Move with ease * Know your body * Feel well

&

Flower Wild (anywhere you are on your journey)

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About me

Hello, welcome and thank you for visiting my website.

My name is Lenka. I love life, love to move and helping people move. I’m a movement/pilates practitioner (both studio equipment and mat) with special interest in and passion about women’s health and the health of our pelvis.

I found pilates and more integrated way of movement through triathlon, my sport hobby at the time, whilst working in an office and as a personal trainer and indoor cycling teacher. Amazed how alive my body felt I trained as a mat pilates teacher and I haven’t stopped learning and expanding my knowledge and skills since - Pregnancy and post-natal exercise and pilates specifics were soon to be put to a test on my own body:

Movement/pilates was my ally also during my three healthy pregnancies and births and continues to be through my ongoing motherhood and home educating journey. Fascinated by the immense possibilities that movement presents for joy and healing and by the incredible web of life within (and without) our body, I qualified as a comprehensive pilates studio teacher (pilates studio equipment - trapeze table, reformer, ladder barrel, wunda chair, spine corrector etc) as well as fascia focused movement specialist (https://www.movingfascia.com/eme-trainings/moving-fascia-foundations). I enjoy working with all people of all different walks of lives and in what I do I have a few specialized sessions for women*** with the focus on providing tools so they can create for themselves the best possible experience through different stages of their lives - pregnancy, birth, motherhood and peri-menopause, menopause. I regularly teach specialized Pelvic Health workshops to assist women on their pelvic exploration journey - integrating the pelvic diaphragm into the web of the whole body and improving and maintaining pelvic health through breath and movement.
With a strong sense that learning is never static, never finished (and miracles always remain miracles, we can’t know it all ;)), and that our bodies and selves are ever changing, I am committed to life-long learning and exploration - currently studying a Female Health Masterclass course with physio Michelle Lyons, exploring physiology and movements during important transitions and hormonal changes in women's lives: menstruation / pre and post pregnancy / and peri-menopause and menopause.

Through my movement journey and blend of inspiring teachers and approaches towards movement, I would describe my sessions as pilates inspired spiced with movement approaches that resonate. A bit like wild flowers grow as they feel, I like to move the way it resonates and suits the individual with drawing onto anatomy, fascial and other latest research, not sticking to a particular method.

Nothing in your body is separate from the rest. Everything influences everything else.
With this bigger picture in mind the aim and focus of my sessions is to enhance your body awareness - give you tools and time to feel, listen to and get to know your body and challenge it from where you are at, restore and maintain balance in your body through movement - through releasing, expanding, mobilizing, strengthening and integrating different areas of your body so you feel & move well.
I believe that our physical body reflects what is happening within our mental, emotional and spiritual bodies and vice versa. My experience tells me that the benefits of nurturing our physical body through movement are transferred through our energy bodies, resulting in us feeling well also mentally and emotionally.
At WildFlower Pilates I aim to help you to FlowerWild anywhere you are on your journey.

My movement and pilates qualifications in a nutshell: Female Health Masterclass Course (menstruation, pre/post pregancy, menopause) with Michelle Lyons - in progress
Moving Fascia Diploma (MF1-MF6) with Evolve Movement Education
Moving Fascia Foundations with Evolve Movement Education
Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training with Evolve Movement Education (2017) Working with Ante-natal clients in the Pilates environment - with Polestar (2014)
Working with Post-natal clients in the Pilates environment - with Polestar (2014)
CYQ Level 3 Diploma in teaching Pilates (QCF) - with Fit 4 U Ltd (2013)
Level 3 award in adapting exercise for Ante and Post Natal Participants - with Lifetime (2012)
Level 3 certificate in Personal Training (Anatomy and physiology, nutrition for physical activity) - with Lifetime (2012)
+ other fitness related certificates including:
Group studio cycling / Circuit training / Shallow water exercise / Padwork-boxing / Fitness instructor

(***NOTE re WOMEN'S SESSIONS : Due to the many physical and physiological differences and potentially sensitive topics that might arise during the sessions, I feel keeping some sessions women only creates better potential for sharing, healing and learning. I don't view this as non-inclusive. I view inclusion as deep love for ourselves and everyone, for all our similarities and differences and as array of possibilities for everyone, without denying a needed connection/learning/sharing/healing space for some that share the same similarities.)

