Every class below runs at normal room temperature and tops out at ten people. Here is the level, the length and what actually happens in each one.
How the machine works: the carriage, the springs, the footbar and the straps. We set the reformer to your height, teach the handful of moves the other classes build on, and watch how you move so we can suggest where to go next. Required once for every new client, whatever you plan to take after.
Our main class. A full-body session at a steady pace: footwork to warm up, then legs, arms, back and core, and a long stretch on the way out. The teacher gives an easier and a harder version of most moves, so someone in their first month and someone in their fifth year can share the room.
The same machine at half the speed. Longer holds, lighter springs, more stretching and more time to notice what each side is doing. A good choice on a heavy week, or if you like the reformer but not the tempo of a full class.
No machines, just mats, bolsters, blocks and small props. Everything is laid out for you, so you can arrive with nothing but water.
Classical mat work with a ring, a small ball and a band. Plenty of core and back work, lying, kneeling and sitting. Without springs you learn to do the work yourself, which makes your reformer classes better too.
Unhurried standing and floor poses linked with steady breathing. Blocks and straps are out for everyone, and using them is just sensible. Expect to hold poses long enough to settle into them.
Five or six supported shapes held for several minutes each on bolsters and blankets. Very little effort and a lot of stillness, with the lights low and no music. It runs on Monday evenings and Sunday afternoons.
Gentle Pilates-based mat work for pregnancy: breathing, hips, upper back and side-lying strength, with positions changed for each stage. Tell your teacher how far along you are each time you come.
Please check with your doctor or midwife before you start, and again if anything changes.
$110 per session, or $150 for two people
One teacher, one reformer, your hour. People use privates to learn the machine faster before joining open classes, to work around an old injury their physiotherapist has cleared them to train with, to prepare for a race or a hike, or simply to have the room to themselves. A private can count as your intro class.
Every room is kept at normal room temperature, for every class. If you're after a heated class, we're happy to point you to a studio that does it well.
Our teachers adapt exercises for sore knees, stiff backs and old injuries, but they don't diagnose or treat anything. If something needs treatment we'll suggest seeing a physiotherapist, and we're glad to work around the plan they give you.
If you have a health condition or an injury, or you are pregnant, please check with your doctor before your first class. Our teachers adapt exercises, but they don't treat injuries.
