Location: Perth, Australia and Split, Croatia
Mariana is the owner and Principal Practitioner of Mend Pilates Perth. She holds her Diploma of Polestar Pilates Comprehensive Instruction Method with Polestar Pilates Australia and of course, her certification with Scolio-Pilates®. She is also available for appointments in Croatia, building up her time there each year.
Mariana firmly believes that movement heals and loves that Pilates really is for everyone. She is a supportive and compassionate Practitioner, who always strives to help her clients attain the best outcomes. Working with many diverse clients, she started to notice different issues around posture imbalances and spines generally throughout all age groups. It was here where her interest in posture and spinal pathologies such as scoliosis, Scheuermann’s and spinal fusions began to grow and she started to delve deeper….. and found Scolio-Pilates®.
Scolio-Pilates® has been a game changer for her scoliosis clients in terms of using Pilates to elongate, improve breathing, derotate and strengthen, but also to assist them to understand their own curves.
Mariana has experience working with a diverse range of clients from teenage athletes starting their sporting journey, right through to elite athletes (basketball and soccer, in particular), clients with scoliosis, spinal fusions or posture imbalances, people wanting to manage chronic pain or injury prevention, as well as women who are pregnant or wanting help with post natal recovery.
“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it or work around it.” Michael Jordan
She loves to learn (and is always striving to be better and more knowledgeable). She is passionate about working together with Allied Health Professionals and Medical Professionals to ensure clients have the best well rounded and holistic care.
Authorized Scolio-Pilates® Practitioner since 2025.
Croatian Translation:
Mariana je vlasnica i glavna praktičarka Mend Pilatesa u Perthu. Posjeduje diplomu Polestar Pilates Comprehensive Instruction Method s Polestar Pilates Australia i naravno, certifikat Scolio Pilates. Također je dostupna za poučavanje u Hrvatskoj, gdje svake godine produžuje svoje vrijeme.
Mariana čvrsto vjeruje da kretanje liječi i voli što je Pilates zaista za svakoga. Ona je podržavajuća i suosjećajna praktičarka koja se uvijek trudi pomoći svojim klijentima da postignu najbolje rezultate. Radeći s mnogim različitim klijentima, počela je primjećivati različite probleme vezane uz neravnotežu posture i kralježnicu općenito u svim dobnim skupinama. Upravo je tamo počeo rasti njezin interes za patologije posture i kralježnice poput skolioze, Scheuermannove bolesti i spinalnih fuzija te je počela dublje istraživati… i pronašla Scolio Pilates.
Scolio Pilates je promijenio pravila igre za njezine klijente sa skoliozom u smislu korištenja Pilatesa za izduživanje, poboljšanje disanja, derotaciju i jačanje, ali i za pomoć u razumijevanju vlastitih krivulja.
Mariana ima iskustva u radu s raznolikim rasponom klijenata, od tinejdžerskih sportaša na početku svog sportskog putovanja, pa sve do elitnih sportaša (posebno košarke i nogometa), klijenata sa skoliozom, spinalnim fuzijama ili neravnotežama posture, ljudi koji žele upravljati kroničnom boli ili spriječiti ozljede, kao i majki koje su trudne ili žele pomoć u postporođajnom oporavku.
“Prepreke vas ne moraju zaustaviti. Ako naletite na zid, nemojte se okretati i odustajati. Smislite kako se popeti na njega, proći kroz njega ili ga zaobići.“ Michael Jordan
Voli učiti (i uvijek teži biti bolja i stručnija). Strastveno surađuje sa zdravstvenim djelatnicima i medicinskim stručnjacima kako bi osigurala da klijenti imaju najbolju, cjelovitu i holističku skrb
Praktičarka skolioze-pilatesa od 2025