Restore Pilates and Reiki

Restore Pilates and Reiki A beautiful calm Pilates Studio offering Pilates & Reiki to all ages & conditions.

My passion and philosophy is to give gentle guidance and create a sacred healing space. I am passionate about helping people to HEAL & RESTORE through mind spirit movement.

14/09/2026

CONNECTION 🤍

Sometimes we don’t realise how disconnected we’ve become.

Disconnected from our body.
Disconnected from our breath.
Disconnected from how we truly feel.

We can move through our days constantly doing, thinking, rushing and caring for everyone else — while quietly losing connection with ourselves.

Pilates can be a beautiful way of coming back.

As you slow down, connect your movement with your breath and become aware of what your body is telling you, you may begin to notice things you’ve been ignoring.

A tightness.
A weakness.
A feeling.
A place you’ve been holding tension.
Or simply the realisation that you haven’t truly checked in with yourself for a while.

And that awareness is not something to fear.
It’s an invitation. 🌿

Pilates isn’t just about strengthening the physical body. It can help you reconnect with yourself — gently, mindfully and without judgement.

Sometimes the greatest gift of movement is not changing your body…

It’s coming home to it.

If you’re feeling disconnected, perhaps it’s time to slow down, breathe, move and find your way back to yourself. 🤍

Come and find your connection through movement.

Reach out xx

12/09/2026

I’m taking Pilates to Bali! 🌴✨

Join me for 5 glorious nights in beautiful Uluwatu, where we’ll slow down, reconnect with our bodies, enjoy some beautiful movement and simply soak up everything Bali has to offer.

🌺 PILATES & WELLNESS RETREAT — BALI 2027 - To keep this intimate and calm, I am only offering it to 8 people.

WHEN:
Sunday 15th August – Friday 20th August 2027
Grun Resort Uluwatu, Bali

I’ve chosen this beautiful resort because it offers the perfect setting for a retreat — peaceful, surrounded by nature, beautiful spaces to relax and unwind, and that incredible Bali feeling of being able to slow down and breathe.

This retreat is about movement, nourishment, relaxation, connection and creating some beautiful memories together.

✨ YOUR RETREAT INCLUDES:

🌴 5 nights accommodation
Private rooms or twin-share available

🍽️ All meals — breakfast, lunch & dinner
💆‍♀️ 1 x Aromatherapy Massage
✨ 1 x Body Scrub
💅 1 x Pedicure

🧘‍♀️ Reformer Pilates group classes x 2
🌿 Restorative Mat Pilates x 2
☀️ Daily Yoga
🌙 Evening Meditation & Relaxation sessions x 4

🔥 Sauna + hot & cold plunge pools
🏊‍♀️ Pool time & relaxation
🏋️‍♀️ Gym access
🌺 Free time to explore the retreat

🔥 Fire Pit Letting Go Ritual - letting go of anything that you no longer wish to hold on to

✈️ Airport transfers

And to finish our retreat together…

🌅 A beautiful ocean-view sunset dinner at La Cima Restaurant on our final evening.
A chance to dress up, watch the sunset, enjoy delicious food and celebrate the week we’ve shared together. 🥂✨

🌿 NOT INCLUDED
✈️ Airfares
🛂 Visa/entry requirements
🧳 Travel insurance
💆‍♀️ Additional spa or massage treatments

💚 WHAT’S NEXT?
If you’re feeling that little “yes, I’d love to come”, please let me know you’re interested.

❤️Message me soon. Only a few spots left xx 😘

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Living with scoliosis😘So, what is scoliosis?Scoliosis is a condition where the spine develops a sideways curve or a diff...
12/09/2026

Living with scoliosis😘

So, what is scoliosis?

Scoliosis is a condition where the spine develops a sideways curve or a different alignment. The spine may also rotate, which can affect posture, movement and the way the body distributes load.

Everyone’s scoliosis is different, which is why there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to movement.

This is where Pilates can help.

After twice weekly sessions, Leigh is learning more about her body than ever before. No one has ever been able to help her understand that there is nothing wrong, she just needs to move differently. She’s ok, she just needs to be able to understand what her spine is about, and learn how to help herself.

