Ben Rashleigh - Ben Rashleigh Pilates and Aligned for Life Pilates, Melbourne
In this interview, I had the pleasure of interviewing Ben Rashleigh of Aligned for Life Pilates. Ben came to Pilates from a career as a chef with chronic lower back pain. Pilates helped him strengthen his back and his fascination with the method changed his career trajectory from chef to Pilates teacher.
In this podcast we talk about:
How Ben approaches his work as a collaborative and educative process with his clients
Why our role as experienced instructors is to mentor the next generation of teachers.
How he marries Pilates with other modalities and influences
His feelings about the current gap in the market with finding experienced instructors as the Pilates teaching profession has boomed.
The importance of getting out from under the ‘tribal’ mentality of the Pilates industry to foster greater community and the sharing of ideas.
Ben mentioned:
Where to find Ben:
@bjrashleigh_pilates_movement
Thanks Ben!
MORE ABOUT BEN:
A Pilates & movement practitioner practising since 2012 with robust problem-solving skills for special conditions and movement mechanics. Special areas of interest include articular health and function as well as mobility in functional rage and increasing tissue capacities around that.
With his week involved in instructing tailored Pilates sessions at Aligned for Life Pilates Melbourne as well as holding positions in the health and conditioning team for Melbourne City FC A-league Men and Women’s teams, presenting professional development workshops for the Pilates industry and being a part of the faculty for National Pilates Training.
In the past, Ben has also worked with Jason Coleman’s Ministry of Dance, local Athletes from the Western Crusaders American Football Club and Australian Ballet School as well as national representatives for the Australian Outback Women’s Gridiron team and the Under 19’s Socceroos to help support their strength and mobility. Which has found as a great honour to be a part of their movement journey.
