About
The Pilates Room has grown from a single studio space into a full Wellness Hub, now offering naturopathy, podiatry, and osteopathy alongside Pilates. Our experienced instructors lead a welcoming studio where every client is valued and they provide personalised, supportive guidance to help you move better and feel stronger.
The Journey of The Pilates Room Cambridge
The Pilates Room Cambridge began in 2017, founded by Morag Gurnsey with a vision to create a space where the true Pilates Method could be practiced with care, expertise, and intention.
Morag wanted to create an environment that offered continuity of care - where Osteopathy, Podiatry and Physiotherapy could work alongside Pilates, with Meditation and Naturopathy also available in keeping with Joseph Pilates’ blueprint for health and a balanced lifestyle.
What started with a handful of mat classes for friends quickly grew as interest in quality, mindful movement deepened. Soon after, the Reformer was introduced, bringing a new level of precision and support to clients seeking to move better and feel stronger.
Over time, The Pilates Room evolved into a fully equipped, comprehensive Pilates studio - featuring not only Reformers, but the complete range of Pilates apparatus including the Cadillac, Stability Chair, Ladder Barrel and more. This expansion allowed us to honor the complete Pilates Method, just as Joseph Pilates intended - offering truly individualised movement experiences for all bodies and all stages of life.
As the studio grew, so did our space. We now operate across two beautiful studio rooms and a welcoming waiting lounge, providing a calm environment where clients can pause and take a breath before Pilates and catch up socially after their sessions.
Today, our boutique studio offers both one-on-one sessions and small group classes, led by a skilled team committed to a collaborative approach to whole-body wellness. We remain grounded in our original mission: to deliver intelligent, purposeful movement in a supportive and professional environment where each person's needs are known and met.
Meet the team
Movement is our speciality. Move better. Feel stronger. Live well
Morag Gurnsey
Certified STOTT Pilates Instructor | Post-Rehabilitation Specialist | Studio Founder
Morag is a certified STOTT Pilates instructor and Post-Rehabilitation Specialist with extensive training and experience in Matwork, Reformer, Cadillac, Chairs, Barrels, Pre/Post-Natal Pilates, and Breast Cancer Rehab. She has studied NKT NeuroKinetic Therapy Level 1.
As the founder of The Pilates Room Cambridge, Morag has created a welcoming, fully equipped studio offering small group classes and one-on-one sessions. Morag is passionate about guiding clients through safe and effective exercises, whether they are recovering from injury, navigating a special condition or time in their life, or simply seeking to improve their overall strength, alignment, balance , mobility and flexibility. Her goal is to make Stott Pilates available to every body at every age and stage of life.
Outside the studio, you’ll find her mountain biking, gardening, and enjoying time with her family and dogs in nature.
Bonnie O'Riley
Fully Certified Comprehensive STOTT Pilates Instructor, Certified Total Barre Instructor
After a back injury revealed her previously undiagnosed scoliosis, Pilates became Bonnie’s path to strength, healing, and lifelong spinal health. Now a fully certified STOTT Pilates Instructor and Total Barre® trainer, she helps others move with confidence, clarity, and control.
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With a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and over a decade of teaching across leading Pilates studios, physiotherapy clinics, and fitness spaces, she brings depth, precision, and care to every session. She’s found her home at The Pilates Room - a studio where education, precision, and client wellbeing come first.
Sarah Gurnsey
Stott Pilates Reformer Instructor (Level 1 & Level 2)
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After years of being her mum's (Morag Gurnsey) test dummy for workouts and new class types, Sarah fell in love with Reformer Pilates and it makes her feel. She's completed her Intensive Reformer Pilates training in August of 2022, and is now excited to bring her love of pilates to the growing clientele at The Pilates Room. Her favourite class type to teach is Athletic, with a love for a good burn. While she also takes a much-loved Stretch & Flow session for a dreamy recovery flow.
A Marketing Manager by day, pilates instructor by night, Sarah loves how pilates can bring movement to our typically sedentary lifestyles. She has a special interest in women's wellness - having used pilates to manage her endometriosis. ​
She's excited to bring a fun, engaging and relaxing environment to her classes.
Lydia McTamney
Physiotherapist & Polestar Pilates Practitioner
Lydia is a highly qualified Physiotherapist with a deep passion for combining traditional physiotherapy with Pilates to support recovery and prevent injury. Lydia discovered the transformative benefits of Pilates for rehabilitation, which led her to become a qualified Polestar Practitioner of Pilates for Rehabilitation in 2016.
Lydia’s expertise extends to Pelvic Physiotherapy, where she specialises in the care of women pre- and postnatally, as well as the management of conditions such as prolapse, pelvic pain, and bladder and bowel dysfunctions. She is passionate about helping individuals restore their physical well-being, with a particular focus on holistic approaches to recovery.