Rather than trying to “straighten” your spine, Pilates focuses on helping you understand and work with your individual body — building strength, stability, mobility and awareness around your unique spinal curves.

With the right guidance, Pilates can help you:

✨ Strengthen your core and supporting muscles
✨ Improve posture and body awareness
✨ Develop better balance and stability
✨ Improve mobility through the spine, hips and shoulders
✨ Encourage more efficient movement patterns
✨ Build confidence and trust in your body

You don’t need to push through pain or force your body into a particular shape. Sometimes, the most powerful work is learning to move with more awareness, breath and kindness.

Your body doesn’t need to be perfect to move beautifully. It just needs to be understood. 🤍

If you have scoliosis and would like support finding movement that feels right for you, get in touch with me at Restore Pilates & Reiki.

Leigh is an amazing woman who works hard to be able to correct her curves to assist pain. It’s a huge challenge and I admire her willingness and courage to stay committed, consistency to feel better.

Thank you Leigh for trusting me x you’re an amazing strong woman Leigh Turbet Edwards

10/09/2026

For me, Pilates is so much more than movement.

It brings me peace.
It slows me down.
It brings me back into my body and out of my busy mind.

Moving with my breath, feeling my body and taking a little time to reconnect helps me feel grounded, centred and calm.

Sometimes we don’t need to push harder — we simply need to come back to ourselves. 🤍

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, disconnected or simply need a little more calm in your life, come and move with me.

Book in and find your calm ❤️

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06/09/2026

Hi & HAPPY MONDAY 🤩.

I am excited to offer you a beautiful NEW 50 minute online class which has been created to help you slow down, soften, stretch and reconnect with yourself.

THE MONDAY EXHALE
Restore • Ground • Stretch

A gentle Monday evening ritual to slow down, release tension and come home to yourself.

We’ll be moving gently through some Restorative Mat Pilates and enjoying some nourishing Yin Stretches.

There will also be a little grounding breathwork and moments of meditation woven through the class.

It’s a chance to prepare for any busyness of the week, settle your nervous system and simply be present in your body.

🫶A time to breathe, release, ground and come home to yourself .

🙌🏻Please register your interest by sending me a text message or email at [email protected]

🤲A great class for those needing help slowing down with guided breath and meditation 🧘‍♀️ .

Have a great week.
Antoinette xx

05/09/2026

❤️Movement with intention - assisting my own right hip and its weakness.

A sore or weakened right hip may be explored as an invitation to reflect on:

* Moving forward — Is there something you’re ready to move towards, but perhaps feeling hesitant about?

* Taking action — The right side is often associated symbolically with doing, giving and outward energy.

* Support and stability — The hips represent our foundation and ability to feel supported as we move through life.

* Holding back — Sometimes hip tension is interpreted as holding onto something, or feeling unable to fully release and move on.

* Control vs. trust — A hip that feels guarded may invite reflection around where you’re trying to control an outcome rather than trusting your next step.

* Personal power — The pelvis and hips are often connected symbolically with the sacral chakra, relating to creativity, pleasure, emotional flow and allowing life to move through us.

From a somatic perspective it can be helpful to ask:

“What does my body feel it needs more of right now — support, freedom, safety, movement, trust or release?”

And perhaps, for my right hip specifically:

“Where in my life am I being asked to move forward, but need to feel more supported before I take the next step?” 🌿✨

Note - These are reflective/spiritual experiences rather than medically established causes of hip pain.

🙌🏻Now on a physical level, I’m using Pilates leg straps to gently explore hip mobility, while also rebuilding strength and stability in my right hip.

I know I favour my right hip often and it’s always been an area that needs a little more attention. Spirituality hips are about feeling grounded and supported.

The support of the straps allows me to move with control and ease. For me, it’s not about pushing further — it’s about moving with awareness, building trust and allowing strength to return, one movement at a time. ✨

Where in your body to you feel the same chronic pain and do you ask the body some questions??

Be curious about your pain - 🤔Maybe a little Reiki or energy cleansing together with Pilates ?

