Private Apparatus Pilates
1:1 Pilates sessions with Aoife, where you will learn the original movement method of Joseph Pilates using the original equipment.
Taught from a home studio in Saxlingham Nethergate, South Norfolk.
Private apparatus sessions are for everyone.
The session is built around you, your individual needs and goals. The method meets you where you are, whether you are injured & inflexible, experienced & ambitious, feeling weak, feeling strong, or just curious about the practice.
The benefit of 1:1 private apparatus sessions are that you can avoid the noise of the group, and there is no peer pressure or need to keep up. Every session moves at your pace.
Pricing & Key Info
~ Private home studio in Saxlingham Nethergate (NR15) ~
~ Sessions are 55 minutes ~
~ Single taster session / consultation is £50 ~
About the equipment
Row Pilates is equipped with Gratz apparatus. Gratz are the premier manufacturer of authentic Pilates apparatus. Their equipment is made to Joseph Pilates exact design specifications, preserving the integrity of the original method.
The Reformer, Cadillac, Classical Mat, Wunda Chair, Baby Chair, High Chair, Barrels and many more pieces make up the classical apparatus toolkit.
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The Reformer is a supportive piece of equipment. Lying down on the carriage, your body is relieved from the effects of gravity. We can organize comfortably. The springs then act as a stand in for the force of gravity. You will learn to engage with the springs from day one. As your connection to the springs develops your own internal connections and concentration strengthens. Exercises increase in challenge and complexity as your internal work strengthens.
One of the main goals of the work is to centre our movement. Taking the work out of the extremities to the centre or ‘powerhouse’. We progress by testing the powerhouse connection in more complex movements, and by changing our relationship to the force of the springs.
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The Cadillac, wunda chair, barrels etc, each have a distinct personality and are used with purpose. They are used as a personalized prescription for progression in the method.
Each person will need something different. These needs change from day to day, or as we strengthen and progress, or as our lives and bodies change. The goal of the wider apparatus is to refine working skills. This in turn streghthens and informs your reformer work.
The ultimate goal to get you off the equipment. A fully integrated body, centred in body, mind and spirit, directed by your powerhouse.
1:1 apparatus sessions are ideal if you…
Want improved mobility and resilience to live your life to the fullest. Pilates is a movement education that supports the whole person and whole life.
Are already doing Pilates. Maybe your progress has plateaued or you think there may be more to discover.
Know some choreography, but you don’t understand it. You want a deeper knowledge of what you are doing. You want more.
Have been doing a contemporary style of Pilates and want to get in touch with the roots of the original method.
Are a teacher in need of the support, presence and eye of another teacher.
What to expect from your first session.
Arrive 5 minutes before class. You can park directly outside if you are travelling by car.
The space is a cosy, welcoming home studio.
We will discuss your goals, any injuries and movement experience.
Then we move. We normally start with some mat exercises, uncomplicated movement to get the basic connections, then we move to reformer and wider apparatus.