Movement for your mind, body, spirit & soul

WELCOME TO DIVINE FEMININE PILATES & SOMATIC MOVEMENT

Divine Feminine Pilates &
Somatic Movement

I am excited to offer this amazing space for you where every BODY is welcome. Through movement I will empower you to be the best version of your true authentic self in a private space held with love and compassion.

Allow Pilates and Somatic Movement Education to become your own spiritual fitness and embark on a personal transformation journey that will see you heal and your light shine bright through movement.

movement ~ mindset ~ magic ~

movement ~ mindset ~ magic ~

A movement practice and ritual that is designed for your unique body. No body is the same, so let’s design a movement practice just for you. Celebrate your unique body, and give it some love with either Divine Feminine Pilates or Somatic Movement. Sessions are offered both online or in person in New Zealand. AliKay Pilates is proud to have a fitness partnership with LSKD which will enable you to a 15% discount code off all items (excluding sale items)

How can Somatic Movement help me?

Somatic Movement is movement education that teaches us how to release chronic muscle tension, improve posture and movement. It is done by retraining your nervous system resulting in you being able to move with freedom and ease in your everyday movement.

✔ Internal Experience of Movement The focus of Somatic Movement is on the internal experience rather than the external appearance of the exercise. It is performed slowly, consciously and with your eyes closed so your complete internal focus and attention is on the movement.

✔ Benefits Somatic Movement can be used to relieve chronic musculoskeletal pain and helps with the following: release of chronic muscle tension, improve posture, enhance athletic performance, improve flexibility and range of motion, prevent injuries, improve balance, reduce stress, improve sleeping and breathing.

✔ Education You are taught exercises during your session so that you can practise them at home. This means after the session you can continue to improve indefinitely and develop your self-awareness of your own movement patterns. You are an active participant in the process with the end goal being that you will be able to resolve any muscle pain/movements issues you may experience yourself. Practising the exercises on a daily basis will retrain one’s nervous system.

✔ Modification If you are currently in pain and/or you have limited movement the exercises are able to be modified so you can do them comfortably. The exercises are performed slowly and gently resulting in long lasting results that address the root cause of the pain and release the tension held in your muscles

✔ Ground-breaking pain relief technique Through the technique of Pandiculation your muscle memory is retrained and your nervous system is taught to release chronic, subconsciously held muscle tension. Your brain is engaged through the process of deliberate contraction, (consciously you tighten your muscles to regain voluntary control) slow, gentle release (slowly and carefully relaxing the muscles back to their natural resting length) and pausing at rest (allowing the body to sense the difference between tension and relaxation)

✔ Effective talk therapy It is through your own thoughts, reactions, emotions, traumas and experiences that has created the habitual patterns that have resulted in one’s dysfunction within our body. We become really good at holding our muscles tight without even realising we are doing it. Sometimes words are hard to articulate and somatic movement allows for a safe emotional release to take place in a non-verbal form.

Less is more with Somatic Movement

6 Ways Divine Feminine Pilates is different …

Bespoke Pilates Session Created For Your Unique BODY

Your program will include a vast array of different exercises that are unique to your own specific goal and body

Not Just a Workout

Your program will be unique to your body incorporating your movement goal whilst unlocking any hidden causes that may be limiting your joy for living.

Intuitive Movement

Through bringing your presence and awareness to the mat/reformer you will draw on your own intuition within your movement

Goal Setting & Vision Holding

I can help your goal be achievable through us both sharing the vision of what is possible through your movement

Accountability & Support

With your permission I can weave in your accountability towards your goals and help ensure you are committed to achieving them

Bring Pilates Into Everyday Life

You will be given take home exercises and will develop an understanding of how to bring Pilates into your everyday life

  • It often feels like magic the difference in my body after a session of Somatics

    Doing Somatics with Ali helps my left leg which is affected from my Cerebral Palsy. I find after a session I am able to walk straighter, move more even and feel balanced in my stance. My breathing feels not so restricted after a session. I also go to the gym and I have found since starting Somatics my gym sessions are easier to do. Ali is very calm and gentle with her teaching. It often feels like magic the difference in my body after a session of Somatics.

