ABOUT
Founded in 2016 by Claire Toone, owner and trained Pilates practitioner, Noosa Flow is more than a modern, sun-filled wellness studio. It’s a reminder: amidst this fast paced life, there’s a calling to slow down. To move with integrity. To tune into the sublime grace of your own endless potential. Here, falling in love with movement is inevitable.
OUR STUDIOS
We are a boutique Pilates and Wellness Studio located in beautiful Noosa & Sunshine Beach.
Our beautiful studios offer an escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. A place to focus your mind, recharge your body and rejuvenate your soul. We offer a variety of classes that are challenging but in no way intimidating. Noosa Flow welcomes everyone. Our experienced and knowledgeable instructors deliver high quality training programs suitable for all levels from beginner to advanced. We keep our class sizes small so that our attention is always on you. We have a strong focus on correct alignment and form so that you always get the most out of your workout. Sessions will leave you refreshed and energised, relaxed and balanced.
OUR TREATMENT ROOMS
Our quiet, minimal treatment rooms are the perfect backdrop for falling into healing hands. Here, in these spaces, we cultivate the most serene restoration just for you. Step into tranquility, leaving the business of everyday life at the door.
OUR TEAM
The wonderful instructors and practitioners on our team are some of the most big-hearted, person-centred, and knowledgeable people we know – deeply capable of creating and holding the space you need to thrive.
With decades of collective experience, our love and dedication to our craft helps us empower clients across all stages of life. From post-injury rehabilitation and pre-natal support to the simple things like posture and everyday function, you know you’re in good hands.
Each day we return to an ethos of compassion, warmth, curiosity, and adaptability.
CLAIRE TOONE
Founder & Director
Claire is the visionary founder and dynamic driving force behind Noosa Flow. Since its establishment in 2016, Noosa Flow has emerged as a leading destination for holistic well-being, boasting a harmonious blend of exquisite spaces and exceptional client experiences, curated by some of the industry's finest instructors.
With a remarkable journey spanning over a decade, Claire's professional path has evolved from a successful career in luxury goods sales and marketing to becoming a Pilates instructor. Recognizing the unique fusion of her marketing prowess, innate sense of customer experience, and unwavering passion for fitness and well-being, Claire embarked on a mission to transform lives on a profound level.
At the core of her purpose lies a profound desire to empower individuals through movement and wellness, enabling them to live with confidence, harmony, and vitality. Claire's expertise extends far beyond Pilates, encompassing a powerful amalgamation of disciplines such as yoga, functional fitness, nutrition, and coaching techniques. Her tailored classes, coupled with her inherently supportive and warm nature, have been instrumental in guiding countless clients from diverse backgrounds toward achieving bodies, mindsets, and lives they truly adore.
Claire's teaching journey has taken her across the globe, from London and Paris to Zermatt and ultimately New York City. During her time in the bustling metropolis, she had the privilege of instructing at esteemed studios such as New York Pilates and Karen Lord Pilates, further enhancing her expertise and enriching her teaching repertoire.
Today, Claire Toone continues to inspire and transform lives through Noosa Flow, utilizing her exceptional skills, vast knowledge, and profound dedication to the wellbeing of others. With her unwavering commitment to empowering individuals, she stands as a beacon of positivity and transformation within the wellness industry.
“I can't speak more highly of Claire and her team at Noosa Flow. As a 72 year old woman with chronic back pain for many many years and numerous aches and pains I decided to start Pilates to see if it would help. The results have been wonderful and I am sure they wouldn't have been as good if it wasn't for Claire and her team of instructors. Their attention to detail and firmness, but above all kind and encouraging, I can't thank them enough.
After 9 months I barely have any pain, am more flexible than I have been in 40 years! I have even bought a bike to ride.
I will continue on at Noosa Flow because apart from the obvious results it is great fun” - Yvonne
“I love doing classes at Noosa Flow with Renate. She is very knowledgeable in Pilates technique and provides a wide variety of exercises which help me to stretch, strengthen and feel amazing.She is also kind and patient” - Nikki
RENATE MAK
Pilates and Barre Instructor
Renate has been in the health and wellness space for over 15 years as a Nutritionist and has always valued movement to go hand in hand with inner wellbeing. After moving to the Sunshine Coast with her family, Renate was inspired to pursue her passion for Pilates and study through Polestar Australia to become an accredited Clinical Pilates Teacher.
