Sabina Bird

I have always loved movement and I enjoy sport and exercise in just about any form (even when I’m not very good at it). Our bodies want to move and our minds are happiest in a body that can move freely! I am endlessly fascinated by the human body and the power and complexity not only of the body but of the mind that inhabits it. When the two are working together, amazing things can happen.

After gaining two Masters degrees (Cambridge and London) I worked in London for 6 years, first as an education adviser to the government and then as a management consultant. I was then fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to focus on what I am really passionate about and I retrained as a Personal Fitness Trainer in South Africa.
​I started up my own business, VitalEnergy, in 2000 and have continued to work in it since then, adding other qualifications along the way. First it was Pilates, then yoga and, in 2015, Intrinsic Biomechanics.

 I believe in constant learning so that I can be of most service to my clients.

Twenty years later I am even more passionate about what I do and I know how fortunate I am to wholeheartedly love my job. From the fun and hard work of our social Pilates classes, to our sweaty but light-hearted circuit-training sessions, our soul-searching but often very physically demanding yoga classes where we explore the sort of people we want to be, to the calm and gentleness of yin & restorative yoga: the aim of every class is that everyone leaves feeling better and happier than when they arrived.​

My classes and sessions are fun-filled and light-hearted despite the fact that our hard work is most definitely serious! My aim is that you always leave a session feeling much better than when you started.
My qualifications

I have diplomas in:
  • Personal Fitness Training
  • Pilates Matwork
  • Yoga
  • Intrinsic Biomechanics

​I have additional specialist qualifications in:
  • GP referrals (clients with various health issues such as cardiac rehab, stroke rehab, spinal rehab, diabetes etc.) 
  • Exercise for the management of lower back pain
  • Pre- and post-natal exercise
  • Psychology and counselling
  • Restorative yoga

I also have qualifications in:
  • Kettlebell training
  • Bosu training
  • Advanced circuit training

I continue to regularly participate in further yoga teacher training and anatomical research: my particular interest in this field is myofascial research and its implications for movement therapy.
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​Please feel free to give me a call or send me an email if you would like to find out more. Come and join the fun! 
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