Lauren
My own movement journey has changed and evolved a lot over the years and I feel eternally grateful to have discovered Polestar Pilates thanks to a fantastic teacher in the US.
Educating myself as a Pilates practitioner has opened up a world of exploration regarding how I now understand my body, its power and vulnerability and its natural evolution and shift as we age.
Initially, a Pilates teacher, I now feel more like a whole-body health coach, working with my clients to support their mind and body health.
As an eternal student, I continue to learn from my clients, mentors, coaches and educators to better understand my relationship with myself and how to support my clients in their wellbeing.
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After giving birth to my second daughter I wanted to do something that had meaning and enriched the wellbeing of others. I spent some time in the US exploring the different styles of teaching and I decided to train to become a teacher with the world’s leading rehab and science-led Pilates school, Polestar.
I became qualified as a Pilates mat teacher in 2016 and then on the Pilates apparatus as a fully comprehensive teacher in 2018. I have been teaching Pilates in Shrewsbury since 2015 and in 2019 opened Shrewsbury’s first fully-equipped dedicated Pilates studio.
As a mum of two, I am passionate about bringing the benefits of Pilates to both pregnant and postnatal women, and I hold a certification from theCenter for Women’s Fitness in pre and postnatal Pilates. I also specialise in working with women who have diastasis recti and pelvic floor dysfunction and pelvic pain, having completed training with Carolyne Anthony and Dr. Sarah Duvall.
Since then I continue to delve into and explore my own Pilates education and self-development, exploring Franklin Method™ practices, somatic movement, and the Whole Body Pelvic Health method. I have also been a graduate assistant for the Polestar UK education team. The latest training includes Pilates for Menopause, Vital Breath Buteyko Workshops, and continuing mentorships with Liliana Ferreira, Claire Sparrow, and Christi Idavoy.2016 Polestar Pilates matwork qualification (300 hours)
2016 Pilates for Juniors workshop
2017 Franklin Method™️: Relax your Neck, Liberate your Shoulders & Franklin Method™️: Pelvic Power for Core Integration
2017 The Center for Women’s Fitness Pregnancy Pilates certification
2017 Pregnancy & Postpartum Corrective Exercise - Dr Sarah Duval Core Exercise Solutions
2018 The Center for Women’s Fitness Postpartum and Diastastis Recti Pilates certification
2018 Polestar Pilates studio comprehensive qualification (1000 hours)
2019 The Ego Detox with Liz Bussey
2020 Polestar UK Trainee Graduate Assistant
2020 The Human Home Project with Liz Bussey
2020 Exploring Exercises for Clients with Pelvic Floor Dysfunctions workshop with Christi Idavoy
2020 Pathologies of the Lower Extremities with Alastair Greetham
2020 Release of the Head, Neck and Shoulders with Galina Ball
2020 Anatomy of Movement Workshop with Alastair Greetham
2020 The Sacroiliac joint with Galina Bell
2020 Breathing Workshop with Galina Bell
2020 Connecting through our centre workshop with Alastair Greetham
2020 Natural Movement workshop with Alastair Greetham
2020 Exploring the Ribcage with Galina Bell
2020 Rooting through the core with Christi Idavoy
2020 The relationship between the head and neck and how it affects all our movement with Alastair Greetham
2020 Movement Strategies for the hypermobile client with Jeannie di Bon
2020 Franklin Method™️ Abdominals – Another approach with Diana Nye
2020 Bones, Joints and Geometry with Christi Idavoy
2020 The Labrinyth of the Inner Ear with Galina Bell
2020 Introduction to Somatic movement with Kristin Loeer
2020 Post-surgery rehabilitations with Physiotherapist Helen O’Leary
2020 The Anatomy of Human Consciousness with Liz Bussey
2021 Franklin Method™️ Dynamic Pelvic Floor – Tom Waldron
2021 Psychological Fitness Series with Liz Bussey
2021 Diastasis Recti and Hiatus Hernia with Galina Bell
2021 Mindsetting for Pilates Teachers – Polestar Pilates with Shelly Power and Christi Idavoy
2021 Franklin Method™️ Tone your Core, Release your back – Tom Waldron
2021 Whole Body Pelvic Health with Claire Sparrow – mentorship programme
2022 Pilates for Menopause – Dinah Siman
2021-22 Vital Breath Buteyko Workshops – Jo Hatherly
2023 – ongoing mentorship with Liliana Ferreira, Claire Sparrow and Christi Idavoy
LAUREN’S ETHOS
My wish is that clients learn to feel joy in movement, can better manage their pain and injuries and live their lives with the zest and wellbeing that they deserve.
Connect with Lauren
@laurenhiltonpilates
Lauren teaches the following sessions throughout the week at the studio and online:
Online Mixed Level Pilates
Align Mat Pilates
Energise Mat Pilates
Postnatal Pilates
Pilates Gym
Pilates Equipment Circuit
Intermediate Reformer Pilates
