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What’s meant for you won’t pass you.

16 June, 2017 By Marjolein van Sonsbeek 3 Comments

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Hilary Kiely

My friend Emer has a mantra, “What’s meant for you won’t pass you.” and there have been many, many times I hated to hear it pass her lips.

Then, one day, it came true and I attended my first Pilates class. This was in 2008 after the birth of my son. I had had minor problems with my lower back, due to working in the Antique and Art world, but pregnancy, literally, was the straw that broke this camel’s back!

The West of Ireland is not exactly a hotbed for Pilates but I just happened upon a class given by one of the country’s leading and most experienced instructors of the system. From the very first class I was hooked, not only because my back improved almost immediately, but because I discovered and loved the connection mind and body that is Pilates. It challenged me in a way that no other exercise or experience had.

From the start I would refuse invitations if they clashed with my Monday evening Pilates. And I was already wishing I could practice more than once a week.

Although my back was improving I still had to attend an Osteopath, a respected expert in back pain, who recognised and encouraged my enthusiasm for Pilates. At their suggestion I explored the possibility of training to become a Pilates instructor.

Initially, I thought the suggestion was a little fanciful but it transpired that I was the only one who thought so as friends and family encouraged me to do it and rallied to help me, offering to babysit and generally help out, so that I could travel the three hours every Friday evening to attend college for the weekend before returning home, tired but happy, late on Sunday evening.

Dad helped me with the fees (thanks Dad!) and a good friend gave me a bed for the weekend but training in a field that I was unfamiliar with was not easy and I failed my first anatomy exam by 2 percent. But, true to the mantra, I knew that Pilates was for me and I persevered.

Armed with maturity and experience that comes with age and travelling the globe I felt I had the confidence to succeed, even when things got tough. Teaching English as foreign language, horse riding and working with monkeys (don’t ask) taught me a lot about body language, movement and awareness and this was of great help throughout the course.

So it was, with no little pride in myself and after a year of study and practise, that I received my Advanced Diploma in Pilates Matwork, with small equipment and special populations, on my 40th birthday!

A couple of months after graduating instructor retired and my Osteopath began referring patients to me and fortuitously I was able, thanks to my brother, to locate a spacious elegant studio space in the centre of town that became ‘The Coreworks’, my very own Pilates studio.

That was three and a half years ago and in that time, thanks to word of mouth, which is what constitutes viral marketing on the Atlantic coast of Ireland, ‘The Coreworks’ is now one of the leading Pilates studios in the region.

My love and enthusiasm for what I do is genuine and I believe this translates to my instruction in Pilates and is one of the major reasons for my studio’s success.

I found Pilates (or it found me) at just the right time in my life and I have, recently, finally admitted to Emer, that on this occasion, she knew best.

“What’s meant for you won’t pass you”- indeed, it didn’t!

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Marjolein van Sonsbeek

I love Pilates! It brought my health back. I have been practising Pilates for more than 17 years now and have been a certified Peak Pilates trainer for the past 11 years.
I have never felt so fit, vibrant, energetic, supple and strong in my whole life. And I have no more pain. I do a Pilates workout 5 times per week on mat and apparatus. Every week I attend the classes (private and group) from my mentor and my trainer, Javier Velazquez. He is the best Pilates trainer in the world. Yes, I am very blessed that this extremely talented and experienced teacher is my trainer. Although I am Peak Pilates educated, I adore his very pure, original Joe sessions.
I have an open mind and I give a platform to Pilates trainers from all backgrounds, because we all do a great job! I do this for free in my spare time (which I hardly have).
I run a busy, fully equipped Pilates Studio Pilates Studio van Sonsbeek in the Netherlands in the middle of the historic center of the town Zoetermeer. I love my work, my lovely clients and my beautiful studio. So much fun and positive energy. I teach 6 days a week an average of 30 sessions; privates, duo’s, trio’s and groups.
You would do me a great favor if you like my page on Facebook! Thank you very much!
I am the owner of the Magazines Pilatesglossy Nederlands and Pilatesglossy International. Please join us on Pilatesglossy and on PilatesWordWide.

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About Marjolein van Sonsbeek

I love Pilates! It brought my health back. I have been practising Pilates for more than 17 years now and have been a certified Peak Pilates trainer for the past 11 years.
I have never felt so fit, vibrant, energetic, supple and strong in my whole life. And I have no more pain. I do a Pilates workout 5 times per week on mat and apparatus. Every week I attend the classes (private and group) from my mentor and my trainer, Javier Velazquez. He is the best Pilates trainer in the world. Yes, I am very blessed that this extremely talented and experienced teacher is my trainer. Although I am Peak Pilates educated, I adore his very pure, original Joe sessions.
I have an open mind and I give a platform to Pilates trainers from all backgrounds, because we all do a great job! I do this for free in my spare time (which I hardly have).
I run a busy, fully equipped Pilates Studio Pilates Studio van Sonsbeek in the Netherlands in the middle of the historic center of the town Zoetermeer. I love my work, my lovely clients and my beautiful studio. So much fun and positive energy. I teach 6 days a week an average of 30 sessions; privates, duo's, trio's and groups.
You would do me a great favor if you like my page on Facebook! Thank you very much!
I am the owner of the Magazines Pilatesglossy Nederlands and Pilatesglossy International. Please join us on Pilatesglossy and on PilatesWordWide.

Comments

  1. img-5Joanne howard says

    17 June, 2017 at 08:39

    I am one of the lucky ones to attend Hilary’s Pilates class and it has changed my life and my lower back also. She’s a super teacher and her passion for Pilates translates in every class. Thanks Hilary

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  2. img-6Ruth says

    24 June, 2017 at 14:36

    Can you open a studio in Glasgow please. You are an inspiration. I want to join your class.
    RUTH

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  3. img-7NOREEN NOONAN says

    28 June, 2017 at 23:49

    DEAR HILARY,GREAT PIECE WRITTEN BY YOU WOULD LOVE IF YOU OPENED IN CORK NOREEN

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