About Classical Pilates
What Is Classical Pilates?
Classical Pilates is the original method developed by Joseph Pilates, also known during his lifetime as Contrology. As a certified Classical Pilates instructor, I teach the method exactly as it was created—honoring its integrity, structure, and purpose.
This approach emphasizes the foundational principles of Pilates: Control, Precision, and Concentration. It’s not just about how you perform each exercise, but also the order, the transitions, and the flow—each movement prepares your body for the next, creating a seamless and progressive workout. This intentional structure helps prevent injury, maintains alignment, and builds both strength and endurance over time.
If your body isn’t yet ready for the full expression of a movement, modifications are made to meet your unique needs—always with the goal of progressing safely and effectively.
Mat work—Pilates performed without equipment—is the foundation of the method. The same core principles are then applied to the Reformer, Wunda Chair, and Cadillac, all of which I use in the studio to enhance and deepen your practice.
The Studio
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The Studio
Studio sessions allows you to develop a practice using all the apparatus designed to develops strength, mobility, endurance, body alignment and breath control. Sessions can be done privately or with a partner – in which it’s called duet sessions. Private sessions will allow you to gain deeper knowledge of your body, the session is entirely built around your needs and you do the exercises according to your own rythm. Duet sessions helps you to stay committed to your practice.The session will flow in following the sequence of the classical pilates method, and you’ll still leave feeling the benefits of Pilates in your body.
Another key element of Classical Pilates is the equipment itself. We use apparatus designed to reflect Joseph Pilates’ original specifications, offering the ideal resistance and precision needed to challenge and support the body. These machines play a vital role in achieving the deep, lasting results that define the Classical method—especially when practiced with consistency and discipline.
To truly experience the power of Classical Pilates, it must be felt in your own body. Book your session and discover how this timeless method can transform the way you move, feel, and live.