The Studio Team

Meet our fabulous team of skilled teachers & clinicians.

Please contact them direct to book their classes

Mary Thornton BSc (Hons) MCSP HCPC, Chartered Physiotherapist, Fully Certified Pilates Foundation Practitioner,
PMA® Certified Pilates Teacher trainer, Yoga Alliance & Garuda teacher.

Mary graduated as a Chartered Physiotherapist in 1997 and started her career working within the NHS developing skills in areas such as orthopaedics, respiratory, amputees and neurology before specialising as a senior clinician in muscular skeletal outpatients and women’s health. During this time she treated a vast array of muscular skeletal symptoms and obstetric / gynaecological care within a hospital, community and GP setting.

In the private sector she has practiced at the Sussex Centre for Sports Medicine, Sportswise, often working with professional athletes as part of their rehabilitation programme.

In 1998 Mary started her pilates training with the DMA Clinical Pilates, Australia then continued to train with Stott Pilates, Canada, as well as completing a years equipment based certification course with the Pilates Foundation UK. She also holds qualifications in Gaurda and has completed a 200 hour Yoga Alliance teacher training course.

Mary's love of movement and sharing this knowledge has lead her to be a guest speaker for many renowned institutions such as the Chartered society of Physiotherapy, Brighton University, Pilates Method Alliance, Fascia Symposium UK, Pilates Method Alliance USA, Pilates Foundation UK, Alan Herdman’s - Celebration of Movement, as well as presenting monthly workshops within the UK on many factors of clinical movement therapy. She has a special interest in women’s health, hypermobility syndromes & connective tissue disorders, scoliosis, osteoporosis & post surgical rehabilitation.

Mary works at the studio on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday’s to book an appointment click below:

Don Came BSc (Hons) Sports Science, APPI Pilates teacher & Martial artist in Karate 7th Dan.

Don has over 30 years experience in health and fitness and holds a degree in Exercise Science from Brighton University. He is also a highly respected Karate teacher and owns the Karate Academy Dojo in Eastbourne (https://www.doncame.com/about-the-karate-academy), as well as being an international lecturer in Martial Arts.

He came to Pilates following a disc prolapse in 2000 and used the method to rehabilitate himself back to health to enable him to continue his sport. He is therefore very passionate about the benefits of Clinical Pilates to enable his clients to reach their movement potential to enjoy life.

Don completed his Pilates training with the APPI (Australian Pilates & Physiotherapy institute) London, and Mary Thornton Physiotherapist and Clinical Pilates Studio director / founder.

Don teaches 1:1 Equipment based Pilates (reformer, trapeze, wunda chair) at the studio on Tuesday & Wednesday mornings to book an appointment with him click below:

Tracy Moon BSc (Hons) MCSP, HCPC, Chartered Physiotherapist, Fully certified APPI Pilates Instructor, Associate Dance Teacher BATD 

Tracy’s interest in the human body and movement started at a young age through her love of dance.  She danced competitively throughout her childhood and completed her professional qualifications, becoming an associate dance teacher and continuing to teach children and adults of all ages in the disciplines of ballet, tap and modern dance for many years.

During her young dance career, Tracy encountered a back injury and used the principles of Pilates to aid in her recovery.  This was where her enthusiasm for rehabilitation started and when she decided a career in Physiotherapy would be the right path for her.

After graduating from the University of Nottingham as a Chartered Physiotherapist in 2007, she came back to Eastbourne to start her career and explored the vast variety of specialities that Physiotherapy could offer within the NHS.  Rehabilitation and neurology were areas of particular interest to her and she has now specialised as an Acute Stroke Physiotherapy Team Leader in Eastbourne DGH, where she works part time.

Alongside her varied Physiotherapy career, Tracy was keen to pursue her passion for Pilates and underwent her training with the APPI (Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute), gaining her full matwork certification in 2010.  Since then, she has been teaching Pilates in various settings, and while pregnant with her first child, also developed a special interest in teaching pregnancy and post-natal Pilates.

Tracy’s passions for dance and rehabilitation can often be seen through her flowing Pilates classes which adapt to suit her clients needs, while still focussing on posture, alignment and freedom of movement.

Tracy teaches Pilates classes at the studio on Monday evenings & Thursday daytime, to book click below:

Talie - Certified Body Control Pilates Teacher

Talie trained with Body Control Pilates in London over eleven years ago. She also became a supervising teacher for Body Control trainee teachers.

Talie has attended training workshops with internationally renowned Pilates experts including Mary Bowen who was taught by Joseph Pilates, Alan Herdman and Anula Maiberg amongst others.

Talie was one of the first instructors in the UK to qualify in the Buff Bones technique for osteoporosis with Rebecca Ronstein in 2013. She has also trained in the Franklin and Garuda method.

Talie loves the method of Pilates and has been inspired by its adaptability from assisting in rehabilitation to challenging elite athletes.

Talie teaches an Advanced class at the studio on Wednesday evenings at 6.30pm & a beginners Pilates at 7.15pm to book click below.

Nicole - Yoga and Meditation teacher and trainer

Nicole is an experienced yoga teacher and trainer. She qualified as a Sivananda yoga teacher in 2005 at the Dhanwanthari Ashram in Southern India, and she also has a BA (Hons) degree and is qualified as as a Psychosynthesis counsellor. She currently offers a wide range of sessions and classes which include yoga, mindfulness, meditation and relaxation practices, both in person and online. Her passion is making the mental and physical health benefits of yoga accessible to everyone by tailoring her sessions to suit all ages and mobilities.  

Although inspired by many different yoga ‘schools’ and traditions over the years, Nicole finds her own practice and her classes most influenced by the work of the late Vanda Scaravelli. This style of yoga involves meditative movement and is a gentle yet powerful form of Hatha yoga that uses gravity and breath to release the spine and energise the body. It restores and maintains natural movement in the whole body, focusing on our natural patterns of movement to bring harmony and ease to our postures.

Breathwork practices are a key aspect to all her classes, and this comes from her extensive research, training and experience in this area. 

Her love of meditation and of being a meditation teacher comes from her experience of a wide variety of meditation techniques as well as, most importantly, the difference a regular practice makes to her life.  She runs online meditation groups, and teaches the ”Meditation and the Mind" module for the Apanaveda School of Yoga teacher training courses.

She is a freelance teacher/trainer for the Wellbody, Wellmind, Wellbeing Charity, and runs programmes and workshops to create healthy habits in body and mind.
Nicole teaches at two Scaravelli yoga classes at the studio on Tuesday evenings; 5pm & 6.30pm.

Please click below to contact Nicole