MEET THE SOUL TEAM

Our methods are informed by rehab, physio, and neuroscience - but always led by soul.  Every class is purposeful, designed to restore, rebalance, and reconnect.

Whether you are looking for private session to support recovery from injury or a group reformer class to improve your health and wellbeing, we pride ourselves on working with some of the best teachers in the industry to help you feel guided and supported.  

​All of our teachers are qualified to the highest level and offer a range of expertise and personalities to suit your needs. 

If you would like guidance on the experts to best support your needs in classes or private sessions, book in a free consultation call and let us help you make the best choice for you body. 

SOUL'S PILATES TEAM

Nic Lenny 
Soul Founder & Educator
​Nic is a highly experienced Pilates Instructor, qualified with Polestar Pilates and now a Pilates Educator and Reiki Master with over 15 years in the industry. As the owner of Soul Pilates Studios, she brings a patient, precise, and deeply intuitive approach to teaching.

​Her style focuses on creating a mindful, embodied movement experience. Nic’s passion lies in helping clients build strength, confidence, and a deeper connection to their bodies through intelligent, supportive, and transformative Pilates practice.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Polestar fully comprehensive qualified (Reformer, Equipment & Mat Pilates)
  • Pre & Post Natal Specialist,
  • Rehabilitation & Chronic Pain Specialist
  • Post-Surgery Specialist​​
Katie James
Soul Instructor & Educator
A highly skilled Pilates teacher and qualified Physiotherapist and Polestar Pilates graduate with over 15 years movement experience, Katie blends her deep understanding of the body and anatomy with a soulful approach approach to movement.

Her personalised approach ensures you not only improve strength and mobility but also develop a profound connection with their bodies, making Pilates a truly holistic experience.

​Pre & Post Natal,  Rehabilitation and Chronic Pain Specialist.
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Polestar fully comprehensive qualified (Reformer, Equipment & Mat Pilates)
  • Pre & Post Natal Specialist,
  • Rehabilitation & Chronic Pain Specialist
  • Post-Surgery Specialist
  • Teacher Training & Mentoring.
  • ​Qualified Physiotherapist
Alice Smith
Soul Instructor & Educator
Always bright and bubbly, Alice may be small in stature, but her experience is mighty. With a background in dance, she became a Pilates teacher at just 18 and has been teaching at Soul since 2017.

Inclusive, warm, and deeply educational, Alices classes will leave you feeling spacious within your body with a deeper understanding of the strategies that will help you to move well. 

​She has extensive experience working with a range of rehabilitation needs as well as Pilates for overall wellbeing.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Rehabilitation 
  • Pilates for dancers
  • Restoring to full fitness
  • Post stroke rehab
  • Long term pain management 
  • Scoliosis 
  • Working with younger populations
  • ​Back & neck pain
  • ​Hip replacement rehabilitation 
Katy Lee
Soul Lead Instructor - Bishopston & Queen Square
Invite your body the freedom to move in playful and creative ways. Naturally curious and inquisitive, Katy left the corporate world in 2020 to share her love of Pilates movement and it's transformative benefits for body and soul. 

Through personal experience and thoughtful, dynamic 
movement she helps people of all ages and abilities discover a deep connection to your body and what it's capable of. Katy specialises in strength, performance and rehabilitation.
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Katy works with a variety of clients; those seeking to energise and challenge, and those looking to rehab through pain and restore the stillness within. 
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  • Pilates for Beginners
  • Advanced Pilates for Fitness 
  • Rehabilitation
  • Chronic pain
  • Scoliosis
  • Postural problems
  • Younger populations
Lydia Cowcher
Soul Lead Instructor - Paintworks
Lydia’s journey with Pilates and Barre began during her training as a contemporary dancer, where these practices became essential for enhancing body awareness & alignment.

​Passionate about rehabilitation and holistic well-being, Lydia focuses on improving posture, core strength, and mobility in her classes. She strives to create an inclusive, engaging environment where clients feel empowered to move with confidence and ease.
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Pre & post-natal Pilates
  • Pilates for orthopaedic conditions
  • ​Rehabilitation
Kate Watt
Fully Comprehensive Instructor
Curious about the nature of each unique human body, Kate focuses on helping you find balance and strength within your own, with an emphasis on the quality movement over pace and burn.  Leave Kate's private sessions and classes feeling calmer and more energised every time. 

As well as extensive experience in rehabilitation and injury prevention, Kate has expertise in working with Neurological conditions including MS.

