SHANTI BHOOLA-EVANS
Shanti has been teaching Pilates since 2010, with a focus on pelvic health, ante-natal, post-natal, and post-cancer rehabilitation. A qualified sports massage therapist and Pilates instructor, she specialises in working with medical referrals, including prostate and breast cancer patients. Shanti is certified in the Pink Ribbon Programme and continues to enhance her skills through workshops, including advanced anatomy training at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. With years of experience, she blends theory with practical exercises to support her clients' recovery and health.
About Shanti:
Shanti has been teaching Pilates at The Hogarth Health Club since 2010. She has taught at some of Londons most prestigious Pilates studios as well as her studio in Cranford. Many of her clients are medical referrals.
Shanti started her fitness journey 40 years ago as an Exercise to Music instructor then gym instructor. In 2000 she completed an HNC in Sports Science and Therapy and became a sports massage therapist. In 2008 Shanti taught ITEC massage with Anatomy & Physiology at Harrow College at the same time as studying Pilates. Shanti qualified with The Pilates Foundation.
In 2012 Shanti further developed her Pilates career by qualifying in ante-natal and post-natal Pilates. She then met Jane Simpson, author of the Pelvic Floor Bible and became interested in Pelvic Health issues in both men and women and how to deal with them. Shanti has run pelvic floor workshops at The Hogarth Health Club which combine anatomical theory as well as practical pelvic floor exercises. She has also worked with prostrate cancer clients both pre and post operatively.
The Pink Ribbon Programme Certification
Shanti completed certification as a Breast Cancer Exercise Specialist. She is listed as a qualified post-cancer rehabilitative Pilates teacher with the Pink Ribbon Program.
Continued Professional Development
Shanti is an active member of The Pilates Foundation and she attends workshops and conferences on a regular basis both here and abroad. Notably she completed Functional Anatomy for Movement and Injuries (FAMI) at Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York in 2013. In 2019 she followed up by completing FAMI 2 with the anatomy focus on the Back.
Features
Shanti has featured as a Pilates Foundation teacher in their publication Connections. She is also one of the teachers who taught Pilates Foundation Teachers during one of their online workshops.
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