Classical pilates classes
OUr beginner classes
Our Classical Pilates Beginner Classes in Clapham are an experience of discovery, designed to teach you about good, yummy movement, awareness and alignment.
You’ll start to notice the tendencies your body likes to adopt to cope with movement, and gently learn how to deconstruct each exercise back to the basics. From there, we rebuild, teaching your body how to align, move, and breathe better/bigger and more efficiently.
You’ll learn a new way of thinking about movement and your body.
This is more than a workout. It’s a practice that brings you inside, where your mind and body begin to work in sync.
what to expect
Expect a lot of laughter and good vibes.
Our Beginner Classes run at a deliberate pace, giving everyone the time and space to truly grasp and explore the new movements. We don’t rush. We build.
Because our classes are small, you’ll also receive personalised adjustments and real-time feedback when needed, more attention, more precision, and more support as you learn.
Trust, the work is laid out strong. You’ll feel muscles you never knew you had before. Some clients have even said it felt like they’d had a “back transplant” after just one class, as if their back felt completely new.
And the beautiful part? By the time we’ve laid down just a few of the building blocks, you’ll already feel your body moving better: more connected, more supported, more alive. From there, you’ll feel ready to move into some of the more challenging (and joyous 😉) exercises with confidence and control.
Everyone is welcome. And if you’re secretly thinking, “Oh no… small class… everyone’s going to see me wobble,” absolutely not 😉
First of all, everyone is too busy wobbling themselves.
Second, the exercises take you so deeply into your own body that the rest of the room basically disappears. You’ll be concentrating on your breath, your alignment, and locating muscles you’re not entirely convinced you own.
There’s no time to judge, we’re all far too occupied trying to find our hamstrings and wondering how something so small can feel so strong.
It’s strong, deep inside work, the kind that quietly changes you from the inside out.
What Sets Us Apart
Our passion from movement
All of our experienced teachers have taken years to qualify and to truly study the system of Classical Pilates, not just to learn the exercises, but to understand the method deeply.
We’ve studied how to adapt it to different bodies, different needs, different injuries, different personalities. Because no two bodies are the same, and they shouldn’t be treated that way.
We are not weekend teachers, if you know what I mean 😉( waaaay before the reformer craze hit the fitness industry)
This is a craft we’ve devoted years to refining. A system we respect. A method we continue to study.
And that depth of training is something you will feel, in the precision, in the attention, and in the way your body changes over time.
Small Classes. Real Attention.
We keep our classes intentionally small, maximum 4 people.
Why? Because Pilates was never meant to be taught to a room of 20 bodies moving at once. It’s a method that requires eyes, precision and real-time feedback.
In our studio, you are seen. You are corrected. You are guided.
You won’t get lost at the back of the room. And you definitely won’t be left guessing whether you’re “doing it right.”
Small classes mean big change.
Also means, you definitely get more for your money ;p
We will juice every £ out of your muscles.
Classical Pilates: As It Was Designed
We stay true to the original system created by Joseph Pilates. Not a fitness trend. Not a remix. Not choreography on springs.
This is intelligent, structured, progressive work.
Each exercise builds on the next. Each level prepares you for the one above. There’s a reason for everything we teach, and a reason for the order in which we teach it.
It may look simple. It may feel humbling.
But it works. And it works deeply.
But don’t worry we are not purists, we can adapt to anyone. We continue to study and keep our knowledge up to date with anatomy, biomechanics and science based scientific research.
With some of the best Classical Pilates trainings out there, all of our teachers make a true difference to the way movement is experienced.
We believe movement is personal. Each and every one of us needs to understand it, learn it, and truly feel it in our own body. It’s not about copying shapes, it’s about creating connection.
Our teachers excel at making sure every single person in the class is getting what they need from each exercise. The cue that clicks. The adjustment that transforms it. The moment where it suddenly makes sense.
This is teaching that sees you.
If you’d like to learn more about each and every one of our teachers, their backgrounds, their training, and what drives their passion for movement, you can explore their individual pages below.