Our Teachers

Patricia Duchaussoy, France

She started to dance at the youngest age. After completing her Bachelor Fine Art (dance), she left France to become a full time student at the London Contemporary Dance School where she graduated a BA Hons and started to pursue a dancing career.

Patricia began her initiation into Pilates while a professional dancer with Alan Herdman (The leading practitioner of Pilates technique in the UK).

Through Pilates, she developed a deeper understanding of the body and movement whilst becoming simultaneously strengthened and more balanced.

A Pilates practitioner since 1989, Patricia is a Pilates instructor and a dance teacher with many years experience in London, Paris, Warsaw and Bangkok.

Patricia’s strengths lie in her positive attitude and her unique teaching manner. Her ability to teach the technique through demonstration and communication reflects her understanding that is of huge benefit for the students to develop for themselves a better understanding of the technique.

Patricia continues to be actively involved in dance education.

Chikako Otsuka, Japan

She has been dancing more than 15 years as she started get interested in yoga and pilates in order to learn more about herself. After her certification in the US, she taught Pilates in Tokyo, Sydney and Bangkok. Chikako is very passionate about pilates and dancing: “Pilates has become a part of my life and I want to continue body-movement until I die to keep my body healthy and fit. I hope you will get all the benefits from pilates and I will be here to support you feeling your body and mind changing during the class.”

Jeremiah Hundley, US

He began his dedication towards physical  conditioning as a young man of 6. By the age of 12 he entered into the Junior Olympics with two Silver Medals and and at 18 held the record for longest discuss throw that stood for 10 years.  Throughout his training he has practiced many forms of exercise; Track, football, weightlifting, martial arts, Rock Climbing to name a few and says of each there is a common thread, the understanding of the body enhances each. At the age of 28 he tore his Meniscus and ACL tendons in a snowboarding accident and was told he’d never be able to perform in any sport again. Unwilling to except their Prognosis, he searched for a challenging exercise that would strengthen from the inside out.  He found it in Pilates and Yoga, which also deepened his knowledge of how the body works, subsequently seducing him to continue practicing over 6 years eventually earning him a certification from The Physical Mind Institute.  Jeremiah believes that Pilates restored his vitality, strength and longevity to a degree beyond where he was before his accident.  Through the exercises contained in Pilates Jeremiah has been able to pursue his love of Physically blending the mind and body while regaining the strength to resume the sports he loved.  His reason for teaching is to help others  overcome what some say is impossible through self experience.  The mind can overcome anything if the will has the tenacity to create it.

Carmen Gomez Menor, Spain

Carmen started practicing pilates with Patricia in 2005 – shortly after she moved to Thailand from Hong Kong – and quickly fell in love with the method. Having been an avid practitioner of many fitness routines, the native Spaniard found in pilates the precision, beauty and results she had been longing for. After 9 years working for the French jeweler Cartier in Asia, she decided to give a twist to her career and follow her real passions: traveling, writing and well-being. She runs a bespoke travel agency, Thailand In Style, and writes regularly for travel publications. She is also the resident editor for LUXE Bangkok city guide. She is a STOTT Pilates Instructor.

Napattara  Pengchata, Thai

She received a Bachelor’s degree in Sport Science in 2000 from Mahidol University. Throughout her life, she developed a passion for health and fitness. In 2008, she completed her Pilates instructor’s certification. Napattara’s statement about Pilates: “I have tried most forms of fitness programs over the years but have never found one that is so totally engaging and energizing as Pilates. As a Pilates teacher I love having the opportunity to help direct our students towards experiencing their own personal transformations. as I continue to study and practice Pilates myself, I love experiencing the range of transformations that are occurring in my own body.”

Napattara is a very dedicated and enthusiastic pilates instructor.

Wolfgang W. Sachtleben, German

Yoga has been Wolfgang’s encouraging and reassuring companion for over 10 years, always by his side to lift the spirit and the spine. It is his fun and playful friend during the sunny times and a caring and supportive one during the quiet moments.

Wolfgang’s professional background in architecture complements his beliefs in Iyengar yoga where he finds parallels to the human anatomy. He embraces a search for simplicity in alignment and detail, clarity of form and an enjoyment in movement. A strong and grounded foundation supports the construction of a creative and stimulating yoga practice, allowing both body and mind to grow and expand.

In the past 10 years, Wolfgang has followed the concept of effortless effort through self-practice and teaching. That effortlessness carries with it an understanding and compassion, preventing injuries of both body (physical) and mind (psychological).

His love of architecture and yoga guides his practice into a journey that brings awareness not just on the mat but also in all details of everyday life.

Wolfgang is a certified Iyengar teacher.