MEET THE TEAM
READY TO HARNESS YOUR FORCE FOR GOOD!
Our outstanding team of Pilates teachers in Cardiff, fully qualified to the highest standard with the Pilates Foundation, are waiting to welcome you into our beautiful studio.
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Sasha Caddell
“I like Autumn walks, followed by a fireside glass of red wine and watching Australia beat Wales in rugby. My favourite Pilates exercise is Mermaid on the Wunda Chair”
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 20 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.
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Maria LEVISIANOU
“I love spending times with my family around my kitchen table, i love park walks with my dogs Olive and Arthur, an early morning outdoor swim, a slow, quiet coffee in my garden. I have a very inquisitive mind and love a challenge. I love the Pilates exercises that involve rotational movement….Mermaid is my favourite!”
Raised in the sunshine of Greece, Maria moved to the UK, graduating with an MSc in Engineering Geology. Always inquisitive and keen to learn more, fuelled by her fascination for the moving body, Maria first took mat classes in Pilates as a way of relieving stress, in time finding the practice quite meditative. In 2020 she discovered a greater depth to the method, taking private apparatus classes, as her own way to reconnect with her body and rehabilitate after an illness.
As a client of Pilates and seeing the exponential benefits of the method first-hand, Maria took the decision to train as a Comprehensive Pilates teacher, within the Pilates Foundation UK framework, with Sasha.
After completing this 2-year training Maria was accredited with Pilates Foundation and was invited to join the team of experienced teachers at Plas Pilates where she has flourished teaching group mat classes & studio 1:1 classes.
Maria’s classes are described as being “challenging yet encouraging clients to build an awareness of their breath & movement, while fostering a sense of curiosity and fun”.
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Ann BEVAN
“When I’m not teaching, I enjoy long walks with her beautiful black Labrador, taking refreshing dips in the sea, and spending time outdoors. A keen skier, my ambition is to continue skiing well into my 80’s. My favourite exercise is Rolling Like a Ball into Open Leg Rocker. Love that!”
Ann is a passionate movement specialist and newly qualified Pilates teacher with a lifelong connection to sport, health and well-being.
Before training as a Pilates teacher, Ann enjoyed a successful career as a Physical Education teacher, spending 17 years inspiring young people to develop confidence, skills and a love of physical activity. Sport has always been a central part of Ann’s life, both professionally and personally. A former international hockey player, she proudly represented Wales, with a career highlight being competing at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.
Ann’s life outside the classroom has always been equally active. She is married with two grown children, and as a family they remain deeply immersed in the sporting world, with elite rugby and cricket playing prominent roles in their lives.
Ann has always thrived on movement and the positive energy it brings. Her journey into Pilates began through an introduction from a neighbour. With their encouragement and ongoing support, Ann decided to pursue formal teacher training to deepen her understanding of how mindful movement can support both physical strength and emotional wellbeing. This experience reinforced her belief that movement has the power to transform how people feel in their bodies and in their daily lives.
Today, Ann brings her extensive background in sport and education to her Pilates teaching, creating welcoming and supportive sessions that help people move better, feel stronger and build confidence in their bodies.
When she’s not teaching, Ann enjoys long walks with her beautiful black Labrador, taking refreshing dips in the sea, and spending time outdoors. A keen skier, her ambition is to continue skiing well into her 80s.
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Claire JOHN
“I teach and practice Pilates because I love how effective it is for our mind, bodies and souls. Turn on some epic tunes and experience a whole body work out to enhance our strength and confidence for every day”
CJ is a qualified Comprehensive Pilates Teacher accredited with the Pilates Foundation. She studied with Plas Pilates and has been teaching since 2024.
CJ was first introduced to Pilates 10 years ago and enjoys now being able to teach on all Pilates equipment including Mat, Reformer, Wunda Chair, Cadillac and the Ladder barrel.
If CJ was on a desert island and could only take one piece of Pilates equipment she would pack her reformer!
In her spare time Claire enjoys hanging out with her friends and family, walking her dog Elton and having as much fun as possible.
