Pilates & Beyond

26/01/2026

Happy new week! Thank you so much to all our new followers 🤍🩶

If you don’t know me I’m Sarah and my studio is Pilates & Beyond in Darlington. The studio is almost 10!! The time has gone so quickly!

I trained with Body Control Pilates and have been a devotee of Pilates for over 30 years. I teach both contemporary and classical Pilates. I teach mat work and studio equipment (reformer, Cadillac, chair, ladder barrel, spine corrector). I have also been a supervising teacher for Body Control Pilates for over 10 years and am proud to have helped many students to reach their goal of qualifying to be a Pilates instructor and set up their own studios and classes.

In the life of a Pilates instructor every day is a learning day. You are always looking at ways to improve, always developing and always wanting to help clients to improve their bodies, alleviate pain and achieve their goals.

At the studio we also have yoga, Somatics and Vinyasa Flow

We also have treatment rooms with physio, sports massage and counselling. More details are on the website:
www.pilatesbeyond.co.uk

07/01/2026

It’s generally after the Christmas break that people come into class feeling stiffer and less mobile than any other time we have a break from classes. We sit round more over Christmas, travel further and if cold stay in more than other times of the year.

With this is mind we have started the year off with classes focusing on resetting posture, reconnecting of breath, finding the length back in the spine and muscles. In classes we have worked on fascia release, working through different planes of movement and using the poles in particular for scapular and shoulder movement and release. Throw in some classical Pilates exercises and what’s not to love?!

It’s lovely to see everyone walk out looking taller!
Hope you all have enjoyed!!

01/01/2026

Wishing everyone is happy and healthy New Year. Looking forward to seeing you all in 2026! Wether you are setting new goals or carrying on with your already created positive intentions we can help you at Pilates & Beyond to keep strong, mobile and active no matter your age or ability.

28/12/2025

New year, new you! New term starting from Monday 5 January.
Very limited spaces in classes:
Intermediate level (must have Pilates experience)
1 space Tuesday 13.15
1 space Tuesday 14.30
1 space Wednesday 18.25
2 spaces Friday 17.30

Basic experience required, focus on bone health, balance and mobility:
3 spaces Wednesday 09.00

Improvers level:
4 spaces Friday 16.30

Strengthening Pilates:
2 spaces Saturday 08.45

Beginners Pilates:
2 spaces Saturday 11.15

Message to book and for more information.

21/12/2025

That’s a wrap for classes at the studio for 2025! What a year it has been with over 1700 sessions of Pilates and yoga.

Thank you so much to all our lovely clients for your continued loyalty and enthusiasm 🤍🩶

Booking now for courses in January. Either contact directly for Pilates or yoga or via website www.pilatesbeyond.co.uk

Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a healthy, happy New Year 🎄🎄

06/11/2025

Our new website has been launched! 🤍🩶

So pleased with the new site, thank you so much to Highground web designs and Katie
Thank you to all my lovely client models you were fabulous 🤍🩶

www.pilatesbeyond.co.uk

29/10/2025

New Pilates term, limited spaces:
1 space Tuesday 1.15
1 space Tuesday 6.00
7 week term, starts 4 November

Spaces friday 4.30 improvers level
Spaces Friday 5.30 intermediate
5 week term, starts 31 October

2 spaces Beginner Pilates Saturday 11.15, starts 1 November, 5 week course

Message to book.
All equipment provided

14/10/2025

Join us for classes, now booking for new term, starting week commencing 3 November.

Mat classes build progression each week, using small equipment in classes to add challenge. Small class sizes with a maximum of 12 people.

If you are new to Pilates you need to start with beginners Pilates class.

Improve posture, increase flexibility and learn how to move your body not just in classes but all the time.

Message to enquire about spaces 🤍🩶

09/10/2025

Photoshoot with lovely Katie thank you to my lovely models for the day and sorry for making you do about 100 criss cross 😂😜

03/10/2025

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What is pilates today, in my mind, its pretty clear, but for the general public, I am not so sure…

Joe Pilates signed his clients up for 3 sessions a week for their first month, he wasn’t into “jumping on the popular bandwagon, and making money out of what people wanted, or giving them what was popular”, no, he passionately believed in his system, yes system of exercises that if people committed themselves to his methodology that they would feel the change in their bodies.

Those of us who have spent years training and learning about the “how” and “why” his system works, and are still learning from experienced professionals in the industry with more experience than our own, and passing on the benefits to our clients.

And believe me, no one knows anything after 5 days of training in “pilates” no matter how glossy the cover looks.

So use the pilates name and make your money, whilst the rest of us continue his legacy of pilates, which is not instagram exercises to be interesting, nor just exercises on one piece of his equipment.

I am so tired of my industry of nearly 30 years being downgraded to just fitness on pilates equipment. This is not “pilates” and people should seek out the difference.