“When I came to Sophie, I was 17 years old but felt like an old lady. I had been suffering from tremendous back pain for over 3 years. I thought nothing would help me anymore and I’d just have pain for the rest of my life.

Now, thanks to her, I can go for weeks without pain and I have a much better understanding of my body. I can now feel when the pain is coming on and where it comes from, so I can do something about it before it becomes too bad”
- Fleur

“What Sophie does is quite unique. I had been looking for this kind of support for a long time, but had never found an approach like hers. Her knowledge of yoga, movement, nutrition, breathing, the human body and her own experience means she sees exactly what is needed.

With Sophie, I work on my mobility and freedom, something that is truly worth its weight in gold when you’re over 50.

She takes a holistic approach, with a thoughtful plan and attention to my state of being on any given day. Because of that, I feel that my body has space again, literally and figuratively.”
- Steven

“In the lead-up to my hiking trip in Portugal, combined with some persistent and inconveniently timed injuries, I came to Sophie. She prepared me for my trail step by step, with the result that I completed it injury-free, and even without blisters.

My body still needs quite a bit of overdue maintenance, so I have continued working with Sophie. She listens very carefully and fine-tunes every movement. That makes me feel safe with her.

What I really appreciate is her method of first explaining clearly what a particular exercise or movement does and the theory behind it. That cognitive approach really works for me.

It is amazing to see how much progress I have already made. “You can always do more than you think”, she often told me. Well indeed. Thank you, Sophie!”
- Ingrid

“Sophie taught me that training my body is not about perfection. It is about learning to listen, understanding what my body needs and knowing what the next useful step is.

She brings together movement, mobility, breath, body awareness and hands-on work in a calm, curious and individual way.

Rather than imposing a fixed solution, she helps me understand what is happening and find a sustainable way forward”
- Robert

“I started taking Reformer Pilates classes with Sophie in 2026, and she has also become my personal trainer. At the time, I was facing the possibility of needing a knee replacement.

Through a wide range of exercises, from light to more challenging, Sophie has given me incredible insight into how I move, where my limitations are, and how I can work on them. My knee has improved to the point where, for now, a knee replacement is no longer needed.

If you’re looking for a coach or personal trainer, I can wholeheartedly recommend Sophie!”
- Rik

Thai yoga massage draws on Nuad Thai, a traditional practice passed down through generations as part of Thailand’s healthcare culture. In 2019, UNESCO recognized Nuad Thai as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, celebrating its knowledge, skills, and living tradition.

Combining hands-on pressure with assisted stretching and movement, Thai massage offers an opportunity to slow down and ease physical tension. Research shows it helps reduce pain and perceived muscle tightness, while improving flexibility.

My recommendation is to start with a 30-minute session once a week, adapted to your needs and comfort. It’s a regular moment to pause, notice how your body feels, and explore greater ease of movement.

Curious about how Thai yoga massage feels? Book a session with me and experience it for yourself.

Meditation creates space to slow down, notice how you feel, and respond with greater awareness. By gently returning your attention to the present moment, you practice meeting thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations with curiosity and compassion. Over time, this can help you navigate daily challenges with more calm.

Research suggests that mindfulness meditation can reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and help people manage pain. When combined with comfortable, slow breathing, it may also support the body’s relaxation response. These benefits develop through regular practice. No worries, because even a few minutes can be a useful starting point.

For people living with tinnitus, meditation may help the sound feel less intrusive and easier to live with. Learning to notice it with less emotional reactivity can reduce its impact on everyday life. The strongest evidence concerns reduced tinnitus-related distress; changes in loudness vary from person to person.

If you don’t know where to start, let’s schedule a session together!

When our hamstrings feel tight, stretching is often the first thing we try. However, this often does not help. An active approach can offer a better way to explore your flexibility: combining muscle engagement, controlled movement, and mindful positioning.

One principle behind this approach is reciprocal inhibition. Your nervous system coordinates muscles with opposing actions. At the knee, the quadriceps straighten the leg while the hamstrings bend it. Deliberately engaging the quadriceps can help reduce hamstring activity, supporting an active stretch.

