Classical at Our Core.

Contemporary Where It Matters.

Always Pilates.

At My Pilates Studio, we believe that Pilates should feel like Pilates. Our teaching is grounded in the classical Pilates method—its principles, repertoire, intention, and progression—while thoughtfully incorporating contemporary knowledge where it can better serve the person in front of us. We don't use the Reformer simply as a piece of fitness equipment. We teach Pilates as a method.

Pilates principles drive every class.
Control, precision, concentration, breath, centering, and flow guide how we move. The goal isn't simply to complete an exercise or feel a burn. It's to develop a deeper understanding of your body and learn to move with greater strength, control, and awareness.

The classical repertoire is our foundation.
Our classes are rooted in the exercises and movement patterns of the classical Pilates system. These exercises provide the framework from which we teach, progress, and challenge our clients.

Every exercise has a purpose.
Pilates is a method, not a collection of random movements. What we teach is intentional. Exercises build upon one another, prepare the body for more complex movement, and contribute to strength, mobility, coordination, and control.

Progression matters.
More advanced doesn't simply mean heavier springs or harder exercises. We believe clients should develop the strength, control, coordination, and understanding necessary to progress safely and confidently through the Pilates method.

Quality of movement comes before intensity.
We aren't interested in making an exercise harder simply for the sake of making it harder. Precision, alignment, control, and appropriate range of motion come first. Intensity comes from performing movement well.

We teach the person—not just the routine.
Every body is different. Our instructors are expected to observe, teach, cue, and adapt. The method provides the framework, but the individual in front of us determines how we apply it.

Contemporary knowledge enhances the method. It doesn't replace it.
Our understanding of the body has continued to evolve since Joseph Pilates developed his work. We embrace modern biomechanics, thoughtful modifications, updated cueing, and contemporary variations when they help us teach more effectively. But those additions support our Pilates foundation rather than turning the class into something else.