Shaw Method Swimming & BASI
Pilates Instructor The techniques applies Alexander Technique principles, which focus on using the body and mind without strain.
Shaw Method:
A uniquely holistic approach to swimming, the Shaw Method is about enjoying the water and learning to swim efficiently, effectively and gracefully. The Shaw Method thus concentrates on good body alignment and easing stress and tension through the head, neck and back. A powerful and graceful technique, it's about swimming with ease whilst looking after the body, both physically and men
30/10/2025
Hi Everyone,
I'll be teaching a Pilates class next Friday 7th November (at 6.00pm) to raise money for Woking Foodbank.
It would be great to see you there and to raise as much as possible, please sign up using the link in my bio.
Thank you!
16/10/2025
Thanks to having a wonderfully busy 6pm Pilates class each Tuesday, I'm pleased to be offering an additional class at 7pm 💫.
Please follow the link in my bio to book your place!
20/05/2024
My lovely new logo, to go along with my now combined swimming and pilates website...
www.purelysally.com
A huge thank you to Fraser McTaggart
❤️
07/03/2024
💥NEW CLASS!💥
Starting Tuesday 26th March, I'll be running a weekly Pilates for Runners mat class at shop.
Pilates is hugely beneficial to runners – we’ll be focusing on exercises to:
- increase your core strength, including all the stabilising muscles of your abdominals, hips, back, shoulders and neck (this is essential to maintaining good postural form when running, easing excess pressure on the lower back and legs)
- improve mobilisation in all your joints, by strengthening and lengthening the muscles around them (so that your legs and arms can move more freely, leading to more efficient running)
- improve your balance to reduce the risk of those pesky running related injuries
Don't miss out, Pilates can really enhance your running, giving you the strength and stability to move powerfully and efficiently whilst reducing excess stress and strain on the body.
All details on my website:
www.purelysally.com
11/07/2023
Back in the magnificent Peloponnese for a couple of weeks... teaching Shaw Method swimming lessons each morning 🏊 😃 and, well, just generally making the most of this beautiful place! ❤️🐟🇬🇷☀️
27/06/2023
Behind the scenes! 😀
It's amazing how well Zoom classes have slotted into many people's schedules.
Alongside in-person teaching, I still teach two online group Pilates classes each week - both are recorded and available to anyone who can't make it live:
Tuesdays 12.00 - 12.45pm
Thursdays 9.00 - 9.45am
Newcomers are always welcome.
22/06/2023
It's great being able to offer lessons a little closer to London again. I'm now teaching adult swimming lessons in the lovely pool at:
Colets Health & Fitness,
Thames Ditton, Surrey, KT7 0PW
(London travelcard Zone 6)
Non-members are welcome.
It's a short 0.2 mile walk from Thames Ditton station, which is an easy train ride from London Waterloo (and free if you've got an over 60's TFL Freedom Pass!).
Please message me or see my website www.purelysally.com for more details.
06/01/2023
💥New Pilates Class💥
Commencing Tuesday 17th January 2023!
7.30 - 8.30pm
United Reformed Church, Woking GU22 7HA
All levels welcome!
If you're keen to join, or would like more information, please contact me or see my website for more details (link in bio).
08/04/2022
Have you ever wanted to learn Butterfly!? It's a fun and surprisingly sustainable stroke to swim and simpler to learn than you might think!
I will be running this Butterfly Workshop with Steven Shaw (founder of the Shaw Method) and would be delighted if you joined.
Saturday 30th April: 5.00 - 8.30pm
Cost: £160
Please contact me if you would like more details
[email protected]
18/12/2021
Swimming into 2022
Fingers crossed on the Omicron front🤞, I have some fun swimming lesson options for the new year, which I'm delighted to announce.
I will be running group Front Crawl lessons, commencing Wednesday 12th January, and I will also be running a couple of workshops with Steven Shaw (the founder of the Shaw Method) on Saturday 8th January and Saturday 19th March. Private lessons will also continue.
All to be held here at my lovely warm pool in Woking (23 mins direct on the train from Waterloo)🤗.
Please contact me if you would like more details:
[email protected]
Wishing everyone a healthy, happy Christmas and New Year in the meantime.🎄🧑🎄🥳
09/11/2021
It's wonderful to be back in the water teaching swimming again and, after a fun few months of filming the technique and refreshing with Steven Shaw, I'm fully back into the swing of things.
My lovely warm pool in Woking is proving perfect for teaching - please contact me for more information on one to one, shared and group lessons🤗.
15/10/2021
I'm very excited to announce that I'm back in the pool and teaching adult Shaw Method swimming lessons again 🤗
I have exclusive access to the lovely pool at Goldsworth Primary School, in Woking, Surrey GU21 6NL and am running a 5 week Front Crawl course, commencing Wednesday 27th October.
Please email me or check my website for more details purelyswimming.com Hope to see you soon!