Joyful mindful movement.
Welcome to RISE. A nurturing and empowering community that embodies:
CONNECTION | SELF-CARE | MOVEMENT | REST
At RISE our doors are open to offering inclusive movement because we believe that Pilates is for everyone. (We encourage all individuals to try our classes - regardless of how advanced your skill levels are).
Let us give you the support you need to inspire a positive and balanced mind and body.
Our space.
RISE occupies a small, intimate space in Mount Gambier, South Australia – home to the beautiful blue Lake.
We believe that intimacy is the key to connection and want to know all of you by face.
Our studio is a calm, safe space where everyone can move through the practice of Pilates.
Shop 3, 1 Elizabeth Street, Mount Gambier
Meet Louise.
(she/her)
Owner and Founder
Teacher
Certificate IV in Pilates Matwork + Reformer with Breath Education
VALUES: AUTHENTICITY | KINDNESS | FAMILY | SELF-CARE
LOVES: COOKING AT HOME, TRAIL WALKS WITH MY FAMILY AND BANJO OUR DOG, GOOD FOOD AND COFFEE, CHAMPAGNE ONCE IN A WHILE, PERSONAL MOVEMENT SESSIONS WITH REECE MILNE HOLISTIC THERAPIST, SATURDAY FAMILY MOVIE NIGHTS ON THE COUCH.
Hi, I’m Louise, mother of two, wife to an amazing husband, lover of movement, and founder of RISE.
After three years of self-practicing Pilates, challenging myself physically and mentally through this joyful, mindful movement – I decided to inspire others to do the same.
There is no better feeling than taking the time to do something for yourself and Rise Pilates is my opportunity to create an inclusive space where everyone has a place in the room.
My passion for evidence-based Pilates is something that grows every day and I want to share this experience with individuals of all abilities so that they too can feel the magic of movement.
Meet Sarah.
(she/her)
Teacher
Diploma of Clinical Pilates with Breathe Education
Certificate IV in Pilates Matwork and Reformer with Breathe Education
Bachelor of Physiotherapy, UniSA 2018
VALUES: INTEGRITY | EMPATHY | SELF-CARE | AUTHENTICITY
LOVES: LONG WALKS IN NATURE, TIME IN OR AROUND THE OCEAN, QUIET TIME WITH MY DARLING STEWART, DINNER PARTIES WITH PRECIOUS FRIENDS, MY SWEET PUPPY ALFRED.
Hello! I am Sarah - healer and feeler, mover and groover, teacher and learner.
Starting Pilates changed my relationship with exercise and changed my world. The combination of strength, mobility, flow and rhythm is a winner for me, and now it’s my favourite way to move.
I believe that Pilates is for every BODY, and after a time of focussing on clinical, I am so excited to be back grooving with groups.
My passion is for empowering people to feel safe to move, strong and feeling like they love their bodies. I feel strongly about using evidence to inform our teaching style - down to the words we use - and this will flow through into our classes.
Meet Angela.
(she/her)
Teacher
Certificate IV in Pilates Matwork and Reformer with Breathe Education
Cert III in Education Support
VALUES: AUTHENTICITY | OPTIMISM | DEPENDABILITY | PERSEVERANCE
LOVES: LAUGHING, BEING CREATIVE, SNUGGLING UNDER A BLANKET WITH MY POMSKY-DOGGO CLOSE BY, COFFEE, REGULAR PILATES CLASSES WITH LOUISE AND SARAH, THE OCEAN, MY HUSBANDS WIT, TIME SPENT WITH MY DAUGHTERS.
Hi, I’m Angela, mother of 2, wife and business partner of my husband of 30 years, dog-mum to Crumpet, maker, Pilates lover and forever-learner.
With a long history of sporadic exercise but a yearning to find movement in a form that I loved, I began my Pilates journey at Rise in September 2021 - and it was life changing! Just 6 weeks later I had enrolled to become a certified Pilates instructor. I wanted to deepend my personal practice and knowledge and share it with others.
My passion is combining my loves of Pilates and evidence-based teaching to facilitate people finding the joy of movement no matter what stage of life they are in.
Meet Jodi.
(she/her)
Teacher
Bachelor of Physiotherapy, University of Notre Dam
200hr Registered Yoga Teacher, Byron Yoga Centre
Dance Medicine Australia Certified
Clinical Pilates Physiotherapist
VALUES: KINDNESS | COMPASSION | INTEGRITY | AUTHENTICITY
LOVES: SUNRISES & SETS, THE MAGIC OF MOVING WITH INTENTION, INTELLIGENCE & GRATITUDE, FAMILY TIME WITH MY HUSBAND AND SON, PET LAMB & FUR BABIES, CONNECTING WITH GROOVERS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, COFFEE AND COCKTAILS WITH TREASURED FRIENDS.
