Sarah Pritchard Pilates & Somatic Movement: Franklin Method

Sarah Pritchard Pilates & Somatic Movement: Franklin Method ISMETA Registered Somatic Movement Therapist / Educator
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 mind 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

There is a certain kind of joy that comes when you stop feeling and experiencing your body as something “fragile” or a p...
13/01/2026

There is a certain kind of joy that comes when you stop feeling and experiencing your body as something “fragile” or a problem, and start feeling it as a whole, resilient and more like you again. ☺️
I smile because I’m in my happy place - exploring the beautiful science and felt sense of how we move. For me, bone and joint health is about being proactive and future-proofing our lives so we can keep doing what we love with ease.
In my sessions across Shropshire, Birmingham, and virtually, we use a somatic approach to help you reconnect back in with your body. It’s a powerful, subtle process of becoming whole again - one embodiment at a time. When you nourish your body we future proof ourselves to the best of our ability and rebuild our confidence and sense of self.
Did you know? You can join me on retreat this February to fully immerse yourself in this wonderful system and experience that somatic reconnection first hand. 🌿
And for my fellow movement professionals - I am so excited to work with and meet you, as well as work together with Rebekah and entire, fantastic Buff Bones® team virtually in just a couple of weeks! We are an association of strong women! So many reasons to smile!
This photo was taken at the end of our UK Buff Bones® training in November with my teacher, the wonderful Rebekah Rotstein at Polestar Pilates UK. It was a weekend of deep learning and a reminder that movement is the best medicine for the years ahead.

So much is possible when we are present and see what we can do in the moment!

In wellness, Sarah xx

Discover more about my retreat

https://sarahpritchardpilatessomaticmovement.com/retreatsmasterclasses/returning-home-heart-retreat-franklin-method-somatic-women

And more about my Buff Bones® virtual and in person offerings in Birmingham, Shrewsbury and Shropshire.

https://sarahpritchardpilatessomaticmovement.com/about-buff-bones-pilates-shrewsbury-shropshire-birmingham-virtual

🌹Returning Home: The Felt Heart, My Somatic Day Retreat for Midlife Women🌹 Sunday 15 February | Shrewsbury, Shropshire. ...
11/01/2026

🌹Returning Home: The Felt Heart, My Somatic Day Retreat for Midlife Women🌹
Sunday 15 February | Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
At a time of life where you can feel disconnected from your body, stressed out and lacking the power or possibly even the energy as you may be struggling getting quality rest, my day retreat is an invitation for you to return back home and rediscover all of these things in you.

Join me for a beautiful day of movement that blends Buff Bones® for grounded strength and support for your bones and joints with deeply gentle somatic movement of the heart using Franklin Method that releases tension from your body - its a more intimate way of working with us. We have a healthy vegetarian lunch and time to explore the beautiful gardens at Newton Meadows and some views of the Shropshire Hills.
In the afternoon we explore deep rest connecting with our body first of all through sounding practices of the Leven Institute that makes feel whole, breathwork and vagal toning exercises from Franklin Method® that help us really clear our mind and embodied journalling, a practice of wellbeing from the toolbox of Somatic Therapy to help us work through our clutter thinking in a mindful and embodied way, to gain greater insight into our stressors of everyday life.
And have our afternoon tea and chocolate cake - because life is not about restriction but balance! 💓

Together, this is an intimate, restricted retreat to soften into space and quiet, tending to our physical and emotional body with compassion and work that has real depth and quality.

If this sounds like something your body needs then I’d love to help you using not only my expertise as a registered and internationally regulated somatic practitioner, but my lived experience.

I'd love to see you,

Sarah xx

See link for more detail and to book and forward this post on to a friend who may need some self care at the moment

https://sarahpritchardpilatessomaticmovement.com/retreatsmasterclasses/returning-home-heart-retreat-franklin-method-somatic-women

Experience Pilates taught in a somatic way where the focus is on sensation and exploring movement with nuance and detail...
10/01/2026

Experience Pilates taught in a somatic way where the focus is on sensation and exploring movement with nuance and detail to ensure that the movement you create is healthy, holsitic and embodied. Experience the embodiment of the world renowned Franklin Method®, combined with Polyvagal work and Pilates in a small-group setting. These sessions are specifically designed for those in Shropshire seeking a high-attention to detail alternative to large gym-based Pilates classes. Move by design in the tranquil Jenna Blair Yoga Studio, Belle Vue, Shrewsbury.

To take part in this class must be able to get up and down from the floor unaided.

I am an internationally regulated ISMETA Somatic Practitioner and Comprehensive Pilates and Remedial Specialist teacher, taught by Alan Herdman, who brought Pilates to the UK.

You can discover more about me and my approach to teaching Pilates in a way that is healthy, holistic and embodied as well as what my clients have to say using the link below:

https://sarahpritchardpilatessomaticmovement.com/group-classes

Come and join me for movement that is healthy, holistic, embodied and taught by an expert in Pilates and Somatic Movement,

In wellness,

Sarah xx

If you have an injury please email me before purchasing your classes.

Mondays 2.30pm - January 12, 19, 26, 2 and 9 February 2026

10/01/2026

☃️ Midlife often feels like a season of “always on” but nature has a different rhythm for us all at this time of year. ❄️
In winter, our nervous systems naturally want to slow down. Pushing harder at this time of year with huge to do lists and resolutions can heap stress into an already overloaded body. Instead, the secret is to focus on opening your Ventral pathways—the neurological “window” to safety, connection, and calm.
Try a tiny somatic shift today:
1. Go for a walk and really take time to feel and experience your environment - drink it all in!
2. Have slow, mindful cup of tea with the window open to feel and experience the freshness of winter and hear the sounds of nature ☕
3. Ease yourself into the weekend with gentle mobilisations of your body - no need to push or force a thing
👇 Which practice helps you shift into wellbeing?

And how does your body feel today?

You become what you practice ✨

In wellness,

Sarah xx


Wishing all of my clients and followers a very happy, healthy and embodied 2026.May you slide onto the New Year with sof...
01/01/2026

Wishing all of my clients and followers a very happy, healthy and embodied 2026.
May you slide onto the New Year with softness, ease, inner peace and strength 💓
My world is not about the hard push of beating up the body, but about listening carefully to its wisdom and discovering you can move with ease, peace and alignment. My work is about your holistic wellbeing. The whole person, not just the body.
Although the New Year is shouting at us to push through we are still in winter. There is no need for crash and burnout. That’s not what movement is about, that’s a different narrative that doesn’t belong here in my space.
Pace this year, enjoy it, savour it and be curious about your journey not the destination.
So much is possible when you are present and build strong foundations.
From a human being, not a human doing or AI.
All human beings are welcome here.

In holistic wellness, Sarah xx

My mailing list is due to go out tomorrow so please join from my website www.sarahpritchardpilatessomaticmovement.com to discover my offerings for early 2026!

Opening Your Window to Winter Wellness - holistic wellbeing ❄️Greetings of the season to you all! What a day for moving...
26/12/2025

Opening Your Window to Winter Wellness - holistic wellbeing ❄️

Greetings of the season to you all! What a day for moving, walking, resting, breathing, connecting ☀️✨
You get good at what you practice…
Winter tells us and our bodies to slow right down - but that shouldn’t mean to disconnect from what keeps us feeling well. A common mistake I encounter from many clients who are moving is putting things off until the New Year - a diet of all or nothing for themselves. Then having to start things from a place of regression rather than consistency.
Movement doesn’t have to be intense but our bodies do appreciate consistency. Little and often gets you further down the path - literally. Getting outside into fresh air doesn’t have to be hours outside but walking and taking in natural light is so important for our sense of physical and emotional wellbeing. Connecting with things and others that have meaning to us can be in smaller doses.
Everything you do - your consistency in the basics builds your capacity, resilience and inner and outer strength.
✨You can have movement and rest
✨You can slow down and stay strong
✨You can retreat inwards and stay connected
✨We have more capacity than we think!

This winter open up your own window of wellbeing to movement, breathing, thinking and feeling in a softer, more connected and powerful way, because you get good at what you practice… ✨

In health,

Sarah xx

🌟✨Merry and Bright✨🌟That’s a wrap from us and we have gone for matching pink and that feeling of inner cosy! Our studio ...
22/12/2025

🌟✨Merry and Bright✨🌟
That’s a wrap from us and we have gone for matching pink and that feeling of inner cosy! Our studio is now closed for Christmas and we want to thank everyone we have worked with over the past year on so many different embodiment journies! And our why in feeling all of us is to feel our capacity, what makes us unique and all of our humanity. Because living in a world where there is deep connection, with ourselves and others makes it a wonderful place to be. With kindness and connection little by little we can bring about such positive change. Every embodiment takes us closer home, to us, and into deeper connection with others - we achieve so much together💓
Thank you to all of my clients from all over the world, my colleagues, my special teachers and my very special mentors - I am grateful to you all 🙏✨
And thank you to my association of strong women - you know who you are and together we are an incredible force 💓
Have a wonderful holiday everyone, in wellness,

Sarah, and her Assistant xx 🎄✨

✨ Move with Presence, Ease & Support✨ Rediscover how movement can feel - not just look.My Somatic Pilates & Movement Gr...
21/12/2025

✨ Move with Presence, Ease & Support✨
Rediscover how movement can feel - not just look.

My Somatic Pilates & Movement Group Classes are a place where you can slow down with purpose, tune into sensation, and move with deep anatomical awareness. Using a blend of Franklin Method®️ imagery, Polyvagal‑informed somatic principles, and expert Comprehensive Pilates teaching, I help you build strength, mobility, and calm from the inside‑out.

These aren’t generic fitness classes but are small, supportive communities where you’re seen, guided, and gently encouraged to explore your body’s natural design. Expect movement that balances strength with ease, breath with regulation, and mindful presence with practical everyday improvements.

💗 Give the Gift of Movement
Looking for a meaningful gift this season?
Gift vouchers - are available - the perfect present for a friend or yourself that keeps giving long after Christmas. A membership to better balance, greater ease, calmer nervous system, and authentic body awareness.

✨ Move with intention
✨ Support your wellbeing
✨ Build connection (with others and yourself)

Come join our community - whether in Shrewsbury in person or live via Zoom - and let movement become a tonic for body, breath, and everyday life.

In wellness, Sarah xx

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