Meet your teachers

Knowledge with warmth

Decades of experience, ongoing study and a shared belief that good teaching begins with seeing the person in front of you.

A teacher guiding precise movement in the Pilates studio
Georgia Issitt at York Pilates Space

Studio director

Georgia Issitt

Georgia has practised Pilates for 20 years and began teaching in 2015. She is comprehensively trained with MK Pilates to teach Reformer, Cadillac and the full suite of studio apparatus.

Alongside a degree in Art History, Georgia holds a YMCA Level 3 qualification in Advanced Personal Training and MK Pilates certifications for pregnancy, postnatal and mature clients. Her continuing study includes work with Brent Anderson, Alan Herdman, Nuala Coombes and Evolve Movement Education.

Pilates is an ongoing journey — the more I learn, the more I realise there is to learn. My mission is to keep growing my understanding and share it with our clients.

Patricia Issitt at York Pilates Space

Master trainer & somatic movement educator

Patricia Issitt

Patricia is a master trainer for MK Pilates International and an ISMETA-registered somatic movement educator with more than 30 years’ experience teaching movement.

She holds the Pilates Institute Masters Diploma, the Certificate in Teaching Remedial Pilates, specialist pre- and postnatal qualifications, and has completed 300 hours of hands-on anatomy study. Patricia also has an MA with distinction in Dance and Somatic Wellbeing and is a qualified CBS Bowen therapist.

I believe in teaching the body I see in front of me. Pilates is a system — a method that takes time to learn, but will stay with you for life.