About Us
Haven Pilates and Somatics is a movement studio in the heart of Exeter, run by a mother-and-daughter duo, Caroline and Hannah.
In differing ways, they have both spent many years struggling with chronic pain, Caroline with a slipped disk, and Hannah with a never-ending running injury. Through years of practicing Pilates and Somatics, both have found considerable relief from their pain and things continue to improve!
As such, it is their aim to share the empowering and restorative practice of Pilates and Somatics with others - specifically bodies that may be in pain and struggling to find a way to feel safe during movement. They provide high quality teaching, in a warm and safe environment.
Testimonials
Caroline makes the sessions enjoyable and fun; the classes are relaxed, informative, therapeutic and a great way to stretch and loosen out tight muscles.
Dave Portch
Caroline Thorley
Caroline has over 10 years’ experience teaching mat and equipment Pilates. She came to Pilates when recovering from a serious back injury beginning as a client at Veronique Coignac’s studio in Hertfordshire. She later trained and taught with Veronique and her team before moving to Exeter.
As a movement teacher, Caroline aims to create a safe environment, encouraging clients to gain the knowledge and confidence in class to develop their own home practice. Questions, insights and suggestions are always welcomed in class.
For Caroline, continued professional development is a way of life, in addition to continuing with Pilates she also trained for a year in sports and remedial massage (Exmouth School of Massage, 2013) and more recently completed a year’s training in Hanna Somatics (Lisa Petersen, Somatic Exercise Coach 2019).
