Hi, I’m Sophie Jeffries.

I’m a postnatal doula, Pilates teacher, Shiatsu therapist, perinatal somatic practitioner and Mama, with a passion for helping mothers find greater wholeness in their bodies, their communities and their connection with the world around them. ⁠

I bring a multidisciplinary approach to my work, weaving together my experience in Pilates, rehabilitation, bodywork and somatic practice with a deep appreciation for circle, ceremony and community. I create spaces where mothers can slow down, reconnect with themselves and tend to the things that help them thrive.

My work is rooted in a belief that mothers' bodies are too often invisibilised, coerced and undervalued in our culture. I’m interested in what becomes possible when we move away from shame, blame and the idea that our bodies need to be fixed, and instead cultivate curiosity, trust and a deeper relationship with our own embodied wisdom.

With a particular interest in the prevention and recovery of physical and emotional impacts related to pregnancy, birth and motherhood, I support mothers with the awareness, practices and care needed to tend to the Motherbody through pregnancy, the early years and beyond.

The journey of repair and recovery after birth can offer a unique opportunity to tend to the Motherbody with compassion and care, perhaps for the first time. My work aims to create a space where mothers can feel held, understood and supported to come home to themselves.

My hope is that more mothers experience this path of reconnection and re-embodiment, deepening their relationship with themselves, challenging harmful narratives about motherhood and the body, and contributing to a culture that values care, honours mothers and recognises the profound work of mothering.

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“I can’t imagine what my postpartum experience would have been like without you, so thank you for your beautiful support – your wisdom and kindness and gentleness, as well as your cooking and massage and all your other skills! I felt so loved and supported and I think it has set me up for motherhood in the most perfect way. I feel nourished, I understand how I need to rest, I feel more confident as a mother.”
– Mama Damaris

Training and Qualifications:

  • Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization exercise course 1 Pilates Specific 2026

  • Integrated Pre and Perinatal Dynamics with Kate White and Lois Trezise 2025.

  • 3-Day Belly Binding Workshop with Restoring Mums 2025

  • Diastasis Recti Recovery Theory and Practical 2025.

  • Support Your Floor Pelvic Floor Training 2025.

  • Rocking and Rolling to Release Myofascial Release Techniques for Movement Specialists. 2025.

  • Foundations in Pre and Perinatal Dynamics with Kate White 2025.

  • Pelvis Pro - Core Exercise Solutions 2024.

  • Foundations in Prenatal and Perinatal Dynamics 2024.

  • Breathwork Instructor 2024.

  • Womens Circle Facilitator 2024.

  • Holding Space Consultant training 2023.

  • Closing the Bones with Naoli Vinaver 2023.

  • Spinning Babies Aware Practitioner 2022.

  • Birth Cartographer Training 2022.

  • The Body Ready Method 2022.

  • Physiologic Baby Care Course Innate Traditions.2021.

  • Postpartum Belly Binding La Matriz 2021.

  • The Art of Birth; Naoli Vinaver 2021.

  • Birth Trauma Training for Birth Workers with Dr Erin 2020.

  • The Shoulder Solution coreexercisesolutions.com 2020.

  • Trauma-Informed Practice for birth professionals with Nisha Gill 2020.

  • Trauma-Informed Practice for bodyworkers with Nisha Gill 2019.

  • Optimal Maternal Positioning workshop with Ginny Phang 2019.

  • Orgasmic Birth workshop with Debora Pascali-Bonaro 2019.

  • Pregnancy Corrective Exercise Specialist - Core Exercise Solutions 2019.

  • Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss 2018.

  • Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist - Core Exercise Solutions 2018.

  • Advanced CPD in Modern Postnatal assessment, Core Restore and Functional Exercise Programming. 2018.

  • Newborn Mothers Postnatal Doula training 2017.

  • Advanced CPD in Modern Functional Pregnancy Exercise Programing 2017.

  • Spinning Babies Workshop Ginny Phang-Davey 2017.

  • Creative Ways of Making Space for the Baby Part 1. 2017.

  • Advanced Diploma in Professional Pilates Instruction National Pilates Training 2015.

  • Extraordinary Vessels Shiatsu for Pregnancy & Birth Suzanne Yates wellmother.org 2014.

  • Diploma in Shiatsu and Oriental Therapies Australian Shiatsu College 2009.

  • Diploma in Professional Pilates Instruction Pilates International Training Centre 2009.

  • Pilates Matwork Certificate Pilates Foundation UK 2005, Cert IV 2008.

  • BA in Dance with Honours (WAAPA) 2001.