About Me
My name is Hannah Raven. Back in 2013, living in the Scottish highlands and carrying my first baby, my usual high intensity exercise routine came to an abrupt halt. My groins took the impact of pregnancy and I searched for an alternative exercise that was a safe and effective workout… that’s when I fell in love with Pilates!
I began my teaching career as a primary school teacher, teaching for several years before my husbands job relocated us to Inverness in 2012. We love hiking in the great outdoors, followed by good food and red wine, so this was the perfect place for us to explore. A beautiful little Pilates studio on the river Ness caught my eye and it was here I attended prenatal classes. I was amazed that in this one hour I was truly able to quiet my mind, bringing the focus solely to myself and my body.
That hour of bliss (with a challenge or two thrown in!) was paramount following the birth of my daughter and I continued with my Pilates practise, throughout and beyond my second pregnancy. Always leaving a 1:1 or mat class feeling energised, stronger and more supple, it was clear I’d caught the bug and I wasn’t stopping there!
In early 2018 we found ourselves back on the Wirral, Iris had started school and I knew it wouldn’t be long before Otis followed. I had been at home shaping and educating my own children and was debating whether I wanted to go to work to do the same. Testing the water with supply teaching, it reaffirmed that I was committed in heart and mind to help others achieve but it was time for my teaching career to take an alternative path.
So in 2020 I took the plunge, invested in myself and embarked upon the teacher training qualification with Body Control Pilates. On completion, Nola & Ness Pilates was born with an ultimate aim to empower people to move more freely, with increasing control and confidence.
At Nola & Ness we want our clients to experience the increased awareness Pilates brings you, the flexibility and freedom you feel and the strength you gain both physically and mentally.
As Joseph pilates said himself, ‘Physical fitness can neither be achieved by wishful thinking, nor outright purchase.’ So spend your time wisely, invest in yourself and come and join us on the mat!
