OUR TEAM
Meet the team behind Blue Sky Pilates.
Claire Gordon
Studio owner and founder of Blue Sky Pilates
Fully comprehensive studio instructor
Back pain / injury rehab specialist
Kinetic chain Release Master Trainer
Body Work Professional
Claire started her Pilates journey 25 years ago after the birth of her 3rd son. She is a fully qualified Comprehensive Studio and Mat-work instructor and qualifies with international company Polestar Pilates who are renowned for their specialist movement therapy.
Claire specialises in back pain and spinal injury rehabilitation. She works closely with the physiotherapists and other healthcare specialists
Qualifications
Polestar Pilates Studio instructor
Polestar Pilates Mat instructor
Kinetic Chain release master trainer all courses
Connective tissue release therapist
Massage
Dry needling
Cupping
Womans health
Reiki Master
Aura cleansing - using tuning forks
Language of light third degree master
other qualifications
Level 3 Personal Trainer - NASM
Paddle Board Instructor - ASI
Claire likes to snowboard and paddleboard in her spare time. At the weekends you will find her by the water in her campervan. She enjoys the outdoors and getting in cold water for some cold water therapy.
Karen Rooney
Senior Comprehensive Pilates Instructor
Kinetic Chain Release Therapist
Senior Studio / Mat-work Instructor
BA (HONS) Degree Dance
Accredited Kinetic Chain Release Practitioner
Kinetic Chain Release Assistant Teacher
Connective Tissue Release Practitioner
Reiki Practitioner
LifeHeal Biofield Tuning Therapy
Indian Head Massage
Barreconcept Instructor
Karen trained as a dancer from the age of 15 and by 19 graduated from Edinburgh’s Telford College with a BA (HONS) Degree in Dance. It was whilst studying for her Degree that she first discovered Pilates and its benefits. During training karen performed extensively touring Scotland and Northern England performing with a variety of different choreographers and dance companies, including Scottish Dance Theatre and X factor Dance Company. Upon graduation Karen taught dance as a freelance teacher for Midlothian and East Lothian Councils promoting healthy living for everyone ranging from young children to the elderly.
After teaching dance for a year she was drawn back to her Pilates roots and decided to train as an instructor. Karen knew that by teaching Pilates she would gain great pleasure from helping others improve their
own bodies and realised the benefits Pilates could have on people’s lives, both young and old.
Karen trained in both Mat-work and Studio Pilates in 2005. Since training she has worked with a range of clients including those affected by MS, ME, osteoporosis, cerebral palsy, spinal injury, hip / knee surgeries as well as pre and post natal clients and top athletes, including tri athletes and the Hearts Football Club. Karen has worked in various studios in Edinburgh and was Company Director of The Pilates Place LTD, a very successful pilates studio.
Karen has been part of the Blue Sky Pilates team since 2011.
In September 2016 Karen decided to train to be a Kinetic Chain Release practitioner after having felt the benefits for herself. Karen always says KCR was her missing piece, she loves being able to help people by easing their pain, calming their mind and overall making them feel better within themselves. Karen also has an interest in KCR for children, having seen firsthand the benefit it brought to her own children. Since training in KCR Karen then went on to train in Connective Tissue Release, Reiki, Indian Head Massage and LifeHeal Biofield Tuning Therapy.
Karen loves to keep fit and thanks to lessons with Claire...she also loves paddel boarding !!!
Laura Weavers
Senior Comprehensive Studio Instructor
Kinetic Chain Release Therapist
Massage Therapist
Pilates Apparatus Sessions
Pilates Mat classes
Teacher Training
Yin Yoga
Hatha Yoga
Meditation
Mentoring
Massage / Bodywork
Pre Natal Pilates
Post Natal Pilates
“I teach Pilates yet I’m not 'just' a Pilates Teacher , I teach Yoga yet I’m not 'just' a Yoga teacher, I’m qualified in many different massage & bodywork methods yet I’m not 'just' a massage therapist, I’m a Master NLP Practitioner yet my skills in this field now far exceed the qualifications I gained 13 + years ago …get the picture ? THE most important quality to know about me is that I’m fiercely & passionately committed to my own growth and transformation which means by default THIS is exactly the energy I embody AND the energy in which I hold each and every one of my clients. When I teach my intention is to educate, to help you embody the priceless skills and concepts The Pilates Method delivers that serve you inside and outside the Pilates Studio I am a space holder. I energetically hold powerful, safe FUN & transformative space for you to just be yourself. From which you learn, grow and develop the most incredible relationships with ALL your bodies…. physical, energetic, emotional and spiritual.
As a second generation Educator I bring 15 + years of experience to every class “Growth is not a linear process, approach your own unique journey with curiosity and you will always be exactly where you’re meant to be” – Laura Weavers
Lyn Ross
Stott Matwork Instructor
Stott Reformer Instructor
Stott Chair Instructor
Total Barre
Lyn teaches mat, reformer, chair, and barre, with a refined focus on alignment, control, and fluid, intentional movement. Working with a diverse range of clients …from people who want to move more, dedicated gym-goers to sports people. Lyn supports each individual in building strength, moving with ease, and elevating their overall performance. Her approach is both considered and empowering, creating a space where clients can feel comfortable, reconnect with their bodies and progress with confidence. Outside the studio, she is probably in the gym or at a class, bringing a genuine passion for movement and a commitment to ongoing development into every class she teaches.
Rachel Lukaszewski
Reformer Pilates | Improvement Maker, One Moment at a Time
Rachel is a STOTT-trained Reformer Pilates instructor specialising in intelligent, biomechanics-informed movement for people navigating pain, recovery, and life’s transitions, whether from injury, desk strain, or (like her) shifts of motherhood and mid-life. With a background in Biology & experience across fitness and complimentary/alternative medicine, her teaching blends precision, compassion and genuine interest. She’s interested in pain-informed Pilates, helping people build strength, improve alignment, and move with greater ease and body awareness. Rachel teaches Thursday evenings at Blue Sky Pilates in a supportive, attentive environment where improvement comes one moment at a time.
When not teaching, she’s a wife, mother, and self-taught seamstress creating natural-fibre clothing to support the body’s own healing.
Claudia Brisci
Holistic Therapist
Deep Tissue Massage
Sports Massage
Relaxing Massage
Indian Head Massage
Lymphatic Drainage
Reflexology Foot Massage
Cupping
Reiki
Claudia is trained in various techniques and beneficial holistic approaches. She wanted to create a positive change in her life and wanted to help others create harmony and peace in their lives too. Building upon her personal experience and developing her skills to a professional level; she now has a set of tools that she can use to encourage balance not only in her life but in others too. Your comfort and wellbeing is at her utmost priority.