Compass Massage & Motion

North Devon & ExeterPilates & bodywork with Miranda

Pilates and massage that meet your body where it is today, and allow you to adapt and discover its potential.

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Hello, I'm Miranda

About Miranda

I've spent my life in bodies. First as a dancer, training alongside the Cunningham Company in New York and at Dartington, then for fourteen years as a manual therapist, working hands-on with people in pain, in recovery, or who just want a bit of me time.

Pilates brought those two worlds together. My classes are slow enough to notice things, and they allow you to adapt and discover your body's potential. I'm curious about how you move, not how a textbook says you should.

  • BASI Pilates
  • FAMO Fascial Movement
  • Myofascial Release
  • Biodynamic Massage
  • Manual Therapy
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How we can work together

Practice & bodywork

Two ways in: moving together in a class, or hands-on work on the table. Many people end up doing both.

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Pilates

mat classes & 1:1 apparatus

Small, friendly mat classes in Appledore, Bideford and Northam, and reformer classes at MOVE Studio in Bude, working on precision, control, strength and mobility. Every class is shaped around whoever turns up. In Exeter I also teach 1:1 on the Cadillac, reformer, Wunda chair and spine corrector.

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The MELT Session

slow, fascial, surprisingly deep

We move very slowly to find how the body discovers space, through dynamic movement and long, sustained holds. With soft FAMO balls we let go of old holding patterns and make room for stretch and ease. It's my busiest class, so book early.

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Manual therapy

myofascial & biodynamic bodywork

Hands-on treatment that listens first. I use a variety of techniques, choosing whichever suits where your body is at, including myofascial release, biodynamic massage, Lympho-Fascial Flow and clinical soft tissue therapy. Whether it's an old injury, a stubborn ache or simply needing to land back in your body, each session is shaped around you.

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Ways to book

Sessions & classes

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Group mat class

North Devon venues · weekly

Mat Pilates and MELT, all levels welcome. Drop in, or save with a class pass.

£12 drop in

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1:1 Pilates

Exeter studio · or at home near Bideford

Apparatus sessions in Exeter on selected Saturdays, or I come to you with props.

by appointment

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Manual therapy

In person · North Devon

A variety of techniques, chosen to suit where your body is at, including myofascial release, biodynamic massage, Lympho-Fascial Flow and clinical soft tissue therapy.

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More info

Class passes and the New Starter Intro Pack are on the Passes & Prices page.

Coming up

Upcoming workshops

Fri12–1pm

MELT: Tension Release

MOVE Studio, Bude · 4-week workshop

A four-week MELT workshop on Friday lunchtimes, slowly working through tension with the FAMO balls. Book directly with MOVE Studio.

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Say hello

Contact Miranda

Not sure which class suits you, or whether bodywork might help? Drop me a message and we'll work it out together.

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Where I teach

  • Blue Lights Hall, Appledore
  • Kingsley School, Bideford
  • Torridge Leisure Centre, Northam
  • MOVE Studio, Bude
  • Exeter (1:1 apparatus)