About Laura

There’s a lot of life in that +.

I’m Laura, founder of ZenergyActive, mat and reformer Pilates instructor and creator of The Zenergy Method™.

I work mainly with women (but gents very welcome too) in Midlife+ who want to feel strong, capable and well.

For me, looking after ourselves at this stage of life isn’t about chasing youth, following restrictive diets or adding more things to an already overwhelming to-do list.

It’s about giving our bodies what they need to support the lives we want to live.

Pilates is at the heart of what I do. But over the years I’ve realised that how we feel and how we age is influenced by so much more than what happens on the mat.

How we eat. How we rest. How we move. How we sleep. And how we manage the stresses of everyday life.

That thinking became The Zenergy Method™, my simple framework for feeling good and ageing well. I inject this approach into everything I do to inspire my clients to make being fit and strong simple and enjoyable.

Discovering Pilates

I discovered Pilates while living in Australia over 20 years ago, where it was widely used alongside activities such as surfing, running and water sports.

At the time, I was working in a demanding career in marketing and advertising. Pilates gave me something I hadn’t expected. Yes, it helped me stay strong and move well, but it also helped me manage stress and feel better.

About ten years ago, I left marketing and retrained as a Pilates instructor.

Since then, my work has evolved alongside me. I’ve continued studying women’s health, menopause, healthy ageing, movement and behaviour change, while working with hundreds of real bodies in midlife and beyond.

And the more I’ve learned, the simpler my philosophy has become:

Our bodies don’t need punishment. They need nourishment.

Small things, done consistently, really do matter.

That’s the thinking that now runs through everything I do at ZenergyActive, from Pilates and 1-to-1 sessions to retreats, workshops and The Zenergy Method™.