Barry Bird

Find out more about Barry below …

Barry holds a PITC Diploma in Professional Pilates, and Pilates Moves Certification.

In addition to this he has a Diploma of Traditional Chinese Medicine from the Sydney College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and a Certificate of TCM from Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital China. Barry has had a lifelong interest in health and fitness with a martial arts/Traditional Chinese Medicine background.

He was introduced to the Pilates method by his wife Sandy and trained initially with Helen Tardent of Pilates Moves Sydney, Australia.

He trained and worked in Sydney at Pilates Moves and as a freelance instructor.
In 2003, Barry co-founded Evolution Pilates in Leichhardt, Sydney.

Barry has spent twelve years studying and refining his practice in Pilates. He has presented at Mind your Body Pilates conferences in Sydney and together with his wife Sandy he founded Evolution Pilates in Sydney Australia.

In 2006, they established Pilates Focus, Rotorua’s first dedicated Pilates Studio.

In addition to his work in the Pilates Industry, Barry has worked for twenty five years as a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Australia and New Zealand. Having retired from TCM practice he now devotes all his time to teaching The Pilates Method.