Vlada KOrolova, Teacher trainer/Studio owner
Vlada is a Romana’s Pilates teacher trainer Level 4. She has worked with & helped people feel healthier & better within their bodies for over 19 years:
‘I have been very privileged to study & teach Pilates worldwide. I am grateful to continue to do so! When I was in my mid 20s I moved to New York & completed over 2 years of training - 700 hour apprenticeship in Romana’s Pilates Method in True Pilates New York under Sari Meja Santo, Jamie Trout, Cynthia Shipley & Jerome Weinberg. Over the past 10 years I have run my studio & gained a Teacher Trainer Qualification within Romana’s Pilates school - I learned from & observed some of the world's best Classical Pilates teachers in London, Netherlands, New York & Florida.
I am a graduate of Dublin Institute of Technology (BSc Leisure Management 1.1). Before, during & after college I have worked as a fitness trainer, group class instructor, personal trainer & sports massage therapist. I have experience & qualifications across a variety of movement & body therapy disciplines. I have worked with people from all walks of life - Hollywood A-list stars, busy mothers, business men, politicians, academics, young teens, expectant mothers, athletes & desk warriors. I love the fact that I get to meet & support so many wonderful people. I love the laughs we share & friendships we form in the process. I also do have a passion for nurturing & supporting teachers.
“‘Sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast’”
Christine Bowen, Teacher
Christine is a certified & experienced level 5 Romana's Pilates teacher. She began teaching Pilates in 2012. Very early in her teaching she experienced Classical Pilates and her passion for it grew from there, continuing to invest in her education with some of the best international teachers from the US and Europe. She taught for over 5 years with Classical training & contemporary Pilates mat certification. But from that first taste of classical Pilates she knew she had to obtain a comprehensive certification to be able to teach the whole Pilates system and bring Classical Pilates to her hometown of Belfast. After years of searching, which lead to various countries, studios and ongoing classical workshops, she found her answer with Romana’s Pilates. She undertook her rigorous 700 hour apprenticeship over 2 years between The Hague and The Pilates Studio Dublin. She studied at The Pilates Studio in The Netherlands with Marjorie Oron (level X), one of a handful of the highest level trainers of Romana’s Pilates in the world, and Jane Poerwoatmodjo (level 3). With invaluable training, support and mentoring from Vlada in Dublin. Her passion for Pilates and attention to detail are infectious.
Christine’s calm manner makes you feel comfortable and confident with exercises. You will be so engrossed in the experience that you won’t even notice how she will help you achieve things beyond your expectations. Christine teaches private sessions and small group classes in Belfast. And we are very happy to have her teach for us via Zoom & guest teach in Dublin with us on occasions.
