About Us
Shae Draper - Owner and Director
Shae is the Principle Pilates Instructor and Massage Therapist.
“In 10 sessions you will feel the difference, in 20 sessions you will see the difference and in 30 sessions you’ll have a whole different body”
- Joseph H. Pilates
She promotes an integrated holistic approach, a balance between manual hands-on therapy and the Pilates Method.
Shae's education and 16 years experience as a Therapeutic Exercise and Massage Therapist coupled with more than 20 years of Pilates training offers clients the skills required to assess their specific needs in rehabilitation as well as achieving overall physical fitness goals.
In 1991, Shae was first introduced to the Pilates Method as means to treat and prevent dance related injuries. She has been fortunate to be taught by many very experienced and expert instructors that represent the wide variety of approaches to the Pilates Method. which has been a major contributing factor in her ability to cater to the specific needs of each client.
In 2000, Shae became a faculty member of the West Coast College of Massage Therapy, Vancouver, BC., as a lecturer for many subjects including Therapeutic Exercise and Orthopedic Assessment and Treatment. In Canada Massage Therapy education is medically based and treatments are funded by Medicare.
Shae worked in Malaysia in 2003 establishing two Pilates Studios and their Teacher Training program.
For the past three years Shae has worked as part of the multidisciplinary healthcare team at Align Physiotherapy and Pilates in Randwick, before opening her own practice in Chatswood.
Shae's formal Pilates qualifications include:
Certificate IV in Assessment & Workplace Training, 2005
STOTT International Professional Pilates Certification, 2002
Rehabilitative Pilates - Clinical Applications & Asssessement, 2000
Advanced Diploma in Therapeutic Exercise and Massage, 1996
Into the Core: Pilates Ex., the Inner Unit & the Pelvic Floor - Polstar 2010
The Lumbo Pelvic Region: Stability & Function - STOTT Pilates, 2009
Breast Cancer Rehab - STOTT Pilates, 2009
Reformer for Seniors - STOTT Pilates, 2009
Reformer for MEN - STOTT Pilates, 2009
Pilates for Osteoporosis Management - STOTT Pilates, 2009
Knee Stability & Function Rehab - STOTT Pilates, 2009
Continence & Pelvic Floor Workshop - Dr. P Chiarelli, 2008
Polstar Pilates for Treating Women’s Health Issues, 2002
Polstar Pilates for Golfers, 2002
Assisted Stretching for Pilates, 2001
Hyperventilation Assessment and Treatment, 2001
Fascial Mobilization & Release, 1997
Shae is a current member of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society and is a full Trainer Level 3 Member of the Pilates Method Alliance Australasia.
Sharan Simmons - Senior Instructor
Sharan has recently upgraded her qualifications to Diploma in Pilates Instruction with Pilates International and has 7 yrs teaching experience. Sharan is an accredited Level 2 instructor with the Pilates Alliance Australasia.
Leaving a career in Design Education, Sharan moved overseas in 1995. She was first introduced to Pilates in the US where she became fascinated with the Pilates method. Sharan was drawn to the precision of the Pilates movements and their power to transform the body and has been practicing Pilates for 13 years.
Sharan also has a Bachelor of Education in Adult Education and brings her enthusiasm for teaching to her pilates sessions.
Sharan studied Pilates in Singapore with Pilates International (Sydney) and Polestar. She was instructor in a busy studio in Singapore for 3 years and set up her own Pilates studio in Shanghai when her family moved there for 2 years.
Since returning to Australia, Sharan has been teaching for the past 2 1/2 years at Pilates International Studio in Turramurra.
Sharan joined the Chatswood Pilates Studio in August 2009 and is currently teaching Mat classes, Group studio sessions and Private sessions.
Sharan’s formal qualifications include:
Diploma of Pilates Instruction 2009
Cert IV in Pilates Instruction 2008
Full cert in Pilates 2003
Polestar Allegro series 2004
And continuing education workshops:
Postnatal Pilates 2010
Classical Studio Pilates with Jay Grimes 2010
Carola’s Reformer Progressions with Deborah Lesson 2010
Pilates for Parkinsons and MS with Brent Anderson 2010
Polestar Australasian Conference 2010
Athletic Conditioning –Stott Pilates 2009
Pilates for Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond 2009
Pilates Arc 2009
Time Management in the Studio 2009
Modern Menopause 2008
Introduction to the Exo Chair 2008
Classical and Evolved Apparatus Repetoire 2007
Polestar Studio 1 2006
Polestar Matwork with small apparatus 2006
Claire Bradshaw - Senior Instructor
Claire was originally on her way to pursuing architecture at Sydney University graduating with a Bachelor of Design Architecture when her passion for dance and movement studies led her to Pilates.
In 2007 Claire commenced her Cert IV in Pilates Instruction and in 2010 upgraded her qualifications to Diploma of Professional Pilates Instruction with Pilates International. She is a current member of the Pilates Alliance Australasia and is committed to ongoing training and workshops offered by leading industry professionals.