Meet Us

Alessandra
Bernadette
Candice
Carrie
Charmain
Charni
Elzaan
James
Naseema
Patricia
Rashmi
Reshana
Sandor
Sharna
Sherril
Soria
Tanya
Tatum
Vivienne

Alessandra

Originally from Italy, Alessandra is qualified as both a Physiotherapist and Pilates Instructor. After ten years working as a physiotherapist with orthopedic patients, athletes, and rugby players in Italy, she moved to South Africa where she currently teaches Pilates in Cape Town. After experiencing the benefits of Pilates firsthand as an active athlete, she became a true believer of the method and obtained her first Pilates qualification in 2011. She now wishes to share her knowledge and love for Pilates with her clients.

Service Areas:
Cape Town CBD & Atlantic Seaboard
Cape Town Southern Suburbs

Bernadette

In my younger years, I was an aerobic instructor and enjoyed running, while still pursuing a corporate career in a financial institution and currently still in the banking industry. In the past 4 years, I have been managing a degenerating lumbar spine. This is when I discovered Pilates and my love and passion for the movement of Pilates grew and my journey started. I commenced the BASI mat course in 2020 during lockdown and I graduated as a BASI Mat Trainer. I will soon be a certified BASI Trainer in Pregnancy and Beyond (Pre and Post Natal) and continue to grow. Movement has helped me and it can help you.

Service Areas:
Randburg West
Fourways

Candice

Pilates At Home was founded by Candice Rinkwest, a BASI Certified Pilates Instructor and practitioner. Candice’s interest in Pilates and functional movement stemmed from personal injury during her dancing career. Having personally suffered injury as well as undergoing hip arthroscopic surgery, her sensitivity and drive to help her clients achieve their goals with the utmost care is central to her teaching philosophy.

After teaching at a number of Pilates studios and gyms over the years, she decided to teach independently as she began to see an increasing need and demand for private Pilates classes at home for rehabilitating post-surgery, pregnant and elderly clients who were unable to travel out to a studio. This opportunity challenged her to bring her passion for Pilates and business together to create Pilates At Home.

Service Areas:
Johannesburg Central
Randburg Central
Roodepoort
Sandton
Midrand

Carrie

Carrie has always been a firm believer that exercise contributes towards a healthy, happy, and balanced lifestyle. She was diagnosed with Scoliosis which led to her having to get a back fusion. Since her back operation in 2010 Carrie has been practicing the art of Pilates and after experiencing the benefits decided to pursue a career as a Pilates instructor to help others with their goals and pain management.

Service Areas:
Midrand

Charmain

I started teaching pilates just after my firstborn arrived in the world which was 15 years ago. I became a Pilates instructor because I had been a professional dancer and pilates had saved me from many potential injuries and assisted in rehabilitation post-surgery and injury. Now that I was a mum I wanted a more settled life and pilates was a natural progression. I particularly love helping people gain confidence, core strength, and pain-free life. I’m qualified in STOTT Pilates (TRIFOCUS) Dip. Sports science (HFPA), electives: pre and postnatal pilates, nutrition, special populations ie senior, kids, diabetes care, injury rehab (HFPA), Aqua pilates, Nova ( Virgin Active)
Up to date CPR and first aid. I’ve been teaching for around 14 years and have experience using equipment and teaching mat classes, group, private and online classes. My favorite two pilates exercises are jumping with the board on the reformer as it’s cardio without impact and secondly bridging on the ball for stabilizing. In my spare time, I ride horses with my kids. I truly love the outdoors and the freedom you feel when riding in the vineyards and mountains.

Service Areas:
Cape Town Somerset West

Charni

I have been a qualified Pilates instructor in both mat and equipment since 2015. I have 2 accreditations through BASI (2016) and Body Control Pilates (2018). I am passionate about movement and enjoy working with people.
My passion for movement started when I became an archery coach. I enjoyed helping people move their bodies towards better positional form to shoot a bow more effectively, however, after coaching for a couple of years I noticed quite a lot of people had a problem with getting their upper bodies into a position that represents good posture. From this point, I wanted to learn a form of movement to help people feel more comfortable in their bodies with their daily activities while indirectly improving an archer’s ability to shoot a bow. Pilates was the one and only!

I now enjoy working with people who have an everyday body type with the intention of improving their posture. I do this by improving the spine’s ability to move which increases the shoulder’s ability to move and also decreases neck and shoulder pain. This then helps the everyday person feel better and more confident in their everyday lives.

Service Areas:
Johannesburg Central
Randburg Central
Sandton

elzaan

Elzaan has always had a heart for people and started teaching when she was 12. Her Pilates journey started at the age of 13 to supplement her dance training, and she’s personally seen how beneficial it is, even at such a young age. In 2015 she completed her mat training through BASI (Body Arts and Science International). She’s also a qualified RAD ballet teacher and received her qualification in 2018. She’s currently doing her comprehensive qualification through BASI and she’s falling in love with Pilates all over again as she learns and discovers so many new things. You’re never too young or too old to start something new.

Service Areas:
Randburg Central
Sandton

James

James’ journey started as a Personal Trainer which ultimately led to his interest and passion for Pilates. After completing his BASI Mat qualification, he switched gears and focused his attention on Private Pilates instruction. He has since worked with a variety of clients and enjoys the different challenges each individual presents.