Flower Wild

Recognize and acknowledge our beauty, love our bodies and feel well in these precious vessels of ours.

Take a rest

Let's challenge ourselves - with awareness. Learn to listen to our bodies. Allow ourselves to rest and process.

Continue to turn up

to say YES to life, to breath, to movement. Like waves, breathe out - breathe in, rest - Flower Wild!
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PILATES SESSIONS / CLASSES / WORKSHOPS


My teaching times and places are weaved into and partially paced by my family life with three young children and our home educating journey based in Shoreham-by-Sea.
I am mostly only available evenings and weekends.
This is where you will find most of my classes, workshops as well as my private sessions:

MAT PILATES CLASS 
(up to 10 people)
Come and join us on mat for a general pilates class that's designed to release, expand, strengthen and integrate different areas of your body, seemingly separate, but in fact all very inter-connected. 
Become aware of this inter-connectedness within (and without) your body, learn and practice to tune in to your felt sense. 
Recognize and acknowledge your movement patterns and ways you can keep bringing your body back to balance during your everyday life, so you move and live with ease and joy.  

TUESDAYs (term time) 6:30-7:25pm
The Huntington hall (Shoreham Free Church) 
Buckingham Rd, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6WF
    1 min walk north from the train station    

Classes run on a pre-paid block usually matching a school term - at £9 per session. 
There's also a drop in option if necessary and if there's a space - at £12 per session. 
First trial session for newcomers is FREE.    

Before you come to the class for the first time, you will be asked to fill in a short questionnaire, followed by a discussion on the phone if necessary for me to see where you are on your journey  - your goals, expectations, needs and any possible aches, pains, injuries or issues, so that I can provide the most individualized experience and opportunities for healing and/or challenge as is possible in a small group. 

Pilates on mat has been derived from the original movements that Joseph Pilates developed using the springs / studio equipment, so that people could experience the benefit of the movements even without the use of the equipment.            
Mat based FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT FOR PELVIC HEALTH
for women*** at any stage of their life 
Especially beneficial during major hormonal changes - before, in and after menopause or soon or long after giving birth

TUESDAYs 9:15 – 10:15am
Shoreham Centre, room 2
small groups up to 10 people max

5 week course for £45 (at £9 per session)
Next course starting 15th October.
FREE with course booking comes a thirty page PDF document in colour for every participant, including practical information and tips related to the health of your pelvic floor, pelvic organs integrated in your body and being ... as practiced in the sessions.   
If necessary and if there's space, drops in available (at £12 per session). 

Our pelvis and pelvic floor, through the many roles they play in our body, contribute greatly to many aspects of our wellbeing:
balance, mobility, core stability, physical performance, emotions, respiration, digestion, elimination, sexual pleasure and reproduction.
   
Moving our body, together with stress management, good food choices and sleep, are our main strategies for hormonal balance and healthy heart and brain.
Pelvic health doesn’t have to stay in the way of our movement!

Join my regular functional movement sessions to:

*connect with your pelvis and pelvic floor and integrate it into the whole body and being
* bring pelvic awareness into everyday life
*build flexible strength of your pelvic floor to support your movement (and any other therapies or treatments you might be going through)
* prevent/ help heal any pelvic dysfunction (pelvic pain, incontinence, prolapse etc.)
*gain confidence with physical movement to balance hormones, move with ease and feel well in your body.

Before you come to the class for the first time, you will be asked to fill in a short questionnaire, followed by a discussion on the phone if necessary for me to see where you are on your journey  - your goals, expectations, needs and any possible aches, pains, injuries or issues, so that I can provide the most individualized experience and opportunities for healing and/or challenge as is possible in a small group.

