Hi, I’m Lauren, founder of grae.
The term movement specialist encompasses all of my education, experience, and qualifications for me to be able to analyse and observe your body to determine the best approach to your “training”.
My passion lies in having an intuitive understanding of the body’s movement and a love for connecting with others. So far I have learned “instructing” exposes me to exactly this for my clients (a.k.a life-long-connections).
I know that in this phase of my life, instructing fulfils my purpose of making each person’s day a little brighter - happier even.
My relationship with Pilates has been the longest (and only lols) in my life - always having my back, quite literally.
I’d love to share a little bit about our love affair…
s o m e c o n t e x t
During my schooling years I danced at an elite level and due to the load, imbalances, and unhelpful movement patterns in my body I underwent ankle and hip surgery at 16 years of age. Encouraged by my teachers and physio, pilates had already been a consistent part of my daily life and became even more crucial post-surgery.
During my Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance Performance) degree at QUT I developed a stress fracture in my foot forcing me to postpone my studies for one year in 2016. Although to some this could be seen as a set back, it was arguably the best year of my life and changed everything.
In 2016 I became a reformer instructor, a qualified yoga instructor, and matwork pilates followed soon after. As did general fitness certifications. Gaining the knowledge of these fields is obvious however, it was the best thing for my personal growth; discovering my personality, sense of humour, ability to empathise, but most of all I discovered how much I genuinely love and appreciate people.
When I am asked what it is that I love about “instructing” or “pilates” there’s so many answers. Most rewardingly, it’s the fact that every body is different - its abilities and limitations in movement intrigue me; and how just simple adjustments can allow people to live pain free.
The most valuable thing to me is my clients trust. Trusting me with their bodies, their thoughts, their vulnerabilities, all of it. My promise is that I genuinely care about you, your body, and dare I say your “journey” (yes, the J-word).
f u n f a c t s a b o u t m e
My star sign is Virgo.
My favourite colour is green.
My favourite word is spicy.
My favourite thing to do is make people laugh (even at me).
I’m OBSESSED with making playlists - yes you can have the link to my spotify
I love researching psychology, self help books, and am a little bit “woo woo”.
I feel best when I wear a skort and go-go boots.