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Neurological conditions - Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Stroke, Guillain-Barre syndrome 
  • Rehabilitation
  • Osteoporosis 
  • Postural problems
  • Neck and shoulder pain
  • Chronic pain
  • Pre & Post Natal Pilates
  • Older populations
  • Hypermobility & EDS
Anthony Briggs
Fully Comprehensive Instructor
Anthony is a qualified Polestar Instructor with a background in Personal Training.  Anthony will ensure you have a full body workout, that is both challenging and supportive.

​The best part, you will always leave class feeling invigorated with a host of new strategies & knowledge for movement and better health

Strength, Fitness & Rehabilitation Specialist.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • ​Soul Education Qualified - Comprehensively trained in Reformer, Mat and Equipment Pilates.
  • Pilates for mental health
  • Pilates for beginners 
  • Building strength 
  • Rehabilitation 
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Helen Press
Fully Comprehensive Instructor
With over a decade as an airline Purser, Helen mastered balance and flexibility—skills that now shape her Pilates teaching. After experiencing its benefits firsthand, she trained in Mat and Reformer Pilates with Stott in Toronto and expanded her expertise with hot and yin yoga.
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Helen’s approach blends precise technique with a holistic focus on well-being. Passionate about creating a welcoming space, she helps clients of all levels build strength, balance, and ease in their bodies.​
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • ​Soul Education Qualified - Comprehensively trained in Reformer, Mat and Equipment Pilates.
  • Rehabilitation 
  • Restoring to full fitness
  • Post stroke rehab
  • Pilates for Parkinsons
  • Long term pain management 
  • Scoliosis ​
  • ​Back & neck pain
  • ​Hip replacement rehabilitation ​
Beth Davies
Fully Comprehensive Instructor
Beth has a wonderful talent of holding a safe, supportive and inclusive space for her clients to get lost in the magic of Pilates. A place that takes them from the hectic world outside to a place of calm where they can switch off and reconnect to their bodies. 

For Beth, the real magic of Pilates is in the detail. She loves watching how Pilates makes clients feel, as well as the visible progress they make with each session. No matter where they’re at on their Pilates journey.

Injury, Strength & Wellbeing Specialist
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • ​Soul Education Qualified - Comprehensively trained in Reformer, Mat and Equipment Pilates.
  • Pilates for mental health
  • Pilates for beginners 
  • Building strength 
  • Rehabilitation ​
Kelly Dunstan
Fully Comprehensive Instructor
Before becoming a Pilates instructor, Kelly worked in the corporate world while managing back pain and hypermobility. Her healing journey led her to Pilates, and now she’s passionate about sharing its transformative benefits.

​Kelly’s goal is to empower individuals to feel stronger and more confident in their bodies. Her sessions emphasise mindful movement, making each class enjoyable and leaving clients feeling great both inside and out.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • ​Soul Education Qualified - Comprehensively trained in Reformer, Mat and Equipment Pilates
  • Pilates for Beginners
  • Hypermobility
  • Younger populations
  • Pilates for Desk Workers
  • Back & neck pain​
Emily Fry
Fully Comprehensive Instructor
Emily's passion for dance and movement and her lifetime, personal experience of managing her own pain and hyper-mobility has equipped Emily with a deep knowledge of not just how to move to feel better, but in ways that are enjoyable and empowering.  

Emily has a strong background in Pilates for hypermobility and rehabilitation and a personal interest in the nervous system, energetics, and the power of logical simplicity when it comes to movement integration.  

​Currently on Maternity Leave.​
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • ​Soul Education Qualified - Comprehensively trained in Reformer, Mat and Equipment Pilates.
  • EDS & Hypermobility 
  • Pilates for Dancers 
  • Chronic Pain & Injury
Katharine Marshall
Fully Comprehensive Instructor
​Katharine has always been drawn to movement, from dance and cheerleading to discovering Pilates in 2018. A Soul Education graduate, she is passionate about helping clients reconnect with their bodies.
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Her goal is to empower individuals to feel stronger, move with ease, and enjoy each session. Katharine’s approach blends technical precision with warmth and playfulness, leaving clients feeling confident and energised both in and out of the studio.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • ​Soul Education Qualified - Comprehensively trained in Reformer, Mat and Equipment Pilates
  • Pilates for Beginners
Brogan Lorr
Fully Comprehensive Instructor
Brogan discovered Pilates in 2020 and has been hooked ever since. With a lifelong love of movement - from yoga to weightlifting - she as drawn to Pilates for its ability to help people feel grounded, present, and fully in their bodies.
Comprehensively trained across all equipment, Brogan loves teaching Mat and Reformer classes.