(*** Due to the many physical and physiological differences and potentially sensitive topics that might arise, I feel keeping these sessions women only creates better potential for sharing, healing and learning. I don't view this as non-inclusive, I view inclusion as deep love for everyone, for all our similarities and differences and as array of possibilities for everyone, without denying a needed connection/learning/sharing/healing space for some that share the same similarities.  
Whilst this workshop is designed for women, I'm aware that all people equally need and benefit from connecting with their pelvic floor/diaphragm. If that's you, please feel welcomed to get in touch and we we can look at 1to1 options or I can recommend you another suitable practitioner.)                          

PELVIC HEALTH WORKSHOP 

practical one-off workshop for maintaining or restoring the health of your pelvis and pelvic floor/diaphragm integrated into the whole body. 

Suitable for women*** at any stage of their life 
Especially beneficial during major hormonal changes - before, in and after menopause or soon or long after giving birth

The health of our pelvic floor/diaphragm is so important for our overall well-being yet so rarely talked about. Let's get together, connect, discover, experience and learn: 

CONNECT with your pelvis, pelvic floor/diaphragm and pelvic organs and DISCOVER their relationships with other seemingly separate but in fact very inter-connected parts of our body and psyche.

EXPERIENCE this pivotal area of your body through embodied anatomy and practical explorations through movement, breath, felt sense and discussions.

LEARN simple, effective and practical tools for the health of your pelvis and pelvic floor, pelvic organs (bladder, bowels, reproductive organs) that you can bring into your everyday life. 
 Learn how synergy of your breath, pelvic floor, abdominals and movement can help you towards achieving flexible strength of your pelvic floor, healthy pressure management that in turn ensures healthy functions of your pelvic organs and keeps the area "fluidized".  

This awareness will bring new focus into your everyday life and enhance your daily movement, other regular movement practice, helping you to move and maintain or restore the health of your pelvic area with confidence.

NOTE: I'm a movement practitioner with interest in pelvic health. I'm not a pelvic health physio (I do recommend to everyone to book an appointment with a pelvic health physio, highly recommended comes Emma Bradley: https://www.physiotone.com/)
This workshop won't go deep into any specific condition or dysfunction, but will focus on general pelvic health through embodied anatomy, breath, pelvic floor, release and movement and will give you tools (summarized in a little booklet for you to take home) to continue the practice throughout your everyday life.

(***Due to the many physical and physiological differences and potentially sensitive topics that might arise, I feel keeping these sessions women only creates better potential for sharing, healing and learning. I don't view this as non-inclusive, I view inclusion as deep love for everyone, for all our similarities and differences and as array of possibilities for everyone, without denying a needed connection/learning/sharing/healing space for some that share the same similarities.  
Whilst this workshop is designed for women, I'm aware that all people equally need and benefit from connecting with their pelvic floor/diaphragm. If that's you, please feel welcomed to get in touch and we we can look at 1to1 options or I can recommend you another suitable practitioner.)      

UPCOMING DATES:

Saturdays:
September 28th - Worthing: Seascape Pilates Studio, 10:30-1:00pm
October 12th - Worthing: The Pilates Company, 2-4:30pm
October 26th - Worthing: Seascape Pilates Studio, 12:00-2:30pm
November 9th - Shoreham: The Yoga and Wellness Rooms, 2-5pm
November 23rd - Worthing: Seascape Pilates Studio, 12:00-2:30pm

FREE thirty page PDF document in colour for every participant, including practical information and tips related to the health of your pelvic floor, pelvic organs integrated in your body and being ... as a reminder of the content of the workshop. 

TO BOOK, please contact the respective pilates studios or myself (for Shoreham venue or any questions, please contact me directly):

* SEASCAPE Pilates Studio in Worthing
(next to Splashpoint)
https://seascapepilatesworthing.com/
Investment: £40 
Capacity: 4 spaces max

* THE PILATES COMPANY in Worthing
(opposite West Worthing train station)
https://thepilatescompany.co.uk/wellness-program
(scroll down to book)
Investment: £37
Capacity: 5 spaces max

* THE YOGA AND WELLNESS ROOMS in Shoreham-by-Sea
(off the high street, Town Quay)
https://www.yogaandwellnessrooms.co.uk/
Investment: £38
Capacity: 8 spaces max

