The Painted Barn Studio

MINDFUL MOVEMENTS PILATES. For all Pilates classes at the Barn your contact is Debbie Mitchell

Caroline, Christine and Talitha will be teaching your classes at the Barn. Classes vary from super gentle, gentle, beginners and core challenging.  Learn to feel your body move and use muscles you didn’t know you had. Small, precise and effective mat based exercises for all ages and abilities. Let’s improve your core strength, balance, posture, flexibility and mobility. Focus your mind within a fun, friendly and relaxed atmosphere.

GYROKINESIS®, Yoga & Pilates Teacher.
Natalie is a celebrated teacher with over two decades of teaching experience. Natalie’s workshops will take your body on a somatic journey and addresses the entire body, opening energy pathways, stimulating the nervous system, increasing range of motion, and creating functional strength through rhythmic, flowing movement sequences which incorporate spinal waves and spirals to undulate the spine bringing freedom, space and suppleness to your body and joints.

Liv loves creative vinyasa, intuitive movement and helping people feel good in their bodies. “Cultivating strength, softness and openness is the name of the game – both on and off the mat!” As an actor and movement artist, yoga has long been a part of Liv’s journey. Her classes are influenced by her passion for storytelling, a belief in movement as medicine, and a deep curiosity towards all things spiritual.

Talitha is a certified LYT Yoga instructor, functional movement specialist, and energy healer with a background in Exercise Science & Kinesiology. After recovering from knee surgery through functional yoga, she was able to return to competitive tennis and became passionate about helping others move pain-free. Her energizing, core-focused vinyasa flow improves mobility, rewires movement patterns, and builds strength for everyday life. With an emphasis on alignment and efficiency, Talitha’s classes relieve tension, prevent injuries, and enhance overall well-being. Each session ends with a grounding meditation, leaving you feeling restored, centered, and refreshed.

CONTACT MINDFUL MOVEMENTS FOR ALL PILATES

Wednesdays 09:00-10:00 – 10.15-11:15 – 11:30-12:30

Fridays 08:30-9:30 – 9:45-10:45

General Class – Strengthen and lengthen your body whilst calming your mind. Challenge the core and find an inner strength. Improve posture, balance and coordination through functional movement patterns. Multi level – adaptions and progressions offered throughout.

Christine offers varied classes and often uses small equipment to add challenge and fun!

CONTACT MINDFUL MOVEMENTS FOR ALL PILATES

Gentle Class – Fridays 11:00-12:00 Find peace and inner strength. Develop core muscles whilst protecting your body’s weaker areas. Improve posture, balance and coordination through functional movement patterns. Slower pace than the general class.

Happy Bones – Fridays 12:15-13:15 Super gentle

CONTACT MINDFUL MOVEMENTS FOR ALL PILATES

General Class – Thursdays 9:00-10:00 10:15-11:15 Strengthen and lengthen your body whilst calming your mind. Challenge the core and find an inner strength. mprove posture, balance and coordination through functional movement patterns. Multi level – adaptions and progressions offered throughout

CONTACT MINDFUL MOVEMENTS FOR ALL PILATES

General Class – Tuesdays 18:00-19:00 & 19:15-20:15 Strengthen and lengthen your body whilst calming your mind. Challenge the core and find an inner strength. Improve posture, balance and coordination through functional movement patterns. Multi level – adaptions and progressions offered throughout

Tara runs weekly Chair Yoga classes. For anyone who thinks exercise is out of bounds, for anyone who would like to increase flexibility and focus. Discover the joy of movement whether you have become less active through injury, age or career choice. Yoga made accessible for all. Tara also runs popular mini retreats with Yoga and Afternoon tea.

Sally offers popular monthly soundbaths. Soundbaths are a wonderful way to relax and unwind. Helps with stress, anxiety, depression and much more.

Find Christine once a month on Sunday mornings running Melt workshops. As a Melt method and Pilates teacher, Christine helps you discover the sheer pleasure of moving with ease, feeling stronger and more mobile. Explore new ways of moving while refining the basics. Find discipline and precision in a movement and then play with it.  Be curious, choose what feels good.  Practice body awareness. Christine’s intention is to provide a space where people can enjoy moving.  To feel ‘I can’, rather than ‘I can’t’.  And to have some fun while doing it!  Pilates and Melt are wonderful methods to achieve this.

Katie Ewan, local Norfolk artist and illustrator, is going to be hosting Life Drawing Workshops at The Painted Barn. These promise to be  fun and creative sessions open to all abilities, whether you are looking for a new activity to enjoy with friends and like-minded people, or have been drawing for many years, we would love to welcome you. All art supplies will be provided but you are also welcome to bring your own if you wish. This is a ‘dry materials’ only workshop which will be using charcoal, chalk and pastels. The session will include a female model and nudity. 

Booking in advance is essential as spaces are limited, and are available for £25/person. 

Michelle has been a freelance Ballet teacher for 20 years, she trained at the Royal Academy of Dance, London, gaining BA (Hons) Art and Teaching of Ballet. Michelle’s classes are relaxed and holistic, she uses imagery to help you embody classical ballet technique so you can build strength, poise, balance and agility. Classes typically focus on Barre, Barre a terre (slow technical exercises on the floor- bring a yoga/Pilates mat) Port de Bras (Slow classical carriage of the arms with simple foot work) and Centre Practice (coordinated leg and arm movements learnt on the barre but performed more dynamically in the centre of the room)

James is a practicing NHS GP with over 15 years experience working on the frontline of the NHS and Wim Hof Method (WHM) Instructor based in Norwich. He came to the method as a sceptical stressed doctor who couldn’t get out of his own head and struggle. After his first WHM fundamentals session with an instructor his mind was completely blown and opened to a new way of living and thinking. Through the 3 pillars of the WHM; Breath, Cold and Mindset there are so many benefits to offer – reduced stress, reduced anxiety & depression , improved health, improved sleep, improved energy, improved immunity, reduce inflammation to name just a few!!!

Click on the arrow below to book

Jessica will be offering healing sound gong baths, a wonderfully relaxing, meditative and healing experience. With over 25 years practice and 16 Years teaching experience Jessica is passionate about offering individuals the tools to enable healing through awareness to the mind and body. She guides you through a wonderful gentle nurturing Yoga practice helping create peace, calm and focus of the mind, creating strength and flexibility in the body. Classes suitable for all levels. Beginners welcome.

Tracy is a clinical aromatherapist (Professional Essential Oil Therapist) and educator, and runs her own private aromatherapy practise in South Norfolk., Tracy is particularly interested in educating people on the safe and effective use of essential oils. She has a particular passion in helping to support women’s well-being, and the safe use of aromatherapy with children. Tracy is running afternoon workshops at the Studio followed by afternoon tea in the cafe.