Rachel Rafiefar
Founder of Mama's Pilates™
Rachel Rafiefar is a Master Pilates Teacher and established the first Pilates training in the UK for Pregnancy and Postnatal Pilates in 2000. Since then, she has gone on to train many teachers in this specialised area across Europe. She is currently Co-chair of the Guild of Pregnancy and Postnatal Exercise Teachers.
Rachel is an Antenatal Educator. She has a depth and passion for working with Pregnancy and Postnatal women and their partners. She combines her Pilates background with her Antenatal teaching and knowledge to build confidence in new mothers to be and their partners in building practical skills and useful tools for childbirth and parenting.
She is currently co -author for national guidelines for dancers with Dance UK, and for horse riders with Equi-Pilates. She is a Director of the The Thoughtful Body™ Teacher Training Programme which delivers the Active IQ Level 3 Diploma in Instructing Pilates, Pilates Reformer, Wunda Chair, Cadillac and small apparatus training. She is a Director of The Independent Pilates Teachers Association and is also a Pilates Assessor. She has delivered workshops and training courses for the National Childbirth Trust, The Pilates Foundation, The Guild of Pregnancy and Postnatal Exercise Teachers, the Zen School of Shiatsu, the University of Derby and various Pilates studios.
She qualified as a teacher in Pilates in 1991 with Alan Herdman. If you would like to book training with Rachel at your studio please contact her.
Rachel is an Antenatal Educator. She has a depth and passion for working with Pregnancy and Postnatal women and their partners. She combines her Pilates background with her Antenatal teaching and knowledge to build confidence in new mothers to be and their partners in building practical skills and useful tools for childbirth and parenting.
She is currently co -author for national guidelines for dancers with Dance UK, and for horse riders with Equi-Pilates. She is a Director of the The Thoughtful Body™ Teacher Training Programme which delivers the Active IQ Level 3 Diploma in Instructing Pilates, Pilates Reformer, Wunda Chair, Cadillac and small apparatus training. She is a Director of The Independent Pilates Teachers Association and is also a Pilates Assessor. She has delivered workshops and training courses for the National Childbirth Trust, The Pilates Foundation, The Guild of Pregnancy and Postnatal Exercise Teachers, the Zen School of Shiatsu, the University of Derby and various Pilates studios.
She qualified as a teacher in Pilates in 1991 with Alan Herdman. If you would like to book training with Rachel at your studio please contact her.
