Bea Alexander Pilates
Joe Pilates invented apparatus to do his exercises on to both help stretch the body and offer resistance to build muscle. The private studio in the Grange/Marchmont area is fully equipped with the apparatus shipped from California. Please note the venue is different from all the mat classes. See the 'Venues' page of the website http://www.beaalexanderpilates.co.uk/bap-venues.php
Private Pilates gives you the benefits of working much more in-depth with your own body's needs. Many people only do private work as they prefer the individual attention and using the apparatus Joe Pilates invented. A lot of people with strong fitness programmes use it as part of their regieme and others use it for rehabilitative work. Bea specialises in work with the injured using Pilates as a therapeutic form of exercise, very similar to physiotherapy. Some clients use it for a short time or now-and-again to become more aware of the areas useful for them to work on and develop a home programme, often in they are also attending mat classes. One-to-two sessions are available for friends or relations who want to attend together. Private work is recommended for anyone in a lot of pain or with a specific condition that inhibits 'normal' movement.
Bea is one of the most experienced studio teachers in Edinburgh and comes from the Pilates Foundation UK training tradition, which is the longest and most comprehensive studio equipment training. There are very few studio-trained teachers in Scotland