Studio Adrienne

After 30 years in business I have made the decision to close Studio Adrienne Classic Pilates. Many thanks to all of the wonderful clients who practiced at my studio, you have enriched my life immeasurably. Adrienne

For Sale
Entire Pilates Studio Gratz Equipment

“Our human bodies are miracles, not because they defy laws of nature, but precisely because they obey them.” ~ Harold S. Kushner, author

How free do you feel in your practice?

Hope to fly with you sometime to see you soar!

x. Brooke

Looking for someone to take over my lease and purchase my Pilates equipment

“Watch a cat as it gradually prepares to rise after a nap, leisurely stretching its forepaws (with extended claws). Observe closely how all its back muscles actually ripple as it stretches and relaxes itself. Contrology exercises emphasize the need for this constant stretching and relaxing.”
Joe Pilates, 1934, Your Health

Move like an animal.
Power. Precision. Pandiculation.

Learn more about how Pilates encourages you to move like an animal to get more from your body and mind in my new book
📖 The Pilates Body: Revised & Expanded
Brooke Siler, 25th Anniversary Edition
Out now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble

💭 can you Imagine moving the carriage as an elephant either:

🐘 weighted and grounded through your hands and feet while lengthening your back between those points?

- or -

🐘🐘 as an elephant being hoisted into the air by a hoist around your belly and barely being able to touch your toenails to the mat?

Which one work’s best with your active imagination?

Comment 🐘 or 🐘🐘



p.s. did you know that there was no elephant exercise in Joe Pilates original reformer series? Especially none with heels down!

In group classes it’s easy to get caught up in how things look; comparing shapes, worrying if you’re doing it “right,” or wondering what others are thinking

But Pilates isn’t a performance.

No one’s grading you.

The real work is internal.

It’s about noticing how a movement feels in 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 body. The steadiness of your breath, the level of your effort, the depth of your control, all 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 sensations.

That awareness (hello, interoception 👋) is where all the best benefits live.

So soften the urge to copy, perfect, or impress.
Turn your attention inward.
Move in a way that makes sense for 𝒚𝒐𝒖 for today.

Because Pilates isn’t about how it looks from the outside,
it’s about how it lands 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆. 💛