Accredited Teacher Training Providers

Leila Coppock

Leila founded Bodywise Pilates in 2007, and she is very proud of her studio and its team of superb teachers. Leila comes from a contemporary dance background, and had previously taught Pilates in numerous gyms and health clubs in London, before moving to Wiltshire in 2006. Leila loves working with people from all walks of life, but her greatest satisfaction comes from rehabilitation work, and from teaching high-level clients and Pilates teachers. Leila is an accredited Pilates Foundation Matwork Teacher-Training Provider (both Matwork and Equipment) and she is passionate about maintaining the high standards promoted by the Pilates Foundation within Bodywise Pilates Studio. Leila undertook her Pilates Foundation Bridging (equipment) Training in 2009 - 2010 at The Scott Studio, Somerset (under the tuition of Suzanne Scott and Liz Ellis). Leila did her Pilates Foundation Matwork Teacher Training in 2005 at The Place, London (under the tuition of Susanne Lahusen, Hana Jones, and Sonia Noonan). Previously, Leila trained / worked as a massage therapist, and she originally trained as a contemporary dancer, at London Contemporary Dance School (BA in 1998 / MA in 2000). Whilst respecting the classical roots of the Pilates Method, Leila's dynamic teaching style incorporates elements from many different movement techniques, including dance, yoga, sport, bio-mechanics / functional movement, massage, Feldenkrais and release-work.

Sasha Caddell

Sasha is a former professional dancer with extensive experience in a number of different dance disciplines. In 1998, she graduated with BA in Performing Arts from Brunel University (Rambert Dance School).

Unfortunately, shortly after graduation she suffered an injury that would eventually bring her professional performing career to a close.  

Having successfully used the Pilates Method to assist in her rehabilitation, she decided to retrain as a Pilates Teacher in 1998.

Sasha assists with precision and accuracy in refinement of movement for a wide variety of clientele with differing personal needs.

Sasha is known for being tenacious and enthusiastic with her clients’ development. She specialises in the rehabilitative aspects of Pilates and has extensive experience in assisting patients with an array of pre-and post-operative conditions, as well as working in tandem with other healthcare professionals helping to improve their overall general health and well-being.

Sasha seeks to promote self-accountability in health, fitness and well-being.

In addition to her work as a practitioner Sasha is also a fully qualified and experienced teacher trainer and examiner for the Pilates Foundation UK, having successfully trained over 60 Pilates Teachers with a 100% pass rate.

This involves tutoring and lecturing on a wide variety of subjects including Anatomy and Physiology and Movement Analysis. She is also a former chair of the Pilates Foundation Board of Directors. 

Vanessa Smith

Originally a professional dancer, Vanessa has been teaching Pilates for ten years. She has been a member of the Pilates Foundation UK since 2001. In 2008 she graduated as a Feldenkrais practicioner.