​Her sessions challenge while still feeling good, turning movement into something we genuinely want to do.
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The goal? For everyone to leave feeling stronger, clearer, and more connected to themselves, with all the physical benefits of Pilates as an added bonus.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • ​Soul Education Qualified - Comprehensively trained in Reformer, Mat and Equipment Pilates
  • Pilates for Beginners
  • Pilates for Back Pain 
Zoë Pettigrew
Fully Comprehensive Instructor
Zoë discovered Pilates while navigating a foot injury, corporate life, and the ongoing impact of an autoimmune condition. What started as a way to rehabilitate her body quickly became a practice she loved - building strength, reconnecting mind and body, and moving in a way that felt empowering and sustainable.
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After training comprehensively in Mat, Reformer, and Equipment Pilates with Soul Pilates, Zoë now helps others experience the same benefits. Her classes are warm, supportive, and quietly challenging, designed to build strength, mobility, and confidence while meeting each person where they’re at.

She’s passionate about helping clients of all backgrounds, energy levels, and abilities find grounded, empowering movement - and making everyone feel welcome.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Soul Education Qualified - Comprehensively trained in Reformer, Mat and Equipment Pilates
  • ​Pilates for mental health 
  • Pilates for Beginners
Felicity Williams
Fully Comprehensive Instructor
Felicity’s love of movement began in Sydney, where Barre first introduced her to the joy of reconnecting with her body and finding balance.

When she returned to Bristol, Pilates became her natural next step - from Mat to full studio equipment - and she completed her Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training with Soul Education, gaining the skills to guide others confidently. She also specialises in pre- and postnatal Pilates, supporting clients through every stage of life.
Her classes are grounding yet energising, blending breath, alignment, and a strong mind–muscle connection. Felicity loves creating a space where every body feels challenged, capable, and celebrated - because Pilates is truly for everyone.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Soul Education Qualified - Comprehensively trained in Reformer, Mat and Equipment Pilates
  • ​Pre & postnatal Pilates 
  • Pilates for Beginners
Eliza Moreland
Fully Comprehensive Instructor
After experiencing the benefits of Pilates in her own body, Eliza was inspired to train as a teacher and share that with others. A fully comprehensive instructor with a strong foundation in both mat work and equipment, she brings warmth, curiosity, and a sense of ease to her teaching.
Her approach is relaxed and supportive, with classes thoughtfully designed to help you feel strong, energised, and move with more confidence - whatever your starting point. Eliza is passionate about making Pilates feel accessible and welcoming, especially for those who may not feel it’s “for them.”

Alongside her studio teaching, she works with socially prescribed clients, including those living with chronic pain, and is committed to creating a space where people feel comfortable, capable, and able to enjoy movement without intimidation.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Pilates for Rehabilitation 
  • Restoring to full fitness
  • Pilates for chronic pain
  • Long term pain management ​​​​​
Freya Harding
Reformer & Mat Pilates Instructor
Passionate and enthusiastic about moving our bodies for physical and mental health, Freya joins the Soul team from Melbourne, the Pilates 'hotspot' of Australia. 

Having enjoyed Pilates from both a fitness and rehabilitation perspective, Freya loves to support her clients to take what they need from their workouts for the body and the mind. She aims to leave you feeling empowered and postive... perhaps as if you've spent a little bit of time basking in the Aussie sunshine! 

Holistic Fitness & Rehabilitation Specialist.​​
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Rehabilitation and chronic pain
  • Pilates for runners/hikers
  • Pilates for knee or shoulder injuries
  • Pilates for desk workers​​
Sive O'Regan
Reformer & Mat Instructor
Sive first discovered Pilates ten years ago in London while looking to build strength - but stayed for the deeper mind-body connection it offered. That sense of space, creativity and clarity is something she now brings to every session she teaches.
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Sive's classes offer you the chance to build strength, support recovery, or simply find some quiet in your week. Be ready for thoughtful, dynamic flows with room to breathe, realign, and reconnect - leaving you feeling more grounded, more energised, and more in tune with your body.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Pilates for Beginners
  • Pilates for Back Pain 
  • Pre & Post Natal
  • Hypermobility 
  • Breath work for stress and anxiety ​
Bella Orlowski
Reformer & Mat Instructor
Bella recently relocated to Bristol from the Gold Coast, Australia, where she taught Reformer Pilates and Yin Yoga. She first experienced Reformer in 2020 and immediately appreciated how empowered, balanced and strong it made her feel - a discovery that led her to complete her teaching certification in 2021 so she could guide others to similar transformation.
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In her classes, Bella invites clients to listen deeply to their bodies and move in a way that is both supportive and challenging. With clear, thoughtful instruction and a welcoming atmosphere, her goal is to help you leave feeling stronger, more aware and intimately connected to how your body moves.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Pilates for Beginners
  • Pilates for Back Pain 
  • Breath work for stress and anxiety ​
Amanda Formisano
Reformer & Mat Pilates Instructor
Amanda discovered Pilates while working as a pastry chef and was drawn to its blend of strength, balance, and precision - echoing her background in ballet and contemporary dance. 
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Her classes blend classical Pilates with modern biomechanics and a sense of playfulness, emphasising breath, fluid movement, and joyful exploration. Also a passionate yogi and climber, Amanda holds certifications in multiple yoga styles. When not teaching, she loves baking on rainy days and rock climbing by the sea on sunny ones!​

