lara HASSAN

lara grew up in lebanon during the civil war. her first INSPIRATION to exercise was her FATHER, an army man, who had a strict exercise regime which lara and her siblings had to follow daily. that was the BEGINNING of her physical awareness and MENTAL DISCIPLINE in her approach to exercise.

after completing a BA hons in English literature in Beirut, she moved to London in 2000 where she soon started her PILATES training with the PILATES FOUNDATION uk. she trained in the AUTHENTIC PILATES METHOD through workshops in NY and LOS ANGELES, experiencing the ORIGINS OF THE METHOD with great teachers such as JAY GRIMES, PETER FIASCA, BROOKE SILER and many more who influenced her teaching and knowledge tremendously.

her love for MOVEMENT with her inquisitive nature led her to JAMES D’SILVA at an early age of her learning. SHE TRAINED with him in the GARUDA METHOD which he has developed. it is a VERASTILE exercise apparatus that translates his MOVEMENT PHILOSOPHY into motion by serving to support A TARGETED yet COMPLETELY FLEXIBLE movement repetoire.

lara has trained in GYROTONIC and GYROKINESIS with juliu horvath  and is currently training in YOGAMONKS with JONATHAN MONKS the founder of the method.

her UNIQUE APPROACH to MINDFUL EXERCISE and body conditioning allows devoted clients to grow and ACHIEVE the results they need.

lara has been training STING since 2006 and went on the POLICE WORLD TOUR 2007/2008. she continues to train him till this day. she also trains HRH princess SIRI RASMI of Thailand during her visits to London.

lara has recently introduced the FLETCHER TOWEL WORK to SPIRAL, which is a SIGNATURE TECHNIQUE of pilates elder and master teacher RON FLETCHER. towel work provides an EXTENSIVE VOCABULARY of movements, from simple to beautifully complex, designed to clarify, teach and evolve the principles of pilates.