About Women’s Health Collaborative
Women’s Health Collaborative was created to provide continued learning opportunities in the Women’s Health Pilates space. The idea came to life after years of feedback from both instructors and clients about the overwhelm, confusion, and uncertainty around exercise during pregnancy and the postnatal period. While Pilates is widely recognised as beneficial during these stages, traditional training often overlooks the specific considerations needed to teach safely and effectively.
Our education aims to foster a new movement of health professionals who are confident, knowledgeable, and capable of delivering safe, evidence-informed care to pregnant and postnatal clients..
Empowering health and fitness professionals to provide safe, effective, and high quality care to support women through their motherhood journey.
About The Founder
Claire Ryan
Women’s Health Collaborative was founded by Claire Ryan, a Women’s Health Physiotherapist, Pilates Instructor, and mother of two. Claire combines over 12 years of clinical experience with a deep passion for supporting women through every stage of their motherhood journey.
Having worked with women in both Australia and London, Claire has seen firsthand the physical and emotional impact pelvic floor issues can have—and the benefits of Pilates to help women feel strong, confident, and in control of their bodies. She also knows how empowering quality Pilates can be for pregnant and postnatal clients, helping them move safely, feel supported, and embrace this life changing chapter.
Claire started Women’s Health Collaborative to share her knowledge and experience with other health and fitness professionals—so together, we can create a community of confident, compassionate instructors and practitioners who make a real difference in women’s lives.
A Deeper Look Into Our Founder
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Claire is passionate about staying up to date with the latest evidence to provide benchmark education for the Women’s Health Collaborative community. She has completed extensive postgraduate training in Women’s Health and combines this with her clinical experience to shape all WHC education. This ensures every course and workshop is evidence-informed, practical, and directly applicable for instructors and health professionals.
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When she’s not teaching or working clinically, Claire loves spending time with her husband and two young children. Staying active is important to her, and she aims to move her body every day—combining her love of running with Pilates for the perfect balance. Based on the Gold Coast, Claire enjoys the beach lifestyle and, on rare occasions, a long lunch with a cocktail… though with two young kids, those moments are few and far between. But a girl can dream!
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Lauren Pilates Instructor Gold Coast, AUS
I have always felt worried when pregnant clients are in my class. I tend to make the programming easy to take extra caution. This course has cleared up all my concerns. Now I know how to push people and still be safe.
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Steph Pilates Instructor Brisbane, AUS
This course was so informative and practical. I now feel confident with knowing how to modify programming when client have pain issues which is something I ha always struggled with. And the pelvic floor info was so helpful!
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Eliza Pilates Instructor , Brisbane, AUS
Finally I have some clarity on abdominal exercises in pregnancy! It's been so hard to know what is safe or not safe but this course went all through this and made it so practical. I would definitely recommend to any instructor.