Service Areas:
Randburg West
Roodepoort

Naseema

Naseema has always had a passion for improving the lives of others through mind and body awareness and discipline. This led to the first step in her fitness career in 2011 when she began her studies as a yoga instructor. She took a brief break to focus on her corporate career. However, the desire to drive change through physical movement and mental wellness persisted, causing her to refocus her attention and complete a Pilates qualification.

Service Areas:
Johannesburg East
Johannesburg Central

Patricia

Patricia’s Pilates journey started soon after her daughter was born. She joined her first Pilates class then and after regular practice, she realized how much Pilates helped alleviate the back pain she experienced during her pregnancy and also strengthened her muscles after a long period of inactivity. She continued practicing Pilates for three more years and then decided to become a Pilates teacher. She completed her BASI Mat Teacher Training Certificate in 2018 and has furthered her training by completing courses in Pilates for Cervical Discs, Pilates for the Mature Client, and Pilates & Fascia among others.

Service Areas:
Online

Rashmi

Rashmi’s health and fitness journey started in 2011. Having always been weight conscious and since working in the fitness industry, she became more passionate about health and fitness. Her love for Pilates has inspired her to share this amazing discipline with other individuals so they too can experience its benefits. Rashmi is not only a Pilates Instructor but also a qualified Personal Trainer, Sports Massage Therapist, and Pre and Post-natal Instructor.

Service Areas:
Johannesburg South

Reshana

I am a fitness fanatic and lover of all things healthy. My passion for a healthy lifestyle has inspired me to become a qualified personal trainer, Pilates instructor, kids development specialist, sports massage therapist, and pre and postnatal instructor.

I started teaching Pilates in 2015 and have been in the fitness industry for 10 years and love every minute of it! My favorite Pilates exercise is the cat and cow stretch. In my spare time, I love to cook healthy food, go on hikes and spend time with my loved ones.

Service Areas:
Roodepoort
Randburg West

Sandor

I started teaching Pilates in 2015. I was a qualified Personal Trainer before that but I wanted to learn more of an awareness for controlling one’s movement, so I studied Pilates and became an instructor. I have experience teaching group classes – both mat and equipment, and private and online sessions. My favorite Pilates exercise would have to be Teaser as I like how it challenges the core and how it can be modified to be more or less challenging. In my spare time, I train myself with Pilates, calisthenics, and weights.

Service Areas:
Johannesburg East

Sharna

It was while Sharna was obtaining her Dance Teacher’s Training and Certifications in Classical Ballet and Modern Jazz, that she realized that she had scoliosis. While working as a Group Exercise and Yoga instructor, she was introduced to Pilates. She has obtained her qualifications in Group Exercise, Yoga Muscles and Motion, Anatomy and Physiology, and Pilates Mat. She is also a certified Post-Rehabilitation Specialist and Facilitator with First Aid Level 3 with Basic Life Support. Sharna is a firm believer in the many benefits of Pilates and specializes in Rehabilitative Pilates.

Service Areas:
Online

Sherril

I am a qualified BASI Mat Instructor and started teaching Pilates in 2020. I love exercising, gym and running. I have completed 2 Comrades Marathons and numerous Two Ocean’s Marathons. I decided to become a Pilates Instructor as I strongly believe that the benefits of Pilates, especially as one gets older, is an exercise routine that improves flexibility, strengthens the core muscles, lengthens, and stretches all the major muscle groups, and tones the body. Not forgetting body and mind awareness and improved concentration. The exercises are suitable for all fitness levels as well as those with limited mobility and recovering from injuries.

Service Areas:
Johannesburg Central
Sandton

Soria

Soria started in Corporate Finance but soon discovered her love for health and Fitness. Her personal training career started 10 years ago, she loves the diversity that fitness offers, and even though she is qualified in a wide variety of Fitness programs Pilates remains her favorite. She did her Pilates Mat (International) through HFPA. She truly believes exercise is medicine to the body and soul and enjoys training the “Active Agers”.

Service Areas:
Pretoria East

Tanya

My love for Pilates started 5 years ago, I am obsessed with the benefits of Pilates and how it makes my mind and body feel. I am committed to teaching Pilates as a total body conditioning for all levels of fitness, with a focus on the core principles of anatomy. Through energetic uplifting sessions, I am looking forward to connecting with my clients and building relationships with a view on fueling healthy, peaceful minds and bodies. My whole life I have been surrounded by healthy, fitness driven people, making it easy for me to motivate and understand other people’s fitness journeys. My favourite part about teaching is seeing the progress and happiness that comes with it.

Service Areas:
Cape Town Bloubergstrand

Tatum

Tatum is passionate about taking care of the human body and has a great love for movement. Being a dedicated professional dancer for most of her life, discovering Pilates in her 20’s took her dance strength to another level. Tatum studied Pilates in Cape Town and became a Pilates instructor so that she could share this newfound passion to help others. She is inspired by being able to allow people better movement throughout their everyday lives, to feel stronger and more confident through the practice of Pilates.

Service Areas:
Fouways
Randburg West
Sunninghill

vivienne

Vivienne hails from the dance world, having trained and taught both ballet and modern dance. After successfully running a dance studio for over 20 years, Viv closed her studio to focus on her family and started doing Pilates as a way to stay fit, strong, and flexible. Falling in love with the method, Viv completed her BASI Mat Instructor training in 2015. She is inspired to help others achieve the most balanced, efficiently functioning bodies possible.

Service Areas:
Johannesburg Central
Johannesburg East