Glen George
“After years (decades) of issues with my back, specifically my thoracic spine, I began seeing Nicola a little over a year ago. The benefits have been amazing.”
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1:1 creative Pilates · London & online · women's-health led
Release the back pain you've been holding — through movement that feels like you again.
1:1 creative Pilates for people in midlife who are tired of fixing, forcing and pushing through — and ready to feel lighter and freer in their back, body and mind.
1:1, fully personalised to your body
20+ years' experience · women's-health led
In the studio or online over Zoom
Rated 5.0 across 35 Google reviews
Book Your Free Discovery CallA warm, no-pressure chat — book online in under a minute.
5.0 rating from Google reviews
Meghan Horvath
“In just a few sessions, she has been able to unlock areas of tension which have been problematic for years.”
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Sasha East
“Excellent practitioner in a peaceful, intimate setting. Nicola has helped me immeasurably, through her knowledge and patience.”
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Priscilla Chouvin
“I'm 6+ months pregnant, and she always makes sure the exercises I am doing are comfortable — both challenging and easy enough to make it enjoyable and safe.”
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Maria Cecilia D
“From the moment we walked in, we felt welcomed, supported, and in incredibly capable hands.”
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Rubina Hughes
“I had seen Nicola's engaging Instagram posts so I decided to contact her and booked weekly sessions that were done via Zoom.”
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K Sez
“They always make me feel like I'm walking on air afterwards — especially my lower back and hips which get sore from sitting at a desk all day.”
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Glen George
“After years (decades) of issues with my back, specifically my thoracic spine, I began seeing Nicola a little over a year ago. The benefits have been amazing.”
Google review
Meghan Horvath
“In just a few sessions, she has been able to unlock areas of tension which have been problematic for years.”
Google review
Sasha East
“Excellent practitioner in a peaceful, intimate setting. Nicola has helped me immeasurably, through her knowledge and patience.”
Google review
Priscilla Chouvin
“I'm 6+ months pregnant, and she always makes sure the exercises I am doing are comfortable — both challenging and easy enough to make it enjoyable and safe.”
Google review
Maria Cecilia D
“From the moment we walked in, we felt welcomed, supported, and in incredibly capable hands.”
Google review
Rubina Hughes
“I had seen Nicola's engaging Instagram posts so I decided to contact her and booked weekly sessions that were done via Zoom.”
Google review
K Sez
“They always make me feel like I'm walking on air afterwards — especially my lower back and hips which get sore from sitting at a desk all day.”
Google review
The approach
Stronger, lighter and freer — in your back, body and mind.
Personalised, not prescribed
Every session is built around your spine, your story, your day — never someone else's blueprint.
Movement that releases, not punishes
Gentle, creative, low-impact work that shifts mood, stiffness and mindset — not a workout to survive.
Women's-health led
Especially for women navigating midlife and perimenopause who are holding a lot, and ready to stop holding it in their bodies.
In-studio or online
Work with Nicola in the London studio or live over Zoom from anywhere.
Where to start
What 'freeing your spine' actually means
New to reformer or somatic movement? Here's the short version — no jargon, no experience needed.
What is the Free Your Spine method?
Reformer Pilates and creative, expressive spinal movement that releases what the body has been storing — the years of holding, bracing and over-efforting that show up as back pain, stiffness and stress. Low-impact, fully guided.
What is a reformer?
A sprung-bed apparatus that adds gentle resistance and support, so every movement stays safe and low-impact while building strength, control and mobility in the spine.
Shaped around your body
Not a class to keep up with. Each session is built around your spine, your history and how you arrive that day — safely adapted for back pain, injury, pregnancy and perimenopause.
More than movement
We weave in breath, somatic awareness and play — because what we don't express, we often depress. The benefit shows up in everyday life, not just in the session.
Creative Pilates vs a conventional gym or class — which is for you?
A gym hands you equipment and leaves you to it. A group class moves at the room's pace, not yours. Free Your Spine is one-to-one — Nicola builds the work around your body, in the studio or over Zoom. If you're tired of fixing, forcing and pushing through, and you want to be met where you are, this is the work for you.
Programmes
Ways to work with Nicola
From single 1:1 sessions to multi-week programmes — in the studio, online, or on-site for teams.
1:1 Reformer Pilates
The core of the work.