Currently on Maternity Leave.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Pre + Post Natal
  • Pilates for Beginners 
  • Pilates for Climbers & Dynamic Sports
  • Chronic pain management
  • Yoga 
Chessy Wilson​
​Reformer & Mat Pilates Instructor
With a background in professional dance, a passion for water sports and a lifelong love of movement, Chessy brings energy, precision and play to every class she teaches. Now a fully qualified Mat and Reformer instructor, her approach is rooted in helping you feel more connected to your body - stronger, more capable, and more aware.

Inspired by the power of Pilates to support recovery and resilience, Chessy’s classes encourage you to trust in your body’s potential. You'll find supportive, strength-focused sessions that helps you explore new challenges and feel more at ease in your body.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Pilates for Beginners
  • Pilates for Dancers 
  • Chronic Pain & Injury
  • Breath work for stress and anxiety ​
Sallie Rzepka
Reformer & Mat Instructor
Grounded, encouraging and quietly confident, Sallie found Pilates in 2021 while looking for a way to ease life’s stresses and support an old knee injury. What started as a personal reset soon became something much bigger, inspiring her to train in Mat and Reformer at the Pilates International Training Academy in Western Australia.

​Sallie’s classes focus on helping you feel more at ease in your body, with gentle guidance that builds strength and confidence from the inside out.
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She loves supporting a wide range of needs - from rebuilding after injury to exploring Pilates for everyday wellbeing - and always aims for you to leave feeling lighter, stronger, and pleasantly surprised by what your body can do.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • ​Pilates for mental health 
  • Pilates for Beginners
  • Rehabilitation
Kelisha Foster-Russell
Reformer & Mat Instructor
Kelisha came to Pilates at a time when her lifelong love of movement met a need for something deeper. With a background in dance and strength training, she’d always moved her body, but Pilates offered a way to reconnect, restore, and find balance during a period of burnout. Teaching became a natural extension of her lifelong passion for guiding and educating others.

Kelisha’s classes are immersive, full-body experiences - grounding yet energising, blending calm, challenge, and joy. Breath, alignment, and building a strong mind–muscle connection are central to her teaching, helping clients move with intention and reconnect with their bodies.

She loves witnessing people celebrate what their bodies can do and meet themselves exactly where they are = because Pilates truly is for everyone.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • ​Pilates for mental health 
  • Pilates for Beginners
  • Pilates for dancers 
  • Pilates for mental health
Juliette Parker
Reformer & Mat Pilates Instructor
After a dance-related injury early in her career, Juliet turned to Pilates - a practice she grew up with, thanks to her mother, a fellow instructor. With over 19 years of teaching experience in the UK and abroad, she has never looked back.

Passionate and welcoming, Juliet focuses on creating fun, dynamic classes that leave clients feeling energised, strong, and more flexible. She specialises in Pre & Post Natal Pilates, rehabilitation, and chronic pain management.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Pre & Post Natal ​
  • Mum & Baby Reformer
  • Pilates for Dancers
  • Pilates for Runners
  • Pilates for fitness
  • ​​Hypopressives Pilates
Esmae Lear
Reformer & Mat Pilates Instructor
Esmae turned to Pilates after struggling with multiple injuries whilst working as a professional dancer. Not only did she find these classes helped with maintaining strength, flexibility and injury prevention of her body, but also her mind.

Esmae is passionate about spreading her love of Pilates and believes that movement should be an opportunity to celebrate our bodies, not punish them. Expect dynamic and creative classes, which flow seamlessly to leave you feeling strong, positive and hopefully walking out of the door a little taller. 
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Pilates for Rehabilitation 
  • Pilates for Dancers
  • Restoring to full fitness
  • Long term pain management 
  • Scoliosis 
  • Working with younger populations​
  • Working with older populations
  • ​Back & neck pain
  • ​Hip replacement rehabilitation ​