YOUR VENUE - please contact me if you prefer me to facilitate this workshop for your group of people at a venue of your choice

PELVIC HEALTH - A PRACTICAL GUIDE - PDF DOCUMENT


Thirty pages of practical information and tips, in colour and easy to follow, that can support your with: 

* maintaining / restoring the health of your pelvis, integrated into your whole body
* preventing / healing any pelvic dysfunction (pelvic pain, incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse etc.)
* prepare you for / improve your experience of the major life transitions and events 
(pregnancy, giving birth and recovery, peri/post/menopause, a surgery etc)

The document could be viewed as a reminder of what we go through and practice during 
the Pelvic Health workshops and during the Functional movement for pelvic health sessions. 
It can be also used as a stand alone self-help guide.   

Delivered as a pdf document via email. 

Free when attending my pelvic health workshop or the functional movement for pelvic health course.
To purchase, there's a small fee sliding scale to suit your situation in terms of how you value it or what you are able to contribute to: 
 £5, £10, £15 or more
(or less, i.e. free, if unable to pay, as I believe the information there is valuable and I don't want the money to stay in the way of your health) 

Studio equipment pilates sessions at the SEASCAPE Pilates studio in Worthing 

1 to 1 sessions, 2 to 1 sessions & small classes (up to 4 people)

(reformer, trapeze table, wunda chair, ladder barrel, spine corrector, self-massage props etc.)


Studio equipment is the original way Joseph Pilates used to teach bed-bound patients - by attaching springs from their beds to the frames and surroundings of their beds he helped them heal their bodies through movement. 
He then developed the whole system of movement using this amazing method and versatile equipment. Both the equipment and pilates movement continues to flow and develop with the never finished and never static research into the miracles of the human body.   

Using the studio equipment, your body will be challenged or assisted by the varied spring tension, varied orientation to gravity, varied base of support and an endless variety of movement options to suit your individual needs and abilities, from restorative to sports conditioning focus. 

There are many sessions throughout the week
I teach 1-to-1 sessions, small classes and/or pelvic health workshops at the Seascape Pilates Worthing on

SATURDAY mornings:

To book, please email me and/or the studio:
SeaScape Pilates in Worthing (next to Splashpoint)
https://seascapepilatesworthing.com/ 

Reformer pilates sessions at the KIN Pilates studio in Hove  

small classes (up to 6 people) & 1 to 1 sessions  
Variety of classes with focus on: 
* PREGNANCY - tailored sessions throughout your whole pregnancy 
* POST-NATAL with or without your baby
* STRONG MUMS - after your initial postnatal recovery feels complete and you are ready for the next challenge
* RESTORE your body and move with ease and joy - at any stage of your journey

1 to 1s available for anyone at any stage of your journey.

Come to KIN PILATES, Brighton and Hove's only reformer pilates studio specializing in pregnancy, post-partum, parenting and beyond, to experience tailored sessions designed to support you through your parenting journey and joys and beyond and challenges that it brings. 

You can expect a small reformer class of maximum 6 people ensuring you will receive personalized guidance in a welcoming studio with very friendly atmosphere.  
Some post natal classes are designed so you can bring your new baby along and a dedicated person looks after them whilst they play or watch you moving on the reformers. 

There are many classes throughout the week, please do check KIN Pilates timetable on their website 
https://www.kin-pilates.co.uk/timetable

I teach at KIN pilates on: 

 SUNDAY MORNINGS

8:00am Reformer pilates class
"A dynamic workout designed to strengthen your core (with awareness that "core" is more than just "abs" ;) - it's your breath, your spine, pelvis and head, pelvic floor, hip mobility and strength, your feet, legs and arms, balance etc. ;)) improve flexibility and enhance posture. 
Perfect for all levels, from beginners to advanced practitioners, these sessions offer a full-body challenge that leaves you feeling strong and calm."