    Ella - Cerebral Palsy

  • I have noticed the benefits of Pilates with Ali since day one

    I have noticed the benefits of Pilates with Ali since day one! After suffering with MS all my adult life (diagnosed at 20) I can now say getting out of bed in the morning doesn't hurt. I have cut my pain medication in half because my body feels more pliable. Ali adapts the sessions to my body and what it can or can't do. Some days Ali needs to rethink the plan when my body retaliates, but this is never a problem for Ali.

    Building strength and balance is a main focus to keep me out of a chair for as long as possible. With her research of the brain and its connection to movement, we will get there!

    Karma - Multiple Sclerosis


  • Learning Somatics with Ali is a breath of fresh air!

    Learning Somatics with Ali is a breath of fresh air!

    I have been carrying tension, as well as compensating for my weaker left-hand side for around 20 years. (due to multiple sclerosis)

    With Ali's learning in Somatics I can self-regulate my internal feeling of movement. I'm retraining my brain to not compensate, which results in less tension. The movements are very gentle, but work.

    I had relied on an AFO foot brace on my left due to foot drop for about 10 years. I can now walk without the brace (the brain is a powerful tool) the plus is I'm gaining strength in my ankle not using the brace.

    I find the results after each session amazing! My walking is balanced, even standing with my eyes shut is easier. It's a fantastic feeling of "normal" I haven't felt in years!

    Karma - Multiple Sclerosis


  • Ali is a professional in her field with personal and professional experience gained over years of research, study and a deep understanding of movement

    ‘I could not have found a better instructor for Chair Pilates. I am in my early 70’s and came to Ali with severe physical pain and a lot of past injuries. Her methods in Chair Pilates are gentle and easy to follow. The sessions got me moving more freely and easily than I had done in a long time. I recommend Ali Kay for her caring, support and understanding of how your body needs to be functioning for your health, strength and wellbeing. Ali is a professional in her field with personal and professional experience gained over years of research, study and a deep understanding of movement’

    -Nantah Ensom - Intuitive, Healer & Author

  • It is truly amazing the difference in just a few short weeks

    It is truly amazing the difference in just a few short weeks; my knee pain is almost gone, and my core strength has improved and continues to. Thanks Alikay for your compassion, your ability to tailor the program to my needs and helping me achieve my goals. So very happy with my increased flexibility and range of pain free movement! Everyone needs your program.

    Michele 

  • I am so happy that I took the chance of doing an online Pilates course with Ali and could not recommend her more highly

    Having never participated in an on-line Pilates or exercise programme, I was curious to see how it would work and how effective I would be in understanding the exercises and how I would be taught.

     To my delight it has proven to be an excellent move. Ali started with simple but effective Pilates exercises to help understand where my body was at. I go to the gym and was keen to incorporate a more targeted approach.

    Surprisingly quickly, my core muscles improved and exercise at the gym became much more effective. I was holding my exercises at the gym longer and my endurance also increased. I did not expect these changes so soon.

    Ali does not miss a thing when she is working with you. She is quick to adjust any position and explains it very clearly and notes the difference from week to week from her perspective, as sometimes you are not aware yourself of the improvements.

    Teaching is a passion for Ali and it truly comes through and her knowledge is so extensive. As a result of my sessions, I have learnt a lot more about my physical body and how everything is so connected. When you are doing the right exercises in the right way, the benefits are immense.

    I am so happy that I took the chance of doing an online Pilates course with Ali and could not recommend her more highly. I have exercised for over 40 years and these benefits are truly appreciated and ongoing.

     Danielle - Energy Healer

     

     

  • I am amazed at how much better I felt after each session with the release of tension in my muscles

    I have just completed 6 weeks of being taught Somatic exercises with Ali. I am amazed at how much better I felt after each session with the release of tension in my muscles. It has also helped with my posture and now has become part of my daily routine. Ali is a wonderful and dedicated teacher of Somatics.

    Janet - Sciatica                                                        

If you would like to know how Divine Feminine Pilates and Somatic Movement can benefit you, please book a free 15 minute chat with Ali