YOUR BODY FEELS DIFFERENT. LIFE DOESN’T HAVE TO.
1:1 online Pilates coaching for women in perimenopause
Pilates for a life in motion.
You remember what it felt like to move without thinking about it.
To say yes to a last-minute trip.
To climb the stairs at a concert venue and arrive at the top feeling alive, not relieved.
Somewhere between the hormones, the schedule, and the sheer amount of information telling you to do more, push harder, eat less—you lost that woman.
Not completely. But enough to feel it.
She's not gone. She just needs a different approach.
— THE SHIFT
Things can change. That doesn’t mean doing less.
During perimenopause and early menopause, strength, energy, and recovery can shift — and what used to work may need a new approach. It means training smarter, with a practice that adapts to your week instead of fighting it.
The online classes don't know you.
There are thousands of them, and not one can tell you what your body actually needs today. So you scroll, trying to figure it out yourself, and end up doing the wrong thing or nothing at all.
You need someone to plan for you.
Some days we push.
Strength, challenge, and progress when your energy is there and when those days happen, you want someone on your side who knows how far to take it.
Some days we restore.
Recovery and mobility when your body asks for a softer approach and as busy women with a lot of responsibility, sometimes we need a coach to remind us that rest IS the work today.
Some days we do both.
Intelligent movement that builds strength and releases tension in the same session because I'm reading your body in real time, not following a generic program.
— WORK WITH ME
I meet you where you are.
You don’t need more discipline — you need a structure that actually holds. Tailored 1:1 virtual coaching keeps you moving forward, even when schedules change or you’re traveling. No commute.
Live 1:1 sessions
No more dealing with traffic, rushing around, forgetting your Pilates socks.
Personalized videos
No more trying to search the internet, trying to find the tutorial that matches the video that the random person put together.
Ongoing check-ins
You don't even have to check in with me. I'm going to check in with you. I get that you're busy. I'm here on your side.
When you work with me, you can finally travel, go to concerts, and enjoy long days out without worrying about how you're going to feel tomorrow.
— MEET MELISSA
One class, and I was hooked.
20+
YEARS TEACHING PILATES
I’m a New Orleans girl who fell for Pilates the day my mom dragged me to a lesson. After years in film PR, I built a life around it — running my own studio in Bristol, UK, and training thousands of clients over 20 years.
But when my own body started changing, I realized a rigid routine simply doesn’t work when your energy fluctuates from week to week. That was my wake-up call — so I developed a completely adaptive way to work with these energy shifts, rather than fighting them.
“I created Travilates because I needed it. I needed someone who understood that some days you push and some days you don't, and that both are the right answer. I just couldn't find her. So I became her.”
— RETREATS
Movement, travel, and time away — all in one place.
Join me for small group retreats designed to bring everything together.
— NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Thoughts on movement, travel, and a life that still says yes.
Weekly reflections on moving through perimenopause with intention — across cities and time zones.
Notes from the road, straight to your inbox.
Stories from a life in transit. I write about navigating the world through the lens of a twenty-year Pilates practice—sharing my study of staying steady in midlife, one day at a time.