9:00am Reformer restore class
"This class will help restore your body. Through re/discovering the connections between different parts of your body, softening, expanding/stretching and integrating them in movement this class will help your body get back to balance where tensions or imbalances might have settled in as a result of different kinds of stress. The class will help calm your mind and reap the benefits of other strength classes"

10:00am Pregnancy reformer class
11:00am 1 to 1 sessions

To book, please contact 
KIN pilates studio 
(Hove, off Portland Rd near Sainsbury's)
https://www.kin-pilates.co.uk/group-classes

PRIVATE PILATES SESSIONS in your home (or online)
1-to-1, 2-to-1 in Shoreham-by-Sea and surrounding areas

mat or equipment based (if you own one) 
I can provide a private 1-to-1, 2-to-1 session on pilates equipment in Worthing (Seascape Pilates Studio) and Hove (KIN pilates studio) as described above. If you prefer to benefit from the fully personalized sessions in your own home (mat and small equipment based or studio equipment based, if you own one) please contact me to ask / book. We will discuss your goals, any issues, injuries, aches or pains, your availability, where you are based and any more details we need. We will then meet for a free consultation and plan further. 

Some of your goals might include:
* restoring and maintaining general health
* working on specific areas and goals
* post-injury/surgery recovery
* healthy pregnancy
* post-natal recovery
* healthy pelvis and pelvic floor

I believe we are all individual beautiful souls. No matter how our patterns and experiences in life have been impacting on this one and only precious vessel we inhabit and call our body, in my personalized approach I aim to help you feel well in your body using movements that most suit and benefit you to help bringing your body back to balance. 

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ON-LINE pilates 1-to-1s and group sessions on ZOOM

 I'm also available to teach both 1to1s and group session on-line on zoom, should this be your preferred way of working. 
Please contact me to enquire about on-line classes.
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Testimonials

Lenka's is extremely knowledgable and experienced and brings a lightness to her facilitation which is warm and encouraging, and clear. I like the attention to detail and the explanation in terms of the benefits of the exercises which Lenka makes subtle adaptations to for all of us attending. A really enjoyable and supported class. 


(Anne C. - mat pilates classes)

Lenka is a fantastic teacher. She has explained so clearly the physiology behind how everything in the body influences everything else. Great range of exercises including the importance of breathing. I really liked the balance of breath work, exercise and explanations of how the pelvic floor works within the body. 


(Marina J. - pelvic health workshop)  

I would definitely recommend Lenka's classes. Lenka is very knowledgeable and qualified teacher in her field of pilates. As well as being clear and precise, she is also very kind and gentle (a great mix). I would tell someone considering Lenka's pilates class to definitely go and try it out. 


(Christina E. - mat pilates classes)  

I have enjoyed my Pilates class with Lenka as she is a confident friendly teacher, with varied and well explained classes and I know that if I am not doing a position right, those scanning eyes will pick me out and she will be over to adjust my posture.


(Janine C. - mat pilates classes) 

Lenka works every part of the body and in a way that everyone can manage. There's good variety in the classes. Lenka has a lovely manner and is warm, helpful and friendly. 

(Chloe L. - mat pilates classes)

I would say pilates is vital in maintaining good health, posture and general well being. I believe that no other exercise can compete with pilates. I find it a very "safe" exercise to do. And I would recommend Lenka's classes as she is an excellent instructor. 


(Emily K. - mat pilates classes)

I think Lenka is fantastic teacher who does her best to make pilates effective and enjoyable. I really enjoy Lenka's classes. She is very helpful and kind. I certainly have benefited from pilates classes and will continue to do them in future. 


(Maria P. - mat pilates classes)

Lenka's classes are varied, flow well, are well structured and planned. Lenka always listens to feedback. There's something for everyone. 


(Jo P. - mat pilates classes)

Lenka is a great teacher and the classess are very effective. 

She caters for all levels. 

(Vicky H. - mat pilates classes)



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Resources / Recommendations

Breathing imagery - a quick video showing synergy between our body diaphragms - mainly breathing diaphragm,  pelvic diaphragm and our neck:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_t9QAjJwdY

FEEL WELL IN YOUR BODY,

EXPERIENCE A HEALTHY MOVEMENT for everyday life or with a particular goal in mind


ENJOY YOUR LIFE & FLOWER WILD

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Lenka Sobotkova,

Shoreham-by-Sea

07858 460199