Renate’s passion for Pilates is contagious as she aims to encourage her clients to appreciate what their bodies are capable of doing. Whether it’s rehabilitation from an injury, increasing fitness and mobility or a sport specific goal.
Her clinical sessions provide a safe, welcoming environment where you will learn about your body and its movement, find strength, confidence and leave feeling invigorated. Her group classes are a full body workout focused on strength, mobility, alignment and breath.
When Renate isn’t in the studio you will see her with her family and friends at the beach or on the trails running or with her mountain bike. Always up for an adventure to see what her body is capable of doing!
PAULA MAGRANI
Exercise Physiologist, Pilates Instructor and Yoga Instructor
Paula is an Exercise Physiologist, Yoga and Pilates teacher and a mother of two. She’s from Brazil and relocated to Australia in 2009 to complete her Masters in Exercise Science (UNDA). Paula has been in the health and fitness industry for over 20 years and is very passionate about working with injury prevention and management, pre and postnatal, and general conditioning. Paula loves combining her clinical experience with her Yoga and Pilates skills to to guide clients of all ages and fitness levels toward their personal goals.
Pilates with Abbey has absolutely transformed me! I do Abbey's barre class twice a week and have never felt better about my body. She has helped me to improve my strength, fitness, flexibility and balance. The workouts are challenging, exciting and always fun. Abbey is a great instructor; tough (but gentle when she needs to be) and encouraging through each class. Somehow, even after a high-energy class, Abbey helps me find a sense of calm and stillness with a few minutes of relaxation at the end of a class. I am so happy to have found such a beautiful studio with incredible instructors like Abbey! - Lara
ABBEY CHAPMAN
Pilates, Barre and Yoga Instructor
Abbey is a passionate, vibrant instructor who found holistic fitness and wellbeing through her career as a Professional Dancer. The last ten years has seen her develop her career as a Dance Instructor/choreographer and along the way become qualified first as a Yoga Teacher, before finding her true passion as a Pilates Instructor.
Abbey She lives to inspire clients to develop physical strength as well as mental and emotional well-being by showing them just how great they can feel inside and out, whilst not taking things too seriously. She loves to incorporate her previous experience as a dancer to create dynamic, high energy barre classes and is passionate about using her knowledge and skills as a clinical pilates instructor to empower clients to feel strong and able in their bodies.
Her love for continuous learning and professional development has seen her study and learn both in Australia and overseas from various industry leaders and she brings together these learnings in her nurturing and supportive classes which have a strong focus on alignment, posture and having a good time!
SARAH EGGLESTONE
Pilates Instructor
Sarah, is a Level 4 professional Pilates Instructor (APMA, PAA Diploma, Level) with over 16 years’ experience in the Pilates industry as a teacher and now a Teacher Educator. In that time Sarah has worked with a wide variety of clients from elite athletes to people recovering from chronic pain and surgeries.
Her attention to detail, high level of service and care means that her clients can achieve their goals no matter how big or small. Sarah spent much of her early years working with allied health gaining invaluable experience at pilates studios and clinics in central Melbourne before taking over as owner and director of Pure Pilates Noosa. For the last 10 years Sarah and her partner Damian owner of Pure Osteopathy have worked together closely in helping clients to move past pain and correct faulty movement patterns. Sarah also works closely with Pilates enthusiasts who are pain free and just want a more detailed and technical approach to their learning, working also with high level, advanced clients that want to perfect their pilates practice for the love of it or for a sports specific approach.
It is with much delight that Sarah celebrates her new partnership with Noosa Flow, and she looks forward to a long prosperous future with this long standing and respected studio on the Coast
“We have been students of Sarah’s for 7 years. Working with Sarah has been amazing. Her thorough knowledge of Pilates and her passion for improvement in herself and others, makes her a truly exceptional teacher.