Reach out to try it xx

04/09/2026

✨ Pilates, family & a beautiful pregnancy journey together ✨

There’s something so special about watching Pilates become part of a family’s journey. 🤍

Dad Thomas has been with me for almost 10 years, and now it’s so beautiful to see the whole family enjoying the Pilates experience together.

With a beautiful little arrival coming in January 2027, Mum Niicha is now 18 weeks pregnant and doing wonderfully. 🤰✨

Pilates is such a beautiful way to support the body through pregnancy — building strength, mobility, balance and awareness, while connecting movement with breath.

And now, as they prepare to welcome their newest little family member, they’re all embracing movement and wellness together — nurturing mind, body and spirit.

I feel so grateful to be part of their journey for almost a decade, and even more grateful to now share this special chapter with them. 🫶

Here’s to family, connection, movement, and a beautiful new beginning. ✨

👶🏻Can’t wait to meet the new addition to the family in January 2027 xx

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03/09/2026

✨ Pilates for the body, breath & soul ✨

Pilates, for me, is so much more than working with the physical body.

It’s about the connection between body, breath, mind and spirit. 🌿

When I move with my breath, something shifts. I feel myself grounding, centring and coming back into my own energy.

It creates a beautiful stillness within the movement — a moment to slow down, listen inwardly and reconnect with myself.

This practice has become such an important part of me and my routine. I don’t usually have a plan or program, I move in ways my body speaks to me. Today it was about opening up the hips and some extension & spinal articulation 😘.

It brings balance to my body and my energy, preparing me to step into my day and teach from a place of calm, presence and connection.

🙌🏻Because movement can be medicine for the soul too. ✨

It doesn’t have to be about pushing harder or doing more.

Sometimes it’s simply about breathing, moving gently and coming home to yourself.

If you’re feeling called to reconnect with your body, your breath and your spirit, I’d love to share this beautiful space with you.

🤍 Bookings are available in Port Melbourne.
Reach out and experience your own total body connection.

☀️Move gently. Breathe deeply. Come home to yourself. 🌿✨

💛Antoinette xx

❤️Join me in October for The Seniors Festival Week.FREE Chair Pilates classes on Tuesday 6th & 13th October 9.30am. Book...
02/09/2026

❤️Join me in October for The Seniors Festival Week.
FREE Chair Pilates classes on Tuesday 6th & 13th October 9.30am.

Bookings are necessary via Elwood St Kilda Neighbourhood Learning Centre ❤️ Elwood St.Kilda Neighbourhood Learning Centre

Antoinette xx

01/09/2026

🙌🏻Thread the Needle is a lovely Pilates mobility exercise, particularly for the upper back, shoulders and ribcage.

This exercise can be performed on the floor or on the Reformer.

🌿 Benefits of Thread the Needle

* Improves thoracic spine mobility – encourages gentle rotation through the mid/upper back rather than relying on the lower back.

* Releases shoulder tension – helps mobilise the shoulder and upper back muscles.

* Improves ribcage movement – the rotation combined with breathing can encourage expansion and mobility around the ribs.

* Stretches the upper back – particularly the muscles around the shoulder blade and posterior shoulder.

* Encourages spinal awareness – helps you feel where rotation is occurring and practise controlled movement.

* Supports better posture – improved thoracic mobility can make it easier to sit and stand with a more comfortable upright position.

* Coordinates movement with breath – inhaling to open and exhaling as you thread the arm through can make the movement slower and more mindful.

* Can feel calming – the combination of gentle rotation, breathing and controlled movement can be a nice nervous-system reset.

A Pilates cue I particularly like
“Keep the hips relatively still and let the rotation come from the ribcage and upper back.”

Move slowly rather than trying to get the shoulder all the way to the floor. The goal is mobility, not forcing the stretch.

If you have scoliosis, the exercise can also be adapted to work more specifically with your individual rotational pattern rather than simply doing the same movement on both sides.

I LOVE this exercise personally 🤗🤗

If you need help with movement or motivation, reach out for an assessment an an appointment.

🙌🏻Antoinette x

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