Paul Higgins

• Director of  the 'Melbourne Pilates Group'
• Director of  'Pilates of Armadale' , 'Pilates of Elsternwick'  & 'Pilates of Mornington'
• Director of  'Empathy Pilates'   Instructor Training School

Paul is accredited with the APMA at their highest level of Professional Practitioner Level 4 and is an Instructor Training Course Provider, one of only 4 in Victoria. He is also co-founder of the Melbourne Pilates Group.  Paul was introduced to Pilates in 1994 and after four years as a regular client he trained in the UK with the prestigious Body Control Pilates Association, a world leader in the Method and went on to co-ordinate the activities of the Association's London based studios.  He emigrated to Australia in late 2002 and through his training school, Empathy Pilates, he has gained a formidable reputation for training high quality instructors throughout Victoria and, indeed, across Australia.
Paul has worked with many elite athletes including English Premiership soccer players and even Australia's own Pat Cash.

Greg Paterson

• Director of  the 'Melbourne Pilates Group'
• Director of  'Pilates of Armadale', 'Pilates of Elsternwick', 'Pilates of Kew', 'Pilates of South Yarra' & 'Pilates of Mornington'

Greg Paterson opened his first Pilates studio in Armadale in 2002.  Since then he has opened a further four studios around Melbourne and also formed the Melbourne Pilates Group in collaboration with other respected names in the industry.  He is an APMA qualified Pilates Instructor and also a qualified and practicing Clinical Naturopath and Personal Trainer. Greg uses all of these skills and knowledge in the way he teaches his clients.  

Emily Russ

Emily started her Pilates over 10 years ago whilst training in Classical Ballet.  It very quickly became her daily practise in order to keep her body balanced and in peak condition for her performances. She began teaching Pilates in 2006, after training with Paul Higgins, and is a Level 2 APMA Instructor.   Emily currently also trains in Kyokushin karate and holds a Certificate III in sports coaching.  She now uses Pilates to assist in her preparation for National and International Karate tournaments.  Emily will create specific programmes for her clients by drawing on all the different disciplines she has studied in.

Monica Taylor

Monica discovered Pilates 3 years ago, via the recommendation of her osteopath, in order to help with her back pain. Within one month the pain had eased so much that she was a Pilates convert. Realising that she wanted others to feel the same freedom of movement and strength within their body she took up training with the renowned Empathy Pilates Training School. Now a qualified Level 2 APMA Instructor, Monica has decided to further her studies via a Bachelor of Health Science (Musculoskeletal Therapy). On top of teaching and studying,she also trains in Aikido (a martial art). Monica currently teaches out of both the Armadale and Elsternwick studios.