure your teacher is ~
- first aid trained
- insured
- is actually trained properly and hasn’t done weekends course on groupon!

Let’s hope I don’t have to use my qualification in the next 3 years …
This past 3 years I’ve had to apply plasters to my kids, manage a severe burn from scalding my leg (don’t ask) being trodden on whilst wearing sandals by my horse (another hospital trip!) and helped a member of public who had fallen and hit her head in town.

Inspired Pilates only first aid book entry was a fall from a Swiss ball- let’s keep it that way and rest safe in the knowledge that we are risk assessed, first aid trained and insured through Balens with specific Pilates insurance.

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Award-winning first aid courses tailored to your needs

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20/10/2025

The only pillow I recommend!!

The best adjustable pillow to alleviate neck and shoulder pain from Groove, adjust the height and depth of your pillow for a perfect night's sleep. Free UK delivery

17/10/2025

Bob the skeleton (recently renamed him- we seem to call them all Bob - no offence dad!) gets the studio into the Halloween mood! 💀🎃👻
Wonder how many locals will double take?!

11/10/2025

Can’t wait to see the 7 or 8 people that are coming to the shoulder workshop tomorrow! As a treat I’ve attached the worksheet for a few exercise ideas. Obviously in the workshop I will be offering help to all attendees to ensure that they can feel ideal ways of moving within their own capabilities.

The winter workshops have started and especially when the weather breaks we will be in the warm learning new exercises. Why not come and join us? See the winter workshop sheet below! Bookings via 07966174864 WhatsApp best.

08/09/2025

More training to bring you beneficial exercises and helping you meet your goals here at Inspired HQ in Teffont Evias!

It’s a continuation of the training through Centred Mums Pilates and Wellbeing pelvic floor confidence course. Those of you who come regularly to classes have been enjoying these exercises, irrelavant of your gender!

Did you know?
Many of the men I teach also have abdominal separation/ injury in the form of a diastasis recti. Breathing well, and mobilising the body (especially the ribs!) really helps with this though your regular classes.

It’s a total joy to do this job!!

See you at your mat soon
Lisa xx

01/09/2025

🍂Welcome back for the autumn term!🍂

I can’t believe where the summer has gone, but I look forward to welcoming you in my cosy studio in Teffont Evias.

Check out the updated website here-
Www.inspiredpilates.co.uk

Thank you to Ian Holland for his ongoing website support through his business black cactus designs.

Inspired Pilates offers classes in Southwest Wiltshire on the county border with Dorset. We teach a variety of Group Matwork Classes and reformer classes, making accessing Pilates affordable whilst maintaining a high standard of teaching. Lisa Rich is a qualified Pilates teacher.

22/08/2025

Really pleased with our Joseph And Clara Pilates pictures now in situ in the hall at teffont HQ!

🤔Did you know?🤔
Joseph was born in Düsseldorf, Germany in 1883. He appeared to be a frail child, who spent the rest of his life strengthening up! He lived in England in 1912 and was a circus performer, boxer and self defence instructor. During the First World War, he was interned with other Germans and during that time found his physical trainer side by teaching other internees. He attached bed springs on to beds to help those bed ridden. That’s how the apparatus came about!

A clever man, made even cleverer when Clara came on the scene in the early 1920s….

Thank you for your hard work Mr and Mrs Pilates, there are plenty of us who wouldn’t be the same without you!

19/08/2025

We are back from September 4th for more fun 😂

🤣🤣🤣

Credits to Edith Pritchett Cartoon

17/08/2025

After a good weeks trial I can now recommend fully the Neck Pain Relief with the Groove Pillow to all clients. My recommendation is Red 2.0 adjustable version.
I have had the best sleep, feeling refreshed and with fantastic improvement in neck stiffnesss and pain (which I’m sure will continue to improve)
I have had my first week in years of full 7 hours of sleep, with no night wakings which is a miracle!
Even better, this pillow has a 100 night trial- so if you don’t like it, send it back (but I’m sure you won’t!)

The pillow has layers that you can remove to find the best height for you (it depends on how wide your shoulders are) and as I’m tall, I went for this option.

I started with the lowest level, and added in the extra panel. I might add in the extra 3 sections too- Time will tell.

As someone with a highly sensitive body, severe old back injury and hypermobility this is a game changer- I won’t ever be going back to a normal pillow.

13/08/2025

September 2025- August 2026 schedule. I can also fit in one off evening 1-1 classes if needed.

Watch this space for workshop schedule coming soon!

24/07/2025

Well done Lynne Dominy for committing to your health and wellbeing by investing in the Bodywise Pilates (Leila Coppock) mat work hand book!

It’s such a brilliant book and you can get yours here- https://www.bodywisepilates.co.uk/product-page/pilates-book 🥰

(Yes if you need to bring your well-behaved dog to class that’s fine!)

19/07/2025

I am teaching some 1-1 / apparatus classes in August!

I can teach 2-3 people in the apparatus room as I have 2 convertible reformers with towers, and a wunda chair (plus loads of other small apparatus) and the whole use of the mat studio so classes can be a hybrid mix of mat and apparatus.

1-1 (one off) £55, 2-1 £60. Most clients buy a reduced block of classes, just ask me for more info!