Sarah Pritchard Pilates & Somatic Movement: Franklin Method

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Sarah Pritchard Pilates & Somatic Movement: Franklin Method ISMETA Registered Somatic Movement Educator / Therapist
Polyvagal Informed Comprehensive & Remedial Pilates. Buff Bones® Faculty.

Expert L4 Franklin Method
Somatic Movement Education / Somatic Movement Therapy. Holistic Women's & Dance Health. I am a Professionally Regulated Somatic Movement Educator / Therapist, Regulated Comprehensive & Remedial Pilates Specialist Teacher and a Dance UK Healthcare Practitioner. That means that I can help you restore and optimise your movement using my very specialist Pilates and Somatic mi

nd body training which is different to what you may have experienced in a standard movement class. What I teach is restorative, in terms of regaining function, lessening or eliminating aches and pains, re-patterning and reprogramming faulty movement patterns as well as restoring your mind body connection, producing greater states of calm and ease in every sense. I have particular expertise working with women going through menopause and beyond, using one or a combination of the different programmes I teach. I advocate for healthy dance and am a Dance UK Healthcare practitioner. I work with dancers from many different genres of every ability within a safe and non judgemental environment. All of my work is regulated, giving you external verification of the depth of my training and professional development from my governing bodies. Within my professions, I value and adhere to strict Codes of Ethics and Conduct (find out more about my associations at the bottom of my page). Explore what I offer and get in touch so I can support you further,

In health and wellbeing,

Sarah

🌞 Edinburgh, I’m excited to be coming back to you, sharing the magic that is Franklin Method® on 17 August 🌞Discovering ...
30/07/2025

🌞 Edinburgh, I’m excited to be coming back to you, sharing the magic that is Franklin Method® on 17 August 🌞

Discovering your dynamic & balanced Pelvic Floor in movement & breath: and the power of our mind-body connection. It’s an intelligent exploration of the body in movement.
Discover, tone and balance our dynamic pelvic floor in movement and breath. Understand how this vital structure supports the spine, posture and emotional wellbeing as well as other structures and even our mind can influence the pelvic floor and its health.
Applications for teaching and moving: whether you're a movement professional teaching Pilates, yoga, dance or are professional dancer, or mover or a curious non-mover you’ll leave with an embodied understanding of you and practical tools you can use immediately in your teaching, practice, or daily life.
This is a chance to melt tension from your body, increase flexibility, move in comfort and in power, By connecting to your pelvic floor in movement and breath, and discovering how the mind-body connection can change how you move, breathe, and feel.

Perfect for:

🌞 Dancers wanting to move with more ease
🌞 Pilates & yoga teachers looking to deepen their own embodied experience
🌞 Curious movers ready to deepen their relationship with their body
🌞 Festival-goers needing a moment of calm & connection

As a Level 4 Franklin Method® Educator and ISMETA Registered Somatic Movement Educator and Therapist, I’ll guide you through practices grounded in embodiment of movement. This is a place to move and feel and is a very different way of experiencing your body.

Spaces are limited to provide a space for you to ask questions and share insights. Let Edinburgh be where you reconnect to your body with joy this summer.

Find out more:
https://sarahpritchardpilatessomaticmovement.com/retreatsmasterclasses/franklinmethodinedinburgh

In wellness
Sarah xx

Hosted by Feldenkrais Studio Edinburgh 🙏
St Margaret's House, 151 London Road, EH7 6AE
Studio 602 is a centre for Yoga, Somatic research and Feldenkrais.

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Mondays 😊You may have a glamorous image of Pilates teachers, but behind the scenes less of how much work this profession...
21/07/2025

Mondays 😊
You may have a glamorous image of Pilates teachers, but behind the scenes less of how much work this profession takes, if you keep on top of what you do! And as somatics is my other profession that’s two lots of work!
There are many different kinds of Pilates Teachers out there and we all have slightly different roles to play depending on the nature of our clients and what we specialise in - and that’s what makes us interesting and a resource for different kinds of clients to find this system. As a Comprehensive and Remedial Pilates teacher and Somatic Movement Educator / Therapist that means not only reading but feeling my way through the work and the insights I may find! That means when working somatically its an incredibly deep dive into anatomy so that I can then practice orbiting this anatomy inside my body so feel and then teach from embodiment not from the mind! Today I’m back in autonomic systems - do you love how detailed our body is? and my assistant is always at the ready for me too!� My Mondays always get off to a start with movement for me as within my work I need to find my own alignment in every way and discover what I am working with in my, before I start my early morning teaching! Then a quick break and class for me just to test my own embodiment of where I am, and then back to my clients!�Afternoons are time for drilling into my work in more depth - today a quick review of my own teacher 's work so if you haven’t yet checked out this wonderful book PiIates for Health Conditions I recommend it! As a remedial teacher it’s crucial to keep up to date with where things are moving in the movement and the science world, whilst maintaining that incredible body of work I have learnt from my initial training.
Then a bit of rest, a bit more planning and back to teaching this evening. And I’ll end the day with my somatic practice!
Being a dual modality teacher is incredible because I can merge in and out of the body in different ways if I need to in order to work with my clients to find the best outcome. Movement is endless and deep! Give your teacher some love this week as we all work so hard! In wellness, Sarah ###

