Emily Naumovic

Class Offered

• Mum & Baby Pilates
• One-to-one sessions

I teach Pilates and movement and am certified in Pilates and yoga with degrees from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in Psychology and Social Work.

I have lived in the UK for 15 years and have found Pilates to be helpful in centering myself first while raising small children and later while managing family life during my husband’s extended cancer treatment.

Pilates can be done for its own sake, or to support another activity. Pilates allowed me to take up classical ballet in my 40’s just as it allows many people to extend their football, running, yoga and tennis practices.  Prior to living in London, I worked as a social worker in New York City and taught English in Japanese secondary schools.  

I lead mat based Pilates classes at Moon and also have a home-based equipment studio in Crouch End with a Reformer, a Cadillac Tower, a stability chair, and a ladder barrel. 

The Reformer is having a resurgence at the moment and it is easy to see why: the Reformer offers strengthening, weight bearing exercises for the arms, legs, back and trunk while also offering exercises that facilitate, balance, twisting, and articulation of the spine.  Pilates equipment allows you to move with support to find greater range of motion and strength to awaken your entire body.

Weight resistance exercises are recommended for everyone to increase bone density and muscle mass, which has recently been found to correlate with longevity. 

If you’ve never done equipment Pilates before, the equipment can seem curious and unintuitive--it’s not easy to guess how to use the equipment if you’ve never used it before.  Having a one to one session to learn how to correctly position your body and learn proper muscle recruitment can make a difference between feeling that you are making shapes with your body versus learning to find energy within your body.

I am trained to work with people with scoliosis as well as pregnant and post-partum women.

You can read more about me at emilynaumovic.com and instagram.com/emilynaumovic and find out more about one-to-one sessions at my home studio by contacting me here.

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