About Women’s Health Collaborative
Women’s Health Collaborative was founded in 2023 to provide continued learning opportunities in the Women’s Health Pilates space. Women’s Health Collaborative came to life after years of feedback from both instructors and clients in their motherhood journey about the overwhelm, confusion, and uncertainty about exercise during the pregnancy and postpartum period. It is so well recognised that pilates during these periods is beneficial yet traditional pilates training seems to skim over the considerations needed to teach effectively and safely for these clients.
Women’s Health Collaborative’s education aims to create a new movement of health professionals that are confident, knowledgeable, and safe with pregnant and postnatal clients.
Empowering health and fitness professionals to provide safe, effective, and high quality care to support women through their motherhood journey.
About The Founder
Claire Ryan
Women’s Health Collaborative is founded by Women’s Health Physiotherapist and mother of 2, Claire Ryan. Claire brings over 10 years experience as a Women’s Health Physiotherapist and Pilates Instructor and combines it with her passion for supporting people through their motherhood journey.
Through her clinical physiotherapy work in both Australia and London Claire has seen first hand how pelvic floor issues can effect a woman’s quality of life and has seen the power that pilates can have to improve this. Claire also sees the benefits that quality pilates can have for both antenatal and postnatal clients, setting them up for a positive pregnancy, birth, and postnatal journey. Claire started Women’s Health Collaborative as a way to spread her passion and knowledge to other health professionals to collectively improve the care of pregnant and postnatal women.
A Deeper Look Into Our Founder
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Claire prides herself on keeping up to date with the latest evidence to ensure she is providing benchmark education to the Women’s Health Collaborative community. She has completed an extensive amount of post graduate training in the area of Women’s Health and uses this plus her clinical experience to form Women’s Health Collaborative’s education. To view Claire’s post graduate training in Women's Health see here.
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When Claire isn’t working you will find her spending time with her husband and 2 young children. She loves being active herself and aims to move her body daily. She is an avid runner and combines this with pilates to get the best of both worlds. Claire is located on the Gold Coast so enjoys the beach lifestyle and loves a long lunch with a cocktail, although with 2 young kids this is a rare occasion currently. She can dream.
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Claire currently consults for her Women’s, Men’s, & Pelvic Health Physiotherapy services out of Peak Flo Physiotherapy which is located in Coolangatta QLD, AUS.
Please note: Claire is currently on maternity leave as of July 2024. She will be returning mid to her physiotherapy clinical caseload mid 2025 at Peak Flo Physio.
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Lauren Pilates Instructor Gold Coast, AUS
I have always felt worried when pregnant clients are in my class. I tend to make the programming easy to take extra caution. This course has cleared up all my concerns. Now I know how to push people and still be safe.
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Steph Pilates Instructor Brisbane, AUS
This course was so informative and practical. I now feel confident with knowing how to modify programming when client have pain issues which is something I ha always struggled with. And the pelvic floor info was so helpful!
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Eliza Pilates Instructor , Brisbane, AUS
Finally I have some clarity on abdominal exercises in pregnancy! It's been so hard to know what is safe or not safe but this course went all through this and made it so practical. I would definitely recommend to any instructor.