We have noticed a huge improvement in our strength, flexibility, posture, coordination and balance. My hip, knee and lower back pain are gone and managed. My husband’s shoulder pain is much improved and managed. We both feel physically great...literally 10 years younger! Sarah’s classes are a highlight of our week. We come away feeling we have done a huge workout, feel strong, learnt a lot, and had a great time doing so. Sarah’s classes are great for our total wellbeing” - Dianne & Neil
SIMONE ABBOTT
Pilates Instructor & Yin Yoga Instructor
Simone was guided towards Pilates by her Osteopath over 10 years ago, and quickly fell in love with it. It has been part of her weekly routine ever since. Having both functional and postural issues with her body after playing high level netball combined with chronic asthma and health issues when she was young, she couldn't believe the difference regular Pilates had on changing her body – and how healing it was. This led her to go on to complete her Diploma with Polestar Pilates, where she developed a love for clinical studio work. Simone is also a certified 200-hour trained Yin Yoga Teacher, training in Bali with Jo Phee and Joe Barnett – Senior Assistants to Yin Yoga founder Paul Grilley.
Simone is passionate about health & wellness, and has been her whole life. She loves to continually learn and grow – and this has taken her down many roads exploring, studying and/or working in many different areas including nutrition, exercise science, community health programs, personal development/counselling/emotional healing, yoga and pilates. She truly believes in the balance of mind, body & spirit for optimal health and well-being.
Pilates and Yin are her happy places, and she loves the people she gets to meet and work with. She hopes to deliver mindfulness and body/movement awareness in her classes, along with a little fun!
“Sarah embodies the essence of all Noosa Flow instructors — that special touch that sets them apart. Her energy is not just engaging; it's infectious, creating an atmosphere where you can feel the positive vibes from the moment you step into her class.
When you attend a session with Sarah, you're guaranteed the perfect blend of challenge and restorative movement. She has an innate ability to strike the right balance, ensuring each class is an invigorating yet calming experience. Trust me, Sarah is that instructor who simply has "it" — an undeniable magic that leaves you eagerly anticipating the next class.”
SARAH WILKINSON-MCINTYRE
Pilates Instructor
Sarah recently moved up from Brisbane where she was instructing pilates and dance full-time, to finish her Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology at the University of the Sunshine Coast.
Sarah spent majority of her childhood in a dance studio, where her passion for movement and the human body flourished. She has completed her Advanced Diploma of Dance at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Diploma of Exercise Studies and is a qualified Matwork, Reformer, and Pre & Post Natal Pilates instructor.
Sarah is incredibly passionate about helping you to move your body in a safe and powerful way, to clear the mind and get those endorphins flowing!
CAITLIN HANRAHAN
Osteopath and Pilates Instructor
Caitlin is a dedicated health and wellness professional with a holistic approach to patient care. Her expertise as an Osteopath combined with her background as a Pilates Instructor, and Personal Trainer allows her to create personalized treatment plans tailored to each patient's unique needs. She firmly believes that movement is medicine.
In her practice, Caitlin utilizes various Osteopathic manual therapy techniques along with exercise rehabilitation to address her patients' concerns, and is certified in dry needling. Caitlin emphasizes the importance of lifestyle factors such as sleep, stress management, and recovery in the overall wellness equation.
Caitlin has a collaborative approach to patient care. She actively involves her patients in creating their treatment plans, empowering them with the knowledge and tools necessary for their wellness journey. This inclusive method helps her patients feel more engaged and motivated towards their health goals.
Outside of her professional life, Caitlin enjoys spending time outdoors, engaging in activities like hiking and spending time at the beach with her toy cavoodle.
Caitlin graduated from Southern Cross University with a Bachelor of Clinical Science (Osteopathic Studies) and a Masters of Osteopathic Medicine, and is registered with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
JESSICA COLLIER
Myotherapist
Jess is a Myotherapist with over 10 years experience in the industry.
In 2010 she completed a Bachelor of heath science in Musculoskeletal therapy which included a diploma of remedial massage therapy. Since then she has worked in clinics gaining valuable knowledge and experience.
She knows that a well executed massage can do wonders for every aspect of your being. Jess’s aim is to tailor your massage to suit your needs. She uses a combination of techniques which include myofascial release, deep tissue and trigger point therapy, joint mobilisations, stretching and cupping therapy.
These techniques can calm the nervous system, loosen muscles and tendons, and improve circulation to help you within your body. Jess is passionate about muscles and movement and loves helping others, so they can do the things they love.
CHELSEA MASON
Pilates Instructor
Having recently made Noosa her home, Chelsea brings 10 years of clinical experience teaching pilates in Melbourne. After completing a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science (Deakin University) and Doctor of Physiotherapy (University of Melbourne), Chelsea incorporates knowledge from both degrees to provide holistic healthcare and pilates training.