In my classes, you’ll learn how to apply this principle through precise muscle engagement and positioning. Together, we’ll explore movements that help you develop flexibility alongside strength and control.

Want to explore this approach for your tight hamstrings? Let’s schedule a Pralaya yoga session together.

Performance depends on knowing when to engage, and when to release. Learning to relax between short bursts of effort and between strength training sets helps you reduce unnecessary muscular tension and gives you space to recover for your next effort.

In freediving for instance, this skill becomes especially valuable. Unnecessary muscular effort uses precious oxygen. Relaxation allows you to conserve it, while staying ready to engage when you need to move, equalise, or respond.

The goal is choice: creating the tension an action requires, then releasing it when its job is done. Practising this transition can help you move more efficiently and feel greater freedom and control during training.

Want to experience how relaxation can support your own training? Book a gym session with me.

Tinnitus is the perception of sound without an external sound source. Research links it to changes in the nervous system’s processing of sound, often associated with hearing loss. Brain networks involved in attention and emotion also contribute to how noticeable and distressing tinnitus feels. This helps explain why its impact can vary, even when the sound itself seems unchanged.

For some people, signals from the jaw and neck also influence tinnitus through connections between sensory and auditory pathways. This is known as somatosensory tinnitus: movements or changes in these regions may alter the sound’s loudness or pitch. The contributing factors differ from person to person.

Support can focus on making tinnitus more manageable. Research on cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based approaches shows that tinnitus-related distress can decrease, even when the sound remains audible. Understanding your experience and developing practical coping skills can help improve everyday life.

Living with tinnitus? I am too, and I understand how challenging it can be. Book an online tinnitus support session with me to explore ways to make living with tinnitus easier.

The serratus anterior connects your ribs to your shoulder blades and plays a vital role in upper-body movement. It helps keep your shoulder blades close to your rib cage while allowing them to glide around it. Working alongside the trapezius, it also helps rotate them upward as you raise your arms overhead.

Training this muscle develops both shoulder stability and freedom of movement. It supports reaching, pushing, and controlling your shoulder blades when your arms carry weight. These functions provide an important foundation for push-ups, downward-facing dog, and the shoulder control needed in handstands and headstands.

In my classes, we give this often-overlooked muscle dedicated attention. Through precise activation and progressive strengthening, you’ll learn to support your upper body while allowing your shoulder blades to move. Building this capacity can help demanding movements feel more accessible and controlled.

Do you want to train your serratus? Book a gym session with me or come to my Pralaya yoga class.

Pralaya Yoga is an intelligent, research-based style of yoga created by Robert Boustany, a trained physicist and yoga master with over 50 years of teaching experience.

Combining ancient wisdom from traditional yogic lineages with modern physics, biomechanics, and anatomical science, Pralaya Yoga was specifically developed to meet the needs of the modern Western lifestyle and body.

The system places a strong emphasis on precise anatomical alignment, spinal decompression, and balancing the joints. Rather than forcing intense stretches that risk injury, Pralaya Yoga targets weak or "forgotten" muscle groups.

By strengthening these antagonist muscles, chronically tight areas and fascia are signaled to relax naturally through reciprocal inhibition, offering a highly effective method for both injury prevention and rehabilitation.

Do you want to feel strong and flexible? Come join me on the mat every Thursday at Inner Embassy! Book your class through the Inner Embassy website.

Developed by world-renowned musculoskeletal expert Dr. Andreo Spina, Functional Range Conditioning has 3 main training-goals: mobility development, joint strength and body control.

Mobility refers to the amount of active, usable motion that one possesses. The more mobile a person is, the more they are able to maximize their movement potential safely, efficiently, and effectively.

While improving mobility and movement potential, the system also acts to ‘bullet proof’ your joints so that movement can be executed safely.

Training with FRC improves the function of your nervous system. This leads to a reduction of pain and injury, joint health and longevity, as well as an increased ability to move freely and easily.

Do you want to have strong and healthy joints? Book your 1:1 session with me.