Classical Pilates Workshops for Beginners

Classical Pilates moves your body differently to contemporary Pilates, and that difference is hard to explain in words. The only real way to understand it is to move through it yourself.

The part that's easy to explain: it follows a specific order, works the whole body, and is built on a repertoire designed by Joseph Pilates over a hundred years ago. What's harder to explain is how that order actually feels in your own body, and that's the part no description can give you.

If you've done contemporary Pilates and wondered what a is the difference in the classical method versus contemporary, this workshop is for you.

Over three hours, you'll move through the Beginner's 13, the sequence every classical practitioner learns first. You'll rotate through reformer, barrel, spine corrector and mat, guided by our founder, Joanne, so you get a real feel for the system rather than a taste of one piece of it. As you move, you'll start to notice why the order matters and why classical exercises build the way they do.

This workshop is for beginners. No classical experience required, and no Pilates experience required either. You'll leave with a proper workout in your body and a tangible understanding of what Classical Pilates actually is.