The Yorkshire Centre for Well Being
Incoprorating the Yorkshire Exercise Co
The centre is run by Anne-Marie Burford. Anne-Marie is a highly qualified and
experienced teacher (initally a secondary school teacher) and then subsequently
training as a health education tutor, working in G.P practice with referred patients
and later as an RSA YMCA exercise to music teacher and Pilates teacher.
Anne-Marie has been named as one of the top Pilates instructors in the country by
Harpers and Queen Magazine - Feb 2002.
Anne-Marie is a professional member of the Pilates Institute and Back Care
Organisation (national organisation to promote backs). She is also on the Register of
Exercise Professionals, Level 3.
Although Anne-Marie specialises in back problems, she is also a qualified pre/post
natal Pilates teacher and has also worked with referred patients and staff in the
physiotherapy department at Harrogate District Hospital.
Anne-Marie is comitted to developing physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well
being and is now a certified Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga teacher with the Chopra Centre for Well Being, California.
This is a unique consciouness - based yoga that blends the ancient Vedic teachings
with practices for love, creativity and happiness.

Anne-Marie in conjunction with Dr. Martyn Speight (a leading musculo-skeletal specialist
and osteopath) has bought out an internationally selling DVD - "Pilates on the
Ball - with the optional use of MBT's". The DVD is also sold and recommended by
BackCare.

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