Solihull Yoga and Pilates
SY
Yoga Studios
Solihull Yoga and Pilates
6 Bunny Court, Birmingham B47 6AY
# Solihull Yoga and Pilates
Alice Whitfield offers specialised yoga, pilates and nervous system coaching for high achievers trapped in chronic stress and overwhelm. Based in Birmingham, she works with driven professionals—leaders, executives and ambitious individuals—who carry heavy responsibility and find themselves stuck in a constant state of alert, unable to switch off despite their discipline and motivation.
Her approach is distinctly different from mainstream fitness classes. Rather than treating yoga and pilates as purely physical disciplines, Alice integrates nervous system science, breathwork and somatic practices to help clients rewire their stress responses at a physiological level. She teaches that true resilience comes not from pushing harder but from learning to regulate the body's fight-or-flight patterns that have become baseline for many high performers.
The framework is simple but powerful: REST through yoga nidra and meditation, REGULATE through nervous system-informed movement and breathwork, and RISE through life coaching that creates clarity and aligned action. Her method combines traditional yoga practice for mobility and deep relaxation with pilates-based strength and postural stability, alongside contemporary nervous system regulation techniques.
What sets Alice apart is her depth of understanding that chronic stress isn't a character flaw—it's a nervous system adaptation. Her personal transformation in her 50s after years in high-pressure work gives her authentic credibility. She serves clients seeking lasting wellbeing rather than quick fixes, offering genuine integration of body, mind and life direction.
Alice Whitfield offers specialised yoga, pilates and nervous system coaching for high achievers trapped in chronic stress and overwhelm. Based in Birmingham, she works with driven professionals—leaders, executives and ambitious individuals—who carry heavy responsibility and find themselves stuck in a constant state of alert, unable to switch off despite their discipline and motivation.
Her approach is distinctly different from mainstream fitness classes. Rather than treating yoga and pilates as purely physical disciplines, Alice integrates nervous system science, breathwork and somatic practices to help clients rewire their stress responses at a physiological level. She teaches that true resilience comes not from pushing harder but from learning to regulate the body's fight-or-flight patterns that have become baseline for many high performers.
The framework is simple but powerful: REST through yoga nidra and meditation, REGULATE through nervous system-informed movement and breathwork, and RISE through life coaching that creates clarity and aligned action. Her method combines traditional yoga practice for mobility and deep relaxation with pilates-based strength and postural stability, alongside contemporary nervous system regulation techniques.
What sets Alice apart is her depth of understanding that chronic stress isn't a character flaw—it's a nervous system adaptation. Her personal transformation in her 50s after years in high-pressure work gives her authentic credibility. She serves clients seeking lasting wellbeing rather than quick fixes, offering genuine integration of body, mind and life direction.
Services offered
Yoga classesPilates trainingNervous system coachingBreathwork sessionsSomatic practicesYoga Nidra meditationLife coachingOne-to-one consultations