WHAT: Awaken your core, release long-held tension in your back and chest, and calm your Nervous System through a Pilates practice rooted in embodied awareness.
WHEN: Saturday 5th September 10.45am-12pm (access from 10.15am)
WHERE: Mortimer House Club, 37-41 Mortimer Street London, W1T 3JH

Somatic Pilates is emerging as one of the most effective antidotes to the high-pressure, always-on environments that many of us live and work in. Rather than forcing or bracing, this approach invites you to develop soft strength that supports spinal health, resilience and emotional balance.  
Through slow, mindful movement, spiralling patterns and calming breathwork, Somatic Pilates helps you release long-held tension in the spine and surrounding muscles, allowing your nervous system to down-regulate. It is an ideal practice for anyone wanting to feel strong, mobile and deeply connected to their core without chasing perfectionism or burning out.

In this 75-minute experience, we combine the precision of Pilates with the inner awareness of Somatic practice to explore twists, spirals and waves along the spine, creating fluidity, strength and three-dimensional mobility.
The session begins with Somatic floorwork and breathwork, slow grounding patterns that gently help you unwind chronic tension, awaken deep spinal support and bring your nervous system into a state of safety.
Once the body feels centred and ready, we move into thoughtfully sequenced Pilates exercises that focus on spiralling and rotational movements to strengthen the anterior and posterior core, improve postural alignment and mobilise the entire spine.
Each movement is guided by sensation rather than aesthetics, allowing you to work with your spine in the most optimal and sustainable way. The practice concludes with a restorative integration, giving the system time to recalibrate and absorb the work. This final phase supports long-lasting nervous system regulation and allows the subtle effects of spinal rotation and untwisting to settle throughout the body.

You will leave feeling lighter, taller and more spacious, with a calm mind and a spine that feels strong, supported and alive.
No previous experience needed.
Not suitable for pregnant people.

Investment: £35
Please note, tickets are not refundable, but in case you can no longer make it you can transfer yours to someone else.  

Please secure your spot by using the following details and notify me via email (info@vanessamichielon.com):     Vanessa Michielon
Bank: HSBC
Sort code: 400409
Account: 12145073
Ref: M0509

WHAT: Explore the balance of strength and softness, deep muscular engagement and fluid relaxation, through a Somatic approach to Pilates and soothing massage with myofascial release.
WHEN: Saturday 10th October 10.45am-12pm (access from 10.15am)
WHERE: Mortimer House Club, 37-41 Mortimer Street London, W1T 3JH

Your body knows what it needs before your mind does. A tight spine, stiff shoulders, shallow breath are all signs that it is time for you to pause, release and restore.

This masterclass invites you to move with awareness, combining Pilates with a Somatic, sensations-led approach and myofascial release using tennis balls to alternate activation and relaxation, building core power and muscular engagement, then dissolving into deep release and restoration.

Guided breathwork will open the session, helping you tune in and arrive in your body.
From there, gentle somatic floorwork and tennis‑ball fascia release will soften chronic tension along your spine and feet, creating the space your body has been longing for.
In the heart of the practice, thoughtfully sequenced Pilates movements will take you to the edge of deep contraction and muscular burn, then support you in finding the opposite: softness, surrender and fluid ease.
This alternation trains your nervous system to expand capacity and refine regulation, creating resilience and flexibility.
Our closing phase will integrate movement with stillness: gentle stretches, another section of myofascial release to untie knots in the glutes, quads and shoulders area, and restorative floorwork, so your system can absorb the work and settle into balance.  

You will leave grounded yet invigorated, strong yet supple, ready to move through each day with clarity, ease and embodied presence.

In this masterclass you will learn:
• How to release tension safely and effectively using movement and self-massage with tennis balls
• How to balance muscular activation with deep relaxation
• What it feels like to challenge your edges while staying grounded and regulated

This masterclass is for you if you are curious about working with your body in new ways, and ready to expand your capacity exploring strength, softness and the balance between effort and ease.
Open to all levels. No previous experience needed.

Investment: £27 before 17th September, £35 after
Please note, tickets are not refundable, but in case you can no longer make it you can transfer yours to someone else.  

Please secure your spot by using the following details and notify me via email (info@vanessamichielon.com):     Vanessa Michielon
Bank: HSBC
Sort code: 400409
Account: 12145073
Ref: M1010