Michelle Lim, Founder, Principal Instructor

Michelle Lim,

Founder, Principal Instructor

Michelle Lim is the co‑Founder of The Better Movement Studio.  She is also floating Instructor Trainer(IT) of STOTT Pilates with Merrithew International – Leaders in Mindful Movement, for the Cadillac, Chair, Barrels, Reformer and Mat.  She has trained aspiring Pilates teachers internationally including in Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, India, Vietnam, South Korea and China.  She lectured part-time at Lasalle College of the Arts, School of Dance where she graduated from, imparting Pilates and Movement Principles.

Michelle has taught in numerous settings, including at the Singapore Naval Diving Unit(NDU) and at a physiotherapy clinic.  Versatile and adept, Michelle has worked with varied clients from all walks of life.  She has taught post-rehab clients with spine and joints issues, clients with injuries such as shoulder and knee injuries, clients with physical conditions and clients with chronic pain.  She also worked with clients with specific physical goals like a bucket list for climbing a mountain.  She conducted pre-operation pilates sessions for example, for a client getting ready for heart surgery.  Her client-session Instructor skillset is multifaceted.  As an Instructor trainer, she teaches Pilates courses, mentors Pilates teachers and is also examiner for Pilates exams under Merrithew International, Canada.

With more than a decade of  experience as a movement educator,  Michelle holds a deep appreciation for moving better and the skill of teaching movement better.  Her own Pilates journey that started in year 2005 has been truly life changing.  She envisions The Better Movement Team consisting of unique instructors who are skilful, creative and empathic- all having a common goal to help every client achieve their personal best.  She truly believes that everyone has the right to be more aware of their body and move better through life.  She hopes clients get that wonderful sense of consciousness, connection and power in movement, and they can navigate through all the moments in life more effortlessly.   Her aspiration is that The Better Movement Studio be a place that truly liberates and empowers one physically, emotionally and mentally. 


Professional Development and Training: 

  • STOTT Pilates Instructor Trainer for Cadillac, Chair and Barrels
  • STOTT Pilates Instructor Trainer for Mat & Reformer 
  • STOTT Pilates Injuries and Special Populations (ISP)
  • STOTT Pilates L1 
  • STOTT Pilates L2 
  • Sean Gallagher’s Basic Anatomy
  • Basic Sports Massage, International Sports Academy (ISA) 
  • Myokinematic Restoration(Lumbo-Pelvic Femoral Pathomechanics) 
  • Anatomy Trains for Movement Specialists & Fascial Fitness
  • Neurokinetic Therapy(NKT) L1 
  • Gyrotonic L1 Apprenticeship 
  • Pilates International(PITC) L1 
  • Balanced Body Mat & Reformer Faculty Training 
  • Body Arts and Science Matwork
  • Pilates Method Alliance
  • Polestar Pilates, Practitioner of Pilates Studio
  • The Australian Physiotherapy & Pilates Institute (APPI) Certified Matwork Pilates Instructor

We recognize that as you go through the different stages in life, your physical capabilities and needs change. As such, we offer a full range of health and fitness programmes to help with:
· pain management
· ease and freedom of movement
· sports performance
· injury prevention
· post-rehabilitation strengthening
There are also programmes to support women in special moments in life. Just for you we have
· The Center Method for Diastasis Recti Recovery™
· Rocking and Rolling to Release™
· The Gentle Birth Project™
We teach movement as a safe and effective system of progression with a therapeutic and holistic approach. Our goal is to help improve posture, balance, strength, and conditioning, allowing you to gain a greater mobility throughout the body. In every session, we aim to create a positive movement experience, enabling you to resume and improve your daily life activities.

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Michelle, Kevin, and Julina, co-founders of The Better Movement Studio, crossed paths in the world of Argentine Tango. Michelle and Julina are Pilates Instructors, and Kevin is the brain and the supporting hand behind the business. After years of continuous learning and exploring movement together, the like-minded souls decided to join forces and open a place where they can practice what they believe in, as well as provide a peaceful, safe, inviting environment for their clients to reconnect with themselves and their bodies.

Over the years, Michelle has provided movement education to a broad range of clients in the region.   From post-rehabilitating patients to competitive athletes, from expressive artists to deskbound officers, from corporate mindful movement classes to customized private pre-natal sessions, Michelle takes all her teaching experience to create an empowering learning environment in The Better Movement Studio.

Julina has a holistic health management background in corporate wellness management, human nutrition, public health, behavior coaching, dance and movement, women’s health and Tango Therapy for those suffering movement impairment. Julina spent years working internationally, speaking on and managing corporate wellness. The Better Movement Studio is the base of her work, and the place to devote her time to working specifically with women with movement needs, believing that our needs change as we progress in life!

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Michelle, Kevin, and Julina, co-founders of The Better Movement Studio, crossed paths in the world of Argentine Tango. Michelle and Julina are Pilates Instructors, and Kevin is the brain and the supporting hand behind the business. After years of continuous learning and exploring movement together, the like-minded souls decided to join forces and open a place where they can practice what they believe in, as well as provide a peaceful, safe, inviting environment for their clients to reconnect with themselves and their bodies.

Over the years, Michelle has provided movement education to a broad range of clients in the region.   From post-rehabilitating patients to competitive athletes, from expressive artists to deskbound officers, from corporate mindful movement classes to customized private pre-natal sessions, Michelle takes all her teaching experience to create an empowering learning environment in The Better Movement Studio.

Julina has a holistic health management background in corporate wellness management, human nutrition, public health, behavior coaching, dance and movement, women’s health and Tango Therapy for those suffering movement impairment. Julina spent years working internationally, speaking on and managing corporate wellness. The Better Movement Studio is the base of her work, and the place to devote her time to working specifically with women with movement needs, believing that our needs change as we progress in life!

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