I have been attending Debra’s Pilates classes at David Lloyd since 2000, when I was involved in a car accident and suffered severe whiplash. I found the twice weekly sessions really helpful and within two years was moving without pain. Debra was able during that time to adapt the exercises to take into account my injuries and suggest helpful equipment to support me physically.

I find Debra’s manner gentle and reassuring. I know that in a class she is always checking we are keeping our bodies safe and we offer helpful corrections that improve our participation. I have loved Debra’s choice of music and variety of relaxation at the end of the session.

Yoga

I love Debra’s Yoga classes. She takes into account the needs and abilities of the class and offers progressive levels and ways of knowing which level we should choose. I feel safe and encouraged. There is a brilliant balance between commitment to Yoga practice, fun and challenge. Debra shares her sense of humour whilst remaining professional at all times. She is a great teacher with lots of wisdom and patience.

Meditation

Latterly Debra has introduced me to meditation, in classes and at home on Zoom with herself initially and now with a global organisation. I am learning to love it and feel it has been helpful during the Pandemic as a focus for the day.

David Lloyd and retreat

At present I owe so much to Debra and feel she has very much helped me through the period when David Lloyd has been closed.  I hope we will get to go to Portugal on retreat in June 2021! After all, that was my reason to go to part-time working in January last year!

Thank you Debs for your loving kindness. M x

both for calming the mind and exercising the physical body while instilling self- care and confidence.

Gym classes were dynamic and challenging and never dull or routine. It was always a pleasure to attend. (Virgin)

I expect you will have many more as your classes are great. When we get back to whatever is ‘normal’, I would like to go to one of your UK retreats/ away weekends.

With many thanks,

Maggie

at Virgin Active for many years but since COVID restrictions started in March 2020 her on-line classes have been my absolute saviour.  Her calm and sympathetic approach is wonderful and after an hour’s session of Pilates ending with a few minutes total relaxation I feel ready to face another week.  Thank you Debra.

April T.

One of the key attractions to the classes is their accessibility at different levels. Debra is ‘inclusive’ and gives you confidence at  whatever level you are comfortable with. ‘ Moving with the Breath’ is food for Body Mind and Spirit, the retreats are “time out of time” and a chance to “reboot”   the  opportunity to do as much or as little you need to find what you individually need in beautiful relaxing settings .

So if it is classes, in ‘real time’ in a studio, remotely via Zoom or on retreat, I feel confident you will gain much from joining Debra and the ‘Moving with the Breath’ community.

Sue Baranek 2021