Fully personalised reformer sessions, in-studio or over Zoom. The core of the work — your body, your pace.
House of Spine
A five-week adventure.
A five-week spinal, somatic and embodied-movement adventure to transform your relationship with your spine and your self-expression.
The 4-Week Intensive
A focused month.
A focused month to release stored tension and rebuild how you move.
3-Month Container
Deeper, lasting change.
A deeper transformational container for lasting change in your back, body and mind.
Online Programmes
Wherever you are.
Free Your Spine programmes delivered remotely, wherever you are.
Corporate Workshops & Keynotes
Trusted by Nike, Diageo and SXSW.
Movement workshops and talks for teams — moving, shaking and 'freeing' a room. Trusted by Nike, Diageo and SXSW.
Not sure which is right for you?
Start with a free discovery callOur space
A peaceful, intimate space to come back to yourself
No mirrors to perform for, no busy class floor. Just a calm, private studio — in London or live over Zoom — where you can slow down, soften, and move at your own pace.
Inside the studio
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What to expect
Private 1:1 reformer studio
One-to-one sessions in a calm, private space — never a crowded class floor.
Online over Zoom
Work with Nicola live from anywhere, with the same personal attention.
Safely adapted
Sessions adapted for pregnancy, injury and perimenopause.
Corporate workshops
Movement workshops and keynotes delivered on-site for teams.
Location
Come and feel it for yourself.
Book a discovery callMeet the founder
The person behind
the Free Your Spine method
Founder & Pilates movement educator · creator of the Free Your Spine method
Nicola Cher Geismar
20+ years in health, wellbeing, Pilates & creative cultures
Nicola is a pioneering Pilates movement educator and a staunch advocate for women's health, with over two decades across health, wellbeing and creative cultures. She integrates preventative back-health care, Pilates and personal-development practices — and her workshops have been trusted by Nike, Diageo, SXSW and Elle.
In 2021 her back went out in a way she'll never forget. It wasn't just a 'back issue' — it was years of holding, bracing and over-efforting catching up with her, alongside the start of perimenopause at 39. It was expressive, spinal-based movement that helped her move through it. That's the work she now shares with women navigating their own versions of this.
“Move little, move often. It's your birth right.”
A member's story
The back pain that finally let go
For years — decades, really — Glen lived with thoracic-spine issues. He'd tried physio and other Pilates, and nothing held.
A little over a year ago he started working with Nicola. Sessions adapted to where his back was each week — and slowly, the benefits became undeniable.
“After years (decades) of issues with my back, specifically my thoracic spine, I began seeing Nicola a little over a year ago. The benefits have been amazing.”
— Glen George · working with Nicola for over a year
It's just you, your body, and the work
Every programme is one-to-one. No group floor, no keeping up with the room — Nicola builds each session around your spine, your history and how you arrive that day. High-functioning, sensitive women holding a lot tend to feel most at home here.
- Fully personalised reformer & spinal-movement sessions
- In-studio (London) or live over Zoom
- Safe adaptation for pregnancy, injury and perimenopause
- Structured programmes: 5-week, 4-week intensive, 3-month container
The best place to start is a free discovery call.
Pricing
Shaped around you —
priced around you.
Because every body and every back is different, programmes are shaped — and priced — around you. The first step is a free, no-pressure discovery call: we'll talk through where you are and what would actually help.
- No pressure on the call
- No long lock-in
- Online option available
Discovery Call
A free, relaxed conversation to see if we're the right fit — and to map out how you'd begin. Here's what we'll talk through:
- Where you are now — your back, your body, and what's been holding you back
- What you're hoping to feel, move toward, and let go of
- Which way of working together fits: 1:1, a programme, or online
- An honest conversation about pricing — so there are no surprises
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers — and you can ask Nicola anything else on your discovery call.
Free discovery call
Let's start with a conversation.
No pressure, no clinical intake, no commitment. Just a warm chat about what's drawing you to this work — and how we might work together.
- We'll talk for a few minutes about your back, your body and what you're hoping for.
- Nicola will suggest whether 1:1 sessions, a programme, or online suits you best.
- If it feels right, you book your first session. If not, no pressure at all.
Select a date
Choose a time to talk — Thu 4 Jun
A short, no-pressure call — usually around 15 minutes.
Prefer to write first? Email hello@freeyourspinepilates.com