With a background as a fully qualified physiotherapist, competitive swimmer and avid pilates goer herself, Chelsea's classes are a beautiful balance between a full body workout and strong functional movements.
Chelsea is passionate about prenatal/antenatal/postnatal care for women as well as empowering clients to safely and efficiently move their bodies. Wherever you are on your health and wellbeing journey, Chelsea’s classes can cater for each individual and can be tailored to all levels of your injury rehabilitation.
Outside of work Chelsea is a mum of two, enjoys keeping active, watching AFL footy and drinking strong lattes with her hubby.
KAT HARDING
Yoga Instructor
Kat Harding has taught yoga internationally in England, Greece, Croatia, Mexico and in the Maldives and across Australia and New Zealand for Wanderlust. She is a qualified yin, hatha, prana vinyasa, standup paddle board (SUP) yoga, yoga therapy and pre/post natal yoga teacher and teaches a broad range of classes, courses and workshops using her varied teaching skills. She teaches yoga on both land and water and is passionate about using the physical practice of yoga, whether through a strong class or yin to find stillness in the mind. Her classes are playful, informative and flowing with a focus on the breath and it’s benefits no matter how strong or soft the movements are.
GEORGIA NIKE
Pilates Instructor
Georgia background was ballet and performance and she studied her degree in Media and performance at Manchester university. Life took her on a journey of self healing which is where she found her love of holistic medicine and Pilates.
Georgia is a Pilates mat, reformer and barre instructor as well as a qualified nutritionist and gut health specialist. She is passionate about a healthy mind and body in which functional movement and Pilates is so important…
HAYLEY BROWN
Pilates Instructor
In the span of 15 remarkable years, Hayley Brown has navigated an extraordinary Pilates journey since stepping into a Classical Pilates studio for the first time. The captivating sight of the apparatus-filled room and the disciplined energy of fellow students sparked the realization that a unique world and discipline lay ahead.
Throughout her journey, Hayley immersed herself in numerous courses, studied under inspiring teachers, explored various studios, and absorbed diverse perspectives. Armed with a BSc degree in Human Life Science, she dedicated 15 years to teaching and training in locations such as South Africa, London, and most recently, Noosa, Australia. Proficient in both classical and contemporary Pilates methods, Hayley continually expands her knowledge in Pilates, movement, and anatomy. A recent highlight includes her training under the guidance of second-generation teacher Holly Murray at Pi Studios London.
For Hayley, Pilates transcends being a mere practice; it is ingrained in the very fabric of her being. Each day, she wakes up with an eagerness to share her passion and expertise with clients embarking on their own Pilates journeys.
“Yoga with Inga is inspiring!
Inga’s Vinyasa sessions start slowly and carefully, working through to energetic flows and strenuous poses, then slowing back down to long stretches and twists, followed by a perfectly timed savasana.
Affable and with a warm heart, Inga encourages you to move at your own pace and strength, with options to make asanas easier or more challenging. She provides clear direction and physical demonstration, with relaxing prose to guide steady breathing.
Uplifting, soothing and sometimes eclectic music is beautifully choreographed to suit each of Inga’s classes, which are held in a fresh, white space filled with natural sunlight.
Inga’s classes at Noosa Flow are small, limited to a maximum of six people, so that you have plenty of room to move, while receiving personal guidance.
It’s always incredibly refreshing to emerge from the experience of Inga’s sessions feeling blissfully nourished and balanced.” - Lindy
INGA GIESSMANN
Yoga Instructor
Inga is a dedicated Yoga Teacher, Holistic Transformation & Empowerment Coach and Intuitive Healer, who followed her heart’s calling to the beautiful Sunshine Coast more than 12 years ago, which she is grateful to call her home today.
Inga is passionate about helping others reconnect to themselves, and create a life of well-being, abundance and fulfilment on all levels. In her work she chooses a holistic and heart-centred approach, drawing from various movement, healing and personal development modalities such as Yoga, Meditation, Mindfulness, Bodywork, Reiki, Access Bars, NLP, EFT and Transformational Life Coaching, as well as from the experiences and insights gained on her own healing journey, and from working with a broad range of students and clients over the years. Inga‘s Yoga classes can be best described as mindful flow with focus on alignment and body awareness, aimed to create a state of inner harmony by balancing your Yin (feminine) and Yang (masculine) energies. It is her goal that you leave her classes feeling physically strong and rejuvenated, mentally calm and emotionally empowered.