My story

I moved back to England from France in January 2025, having lived in France for 19 years. Whilst there I set up Revive Pilates in November 2006. I taught group classes, individual sessions (using the Pilates apparatus) and since Covid, I also taught and continue to teach online Pilates classes.

My initial training followed a contemporary Pilates approach through the Pilates Institute and with Michael King Pilates but I have taken part in training with Shari Berkowitz that has followed the Classical Method.

I have always enjoyed sport and exercise. As a former athlete and keen squash player I now prefer cycling, walking in the Pyrenees and Pilates. I have taken part in several sporting charity challenges including half-marathons, a 4-day bike ride from London to Paris and I cycled up Mont Ventoux in aid of the charity Overcoming MS.

Pilates is an ongoing journey for me and it’s my joy and my privilege to teach it. I hope to be able to inspire you to achieve a better understanding of your body, a better health, and a fitter more functional body.
 Qualifications
  • MSc (Exercise & Health Science), University of Bristol 2000
  • Personal Trainer (Focus Training, UK), 2002
  • Pilates Instructor (Future Fit Training, UK), 2005
  • Diplôme Pilates Master - Matwork & Equipement (le Loft Pilates, France), 2011 *
*The Diplôme Pilates Master, is a qualification that can only be achieved as a result of more than 500 hours of training. It is awarded by “Le Loft Pilates”, based at Fit Studio, Ramatuelle, St Tropez by Eva Winskill. The training at Le Loft Pilates is based on the method of Michael King (one of the founders of the Pilates Institute). Michael King has a worldwide reputation as presenter of Pilates. His training programs are taught in over 30 countries worldwide.

I have also studied with New York-based Shari Berkowitz of The Vertical Workshop on a Programme for Pilates Teachers, which applies modern biomechanics and functional anatomy to the Classical Pilates Method. 
Lolita San Miguel and Sarah Johnson
Sarah with Lolita San Miguel in Sitges, Spain, April 2014
Michael King and Sarah Johnson
Sarah with Michael King in London, September 2012
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Sarah with Lolita San Miguel in Sitges, Spain, April 2014
Other Training​
  • Stretching- What works, what is safe and…, webinar with Shari Berkowitz (The Vertical Workshop), January 2021
  • Diastasis and pelvic floor dysfunction, webinar with Shari Berkowitz (The Vertical Workshop), September 2020
  • Working with Older and de-conditioned clients, webinar with Shari Berkowitz (The Vertical Workshop), August 2020
  • Why Can't I do this Exercise, webinar with Shari Berkowitz (The Vertical Workshop), July 2020
  • Shoulder Girdle – A Delicate Balance, 3 hour webinar with Shari Berkowitz (The Vertical Workshop), August 2019
  • Creative Spine Corrector, 3 hour webinar with Shari Berkowitz (The Vertical Workshop), March 2019
  • Wrapping it all up, 3 day workshop with Shari Berkowitz (The Vertical Workshop), November 2018
  • Injuries, Ailments and Imbalances, 3 day workshop with Shari Berkowitz (The Vertical Workshop), July 2017
  • Keys To Pilates Success, 4 day workshop with Shari Berkowitz (The Vertical Workshop), January 2017
  • True Teaching Tools To Get and Maintain Clientele From Day One Onward, 4 day workshop with Shari Berkowitz (The Vertical Workshop), August 2016
  • Full Body Integration - Functional Anatomy and Pilates Applications, 4 day workshop with Shari Berkowitz (The Vertical Workshop), March 2016
  • Pilates for Multiple Sclerosis, 3 days Matwork & Studio Equipment with Mariska Breland (MBodies Training Academy, London), November 2014
  • Pilates – Matwork and Studio Equipment, 2 days of Workshops with 1st generation Master teacher Lolita San Miguel (Sitges, Spain), April 2014
  • Pilates – Matwork and Studio Equipment, 4 days of training (Michael King Pilates, Sitges, Spain), March 2014
  • Pilates – Matwork and Studio Equipment, 3 days of training (Michael King Pilates, Sitges, Spain), May 2013
  • Pilates for Golf 1 day working with Nuala Coombes (Le loft Pilates, France), May 2013
  • Convention Zest 'Pilates, 2 days of workshops (Michael King Pilates, London), September 2012.
  • Pilates - "Pure Pilates" 3 days of workshops (Le Loft Pilates, France), May 2012
  • Pilates - "Pure Pilates" 3 days of workshops (Le Loft Pilates, France), May 2011
  • Pilates - "Pure Pilates" 3 days of workshops (Le Loft Pilates, France), May 2010
  • Pilates - West Coast Matwork - Kathy Corey USA, (Le Loft Pilates, France), May 2010
  • Pilates - West Coast Equipment - Kathy Corey USA, (Le Loft Pilates, France), May 2010
  • Pilates - Reformer 1 & 2 (Le Loft Pilates, France), 2009
  • Pilates - Studio Equipment - Cadillac (Le Loft Pilates,France), 2009
  • Pilates - Studio Equipment - Wunda Chair and Spine Corrector (Le Loft Pilates, France), 2009
  • First Aid in Sport & Exercise. UK, 2008
  • Pilates - Pregnancy & Seniors (Pilates Institute, France), 2007
  • Pilates - Original Repertoire - Intermediate and Advanced (Pilates Institute, France), 2007
  • Pilates - Posture and the back (Pilates Institute, France), 2007
  • Pilates - One to One (Pilates Institute, France), 2007
  • Pilates - Small Equipment (Pilates Institute, France), 2007
  • “Fit to Deliver" - Pregnancy & Postnatal Exercise, UK, 2007

Professional Organisation
Carte Professionnelle d'Educateur Sportif - Haute Garonne