Teachers at York Pilates Space.
Patricia Issitt is the owner and Studio Director of The York Pilates Space.
Patricia holds the Pilates Institute Masters Diploma and trained with Michael King, the original founder of the Pilates Institute.
The Masters Diploma covers:
Anatomy and Physiology;
Matwork from beginners to advanced including postural and movement analysis;
Personal Training (presentation of 6 case studies )
Studio Apparatus (presentation of 3 case studies)
Patricia gained certification in teaching Remedial Pilates involving 48 hours of contact time and teaching observation with Sandra Noonan and Amanda Howard, (Physiotherapist practitioners/lecturers at St Thomas’ Hospital, London)and the presentation of 2 case studies.
With a background of 22 years in the fitness industry, first as an ‘exercise to music’ and gym instructor working in gyms and leisure centres, and then as an instructor trainer for The City of York Council, after completing her training with Michael King she established The York Pilates Space in 2004.
Patricia is qualified to teach personal training clients and remedial Pilates for medical referrals, group matwork and equipment classes to advanced level.
“I am committed to developing my own understanding and practise of this wonderful method of thoughtful movement. In the past couple of years I’ve worked with Nuala Coombs at La Lofte in St Tropez, Gordon Thompson at his studio in Kensington and I’ve participated in training workshops with PMA teachers Rebecca Leone from Seattle, Julian Littlewood from LA and Alan Herdman from London. I took classes and workshops with Rebecca Leone at York Pilates Space and observed her as she working with individual clients on postural positioning and correcting muscular imbalances. Last year I was taught by Michael King and Malcolm Muirhead at York Pilates Space. Michael came to work with with us in the apparatus studio and spent a day appraising me as I taught my clients. This year I’ve attended workshops with the wonderful Jenny Alexanders, senior Physiotherapist and lecturer at St John’s University in York, hosted workshops with Michael King and Malcolm Muirhead here at The York Pilates Space, spent a weekend studying Reformer work with Alan Herdman and attended a full weekend of body work training with Liz Koch from California.
The practise of Pilates has been an incredible journey where the more I learn the more I realise there is more to learn! My mission is to keep on sharing my knowledge with my clients at The York Pilates Space”
Rachel Bank trained with Michael King’s Pilates Institute and has also gained the Central YMCA level 3 Pilates certification. She is qualified to teach matwork classes at all levels. Rachel has been a Pilates practitioner for more than thirteen years spending 8 years in classes with Patricia, and she has been teaching Pilates for 3 years. Last year Rachel has attended workshops with Rebecca Leone, Alan Herdman, Nuala Coombes, Michael King and found time to have a baby! Well done that woman, what a great advert for Pilates! Rachel teaches on Wednesday evenings.