The Yorkshire Centre for Wellbeing

The centre - recognised as one of the premier Pilates and yoga studio in Yorkshire is run

by Anne-Marie Burford.

Anne-Marie is a highly qualified and experienced teacher (initally a secondary school teacher) and then subsequently training as a health education tutor, working in G.P practice with referred patients and later as an RSA YMCA exercise to music teacher Pilates and Yoga teacher.

Anne-Marie has been named as one of the top Pilates instructors in the country by Harpers and Queen Magazine - Feb 2002.

Anne-Marie is a professional member of the Pilates Institute and Back Care Organisation (national organisation to promote backs). She is also on the Register of Exercise Professionals, Level 3.

Although Anne-Marie specialises in back problems, she is also a qualified pre/post natal Pilates and has also worked with referred patients and staff in the physiotherapy department at Harrogate District Hospital.

Anne-Marie is comitted to developing physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well being and is a certified Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga teacher with the world renowned Chopra Centre for Well Being, California. The Chopra centre has been voted one of the top 5 spas in the world.

 As well as teaching in the studio, Anne-Marie also runs yoga retreat days/weekends, Ayurvedic workshops and wellness training sessions in the community and workplace and at other retreat centres in Europe and Asia.

Anne-Marie will be joined by her son James in summer 2012. James is currently completing his fifth year of study and training in India.

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Anne-Marie in conjunction with Dr. Martyn Speight (a leading musculo-skeletal specialist and osteopath) has bought out an internationally selling DVD - "Pilates on the Ball - with the optional use of MBT's". The DVD is also sold and recommended by BackCare.

 I was so impressed. We were gently and firmly taken through the exercises and given explanations why they were important. These explanations fitted with my medical knowledge and experience in the treatment of chronic pain.  As a pain clinic doctor I believe that a holistic approach, such as this is needed for everyone in trouble.

Dr. Joy Stanton  M.B., Ch.B. (Leeds) Basic medical qualification

F.R.C.A (Fellow of Royal College of Anaesthetists of UK) Retired Sept 2010.

I had a Stroke in April 2006 which left me paralyzed down the whole of the left side which left me with terrible posture. Anne-Marie and Pilates have changed all that. As I have become aware of my “core” my balance, posture, and movement have all improved significantly I recommend Pilates to anyone who wants to stay young and supple as possible.

Sue Stewart 

For the first time in a very long time I feel that I have a way forward to shifting some of the excess baggage (literally and metaphorically) that I have been carrying around for most of my adult life and that's a wonderful feeling to have. It makes me smile from the inside out.

I have  also lost two stone without dieting since following the Ayurvedic advice for my body type.

Gwen Grove manager of N. Division Price Waterhouse Coopers

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