About Us
Shae Draper
Shae is the owner and director of Chatswood Pilates Studio. She 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
Shae promotes an integrated holistic approach, a balance between manual hands-on therapy and the Pilates Method.
Shae's education and 14 years experience as a Therapeutic Exercise and Massage Therapist coupled with more than 17 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 qualifications include:
Advanced Diploma in Therapeutic Exercise and Massage, 1996
Fascial Mobilization & Release, 1997
Rehabilitative Pilates, 2000
Hyperventilation Assessment and Treatment, 2001
STOTT International Professional Pilates Certification, 2002
Polstar Pilates for Golfers, 2002
Polstar Pilates for Treating Women’s Health Issues, 2002
Assisted Stretching for Pilates, 2002
Certificate IV in Assessment & Workplace Training, 2005
Diploma of Shiatsu and Oriental Therapies, 2005
Shae is a current member of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society and is a full Trainer Level Member of the Pilates Method Alliance Australasia.