Vera Method

Elite Pilates and integrative wellness designed for those who demand more from their body, their health, and their life.

15/05/2026

The first thing I ever learnt about pelvic floor training was that Kris Jenner does kegels at traffic lights 🚦🤣

And look… she’s not wrong. Kegels can help. But they’re not the only thing standing between you and peeing every time you skip, sneeze, or do a box jump.

One of my biggest regrets after having my son was not following a structured postnatal program that strengthened my pelvic floor as a whole system — not just “squeezing”.

As someone who’s always been active, my core felt weak, disconnected, and honestly… off. But because I looked “fine”, I thought I just needed to work harder.

Eventually I booked in with the hospital pelvic floor physio and learnt I actually had a hypertonic pelvic floor, meaning things were too tight, not too weak.

Learning how to coordinate, stabilise, and relax my pelvic floor and core together was the thing that actually changed everything.

Not kegels at every red light.

If you’re interested in a structured approach to your return to training after having a baby, comment ‘KEGELS’. I’d love to sign up the first 3 people to my Mother Body Rebuild program for FREE 🌹

11/05/2026

A little note from me 🫶🏼

01/05/2026

arms and abs challenge loading next week 💥

17/04/2026

He’s been at CrossFit with me since he was 18 months old. Watched me train Pilates clients. Watched me do Pilates. We play soccer in the yard. Walk hand in hand at the beach every day.

I pray he grows up seeing movement as a joy, as a privilege and just a part of daily life. Remember that what you say doesn’t matter when what you’re doing is not aligned with that 🫶🏼

10/04/2026

If I can empower one woman to strength train and do Pilates from this reel, I’ve done my job.

Because this isn’t about getting “bulky.”

It’s about what happens if you don’t.

From your 30s onwards, women naturally begin to lose muscle mass and strength in a process known as sarcopenia. This decline accelerates with age and is strongly linked to reduced mobility, higher fall risk, and loss of independence.

Resistance training (including Pilates training in close proximity to failure!!!) has consistently been shown to:

➡️ Increase muscle mass and strength

➡️ Improve bone density (reducing risk of osteoporosis)

➡️ Support metabolic health and insulin sensitivity

And it’s not just about lifting heavy.

Pilates has been shown to improve:

🩰 Core strength and stability

🩰 Balance and coordination

🩰 Functional movement and injury prevention

Which matters because falls are one of the leading causes of injury as we age, and both strength and stability play a role in preventing them.

This is about building a body that:

✨ Can carry you through pregnancy

✨ Keeps up with your kids

✨ Still moves well decades from now

Not fragile. Not restricted. Not dependent.

09/04/2026

I didn’t grow up being told to strength train.

Not by doctors. Not by PE teachers. Not the fitness industry that sold us spin classes and 1200-calorie diets for two decades.

I went to an all-girls high school and didn’t know a single thing about anything other than ballet.

Now as a 31 year old woman, the research on what happens to women’s bodies without strength training is too significant to keep glossing over — and most of us are only finding out about it when we’re already in the middle of it.

From age 30, muscle mass begins to decline. Around menopause, that decline accelerates. And the downstream effects — on your heart, your bones, your metabolism, your independence in later life — are largely preventable.

Not with more cardio. Not with restriction. With resistance.

Swipe through for the data. Then save it, and send it to a woman in your life who needs to see it.

And when you’re ready to do something about it — Wednesday class, 6:30pm AEST. First one’s free. Code FIRSTCLASS. Link in bio.

08/04/2026

Teaching a room full of mamas who came to give back to themselves 💙 Postpartum Pilates isn’t just about “getting your core back”… it’s about retraining muscles that carried a baby, supported a growing belly, and endured months of altered movement patterns.

Here’s why it’s essential before returning to strength training:

➡️ Core and pelvic floor connection. Pilates teaches your body to recruit the deep stabilisers before you add load, protecting your back and joints.

➡️ Posture reset. Carrying, feeding and holding little humans all day changes your alignment. Strength comes back faster when your body moves efficiently.

➡️ Safe progression: Rebuilding foundational strength reduces injury risk so that your compound lifts feel strong, not scary.

➡️ Mind-body awareness. Pilates reconnects you with your body, so you know how to move with confidence again.

Skipping this step is like trying to run a marathon after months on the couch — unnecessary risk, slower results, and more frustration. You have to go slow before you can go fast.

Private Pilates is the bridge between your women’s health physio sessions and returning to your favourite hot mat or strength session💥

[Pilates, Postpartum Fitness, Postnatal Training, Strength Training]

20/03/2026

Most athletes think a weightlifting belt is the shortcut to heavier lifts, but it’s not. A belt enhances intra-abdominal pressure, it doesn’t teach you how to brace. If your trunk can’t control the load at moderate weight, adding a belt only masks the gap. The real key? Learning to stabilise your core under load, with precision and control, before relying on external support.

Hi 👋🏼 I’m Monique. I’m a private Pilates instructor specialising in helping people who train hard — lifters, CrossFitters, and high-intensity trainers — move smarter, build deeper core control, and transfer that strength safely into every lift. Train harder. Train smarter.

I’ve created an online platform just for you. 7-days free at the link in my bio.

18/03/2026

Most Pilates classes aren’t wrong… they’re just not filling the gap your training leaves behind.

If you lift, do CrossFit, or train at high intensity, you’re already getting plenty of load, fatigue, and repetition. Your body is well-practised at pushing output.

What’s often missing is how you control that output.

Precision.
Alignment.
The ability to stabilise and coordinate under load.

That’s where a more classical approach to Pilates comes in.

Instead of adding more exercises that feel familiar, it focuses on refining how your body moves, so your lifts are cleaner, your posture holds, and your body isn’t relying on compensation when things get heavy or fast.
It’s not about doing more.

It’s about doing what your training doesn’t.
Train hard. Then train in a way that actually supports it.

15/03/2026

Wednesday class is open. 🖤

Every week I run a live online Pilates class designed specifically for people who — anyone who moves hard and wants to move better.

45 minutes. Mat only. None or minimal equipment, no studio, no commute.

We work through the kind of deep core control, spinal mobility, and movement precision that your regular training doesn’t give you — and that your body genuinely needs to perform at its best long-term.

This isn’t a recovery class. It’s not stretching. It’s intelligent, progressive Pilates that complements the way you already train.

Wednesday 6:30pm AEST. Beginner to intermediate. We’re currently in week 8 of a ten week training block, but don’t let that discourage you from starting. We’ll meet you where you’re at.

First class free — use code FIRSTCLASS at checkout. Link in bio 🫶🏼

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