Sunrise, from quietness into intensity…Returning back…This breath, this body, this placeThese stones, solid, immovable,T...
13/07/2025

Sunrise, from quietness into intensity…

Returning back…
This breath, this body, this place
These stones, solid, immovable,
This body, morphing changing…

Integration - to make whole, to complete…
Layering the years of experience as I return back to this place.
Each piece has meaning.
Each piece has a place.
Each piece makes the whole.

When you step back and see those pieces you see the bigger picture
The expanse, and the depth.
So, finding and feeling ground, feeling peace, space…

Our body, mind and spirit is the same, many component parts and pieces, making room for each piece, and taking time to get to know that piece, we can integrate and become more whole and so much more like us. All parts of us are welcome.

Where can you get space? What has meaning for you? Can you welcome all experiences as a piece of the whole?

This photo a treasured one and a metaphor from my own practice of several weeks back, in a special place. Here, at sunrise. Thanking this wonderful teacher for this experience - so deeply grounding, thoughtful, nourishing and so integrated and embodied. Give them a follow - in deep gratitude for your wisdom and presence. 🙏✨

Speaking from felt sense, from experience, from understanding gives depth and relationship. Relationship with ourselves and relationships that have meaning with others too.

Being not doing. A human being. Perfectly imperfect. ❤️

Have a beautiful Sunday everyone,

In wellness,

Sarah xx

Strength with softness. Awareness with alignment.One of my amazing clients recently shared:“The best thing I get from my...
08/07/2025

Strength with softness. Awareness with alignment.

One of my amazing clients recently shared:

“The best thing I get from my Pilates practice is the balance it provides between physical strength and mental calm... I feel more centred, aligned, and strong. It’s helped me manage stress, improve posture, and increase energy — while deepening my awareness of how I move through daily life.”

This is the beauty of combining Pilates with Somatics. It’s not just about building a strong body, but about building an aligned and balanced body in every single way. That means working with nuance and detail, deepening your relationship with your body, and ultimately with you.

There are so many different ways we can experience our body, but as a Somatic Movement Educator and Somatic Movement Therapist, and Comprehensive Pilates Teacher my approach is rooted in evidence, movement science and deep embodiment.

That comes as a legacy passed down to me from all of my incredible teachers, where all of their expertise fuses together to make something that is intelligent, beautiful to move in, improves alignment, energy and breath. Connection and self confidence. Teaching not just the body, but the whole person.

And this teacher is so grateful to them all, because she sees the transformation that occurs and the way body mind and spirit is changed ❤️

Pilates with a soul. Movement that listens. Strength that begins from within. Powerful movement, deeply felt.

How are you experiencing your body? What are you feeling as you move? Change is always possible. Come and join me! 

In wellness,

Sarah
xx

Hello from Shropshire! Today was my sold out Summer Somatic Day retreat today: Rooted and Empowered for Women’s Health a...
06/07/2025

Hello from Shropshire! Today was my sold out Summer Somatic Day retreat today: Rooted and Empowered for Women’s Health and Wellbeing. Today’s somatic theme was about finding our ground and embodying our dynamic pelvic floor in movement and breath as well as learning that pelvic floor health is all about whole body health and wellbeing. And of course some realignment through my Somatic Pilates. That means our bodies, minds and spirit working in harmony…

It also meant some chocolate cake a little later…

Thank you to everyone that came from near and far - always makes me so happy working with you on your movement journey - so much to discover and never enough time! ❤️

We don’t need to shout to be heard
Our power dwells beneath what is apparent,
We are made though our breath, through our body
And in the yes we give to ourselves.

We hold ground with deep roots,
With quiet knowing,
Anchoring us into the earth,
Allowing us presence.

To be strong is not to compete or force
But to stay soft
Live our own truth
from the inside out.

It is not about becoming.
But being where we are. 💓

My thoughts for you all this evening.

Hope you all had a fantastic Sunday everyone, in wellness,

Sarah xx


 


The end of World Wellbeing Week! 💓You find me here, in my favourite place. It’s been a rich week for movement and you f...
29/06/2025

The end of World Wellbeing Week! 💓

You find me here, in my favourite place. It’s been a rich week for movement and you find me here in my practice, a place of being with me, moving in a way my body speaks to me and looking after myself. Wellbeing is not just about Pilates, and rebalancing the body - I love it and will always love it, but it is part of a package of what it means to be well and have wellness.

Wellbeing is also about looking after your emotional body as well. And that comes from a foundation of safety, connection and safety in connection. These parts are also linked entirely with your physical body. Move one part of you and you move everything. The world of mind body and body mind are called that for a reason!

Within my world of somatics and somatic movement / therapy wellbeing starts in being aware of where you are, being present, being with whatever is here. Our inner truth, being able to slow down, listen and feel what is happening inside our body. We can either learn to regulate ourselves from this place (the practice of self regulation) or we can regulate with another (the practice of co-regulation)

By tuning into us we change the narrative from striving and perfection to presence.

From performance to what is real.

Less fixing and doing and more being with.

Coming right back home. We understand and listen to ourselves with care and honesty.

And the end result is beautiful without all of that effort.

In this coming week as I continue my practice take a moment to tune in and consider what you need in this moment.

That is more than enough.

You are you, that’s enough too.

In wellness,

Sarah xx

Just two spaces left… for a summer day of rest, connection, and gentle empowerment.Rooted & Empowered is a somatic move...
26/06/2025

Just two spaces left…

for a summer day of rest, connection, and gentle empowerment.

Rooted & Empowered is a somatic movement retreat for women

A pause. A breath.

A chance to feel into your centre, meet yourself with kindness, and come home to your body.

We’ll explore the somatic movement and breath of the Franklin Method®, focusing upon the pelvic floor, then my somatic Pilates, breathwork, and a light vegan lunch. The day closes with embodied journalling—and yes, chocolate cake.

If your body is calling for space, softness, and strength from within—this is your gentle invitation.

Two places remain

Held at the beautiful Newton Meadows in the Shropshire countryside.

I would love to welcome you.

In wellness,

Sarah xx

See my link to my website to discover more and reserve your place 😊

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Tailored, attuned, movement that transforms…Sometimes people prefer 1:1 sessions rather than a group class, they may pre...
26/06/2025

Tailored, attuned, movement that transforms…

Sometimes people prefer 1:1 sessions rather than a group class, they may prefer to move at their own pace, have an issue that needs greater focus, have deeper levels of sensitivity or just want to come into a space where they can be truly held and supported, where their nervous system feels calm and they can be at ease

That’s where my specialist form of somatic Pilates comes in because it’s all about feeling, connecting and working with the unique individual.

My client shares how our sessions have become a weekly reset, time to tune in, realign, and reconnect. Through movement, breath, and deep attention to form and feeling, we create a space that supports calm, strength, and true embodiment.

Movement with nuance.
Movement that respects sensitivity.
Movement that places you, the individual at the centre.

If group settings feel overwhelming for whatever reason or you’re looking for a somatic approach taught by a regulated specialist in somatic movement as well as Comprehensive Pilates, this might be the support you’ve been searching for.

Because in movement I teach the whole person in front of me, not just a body.

In wellness,
Sarah xx


🌞 Welcoming in summer, finding ground and feeling the resonance and language of the heart 💓As the sun reaches its peak, ...
21/06/2025

🌞 Welcoming in summer, finding ground and feeling the resonance and language of the heart 💓

As the sun reaches its peak, take time to find a pause in this season of intense energy, abundance and feeling.
A chance to be grateful for all that has been and, just as the sun changes its alignment so can we.

My practice of today:

Can you feel and find your ground? Can you find your feet on the floor or sitting bones on the chair?

Anchoring the body into the earth, a real sense of being anchored and held?

Can you find stillness amongst intensity?

Can you feel your breath?

And can you stay there, inviting feeling?

And notice the truth of the language of the body?

When we breathe and move at the speed of the body’s language it can often give us greater insight, direction and wisdom. No choreography, no exercise, just moving with sensation and wisdom.

Can you hear what your heart has to say?

It has its own inner guidance and wisdom too.

You don’t need to have it all figured out. Let your intuition and heart radiate and illuminate your next step.

Wishing you presence, peace, and power this Solstice and in the weeks beyond,

Sarah xx 🌞

(My somatic practice of the day, and here a visual metaphor).

🌿 Feel More, Move with ease, and inner calm 🌿Mindfulness and somatic based movement isn’t just about slowing down —it’s ...
03/06/2025

🌿 Feel More, Move with ease, and inner calm 🌿

Mindfulness and somatic based movement isn’t just about slowing down —it’s about tuning in…
Pilates with me isn’t only about physical movement. It’s about connecting deeply with your body’s inner signals, listening to what it’s saying, and moving from a place of embodied awareness.

💫 My clients’ words were so beautiful and summarise my work, passion and expertise:

“Sarah helps me tune into my body’s signals and identifies where subtle tension affects larger movements… I always leave sessions feeling aligned and with a new sense of calm.”

In my sessions, I guide you through a polyvagal-informed, somatic approach to movement where breath, alignment, and nervous system regulation create lasting change—physically and emotionally. It’s a place of soft power, and deep understanding of you.

✨ Whether it’s your first experience of Pilates or you’re looking to reconnect with your body in a deeper way, this is your invitation to explore mindful movement from the inside out.

Ready to experience Pilates with a felt sense?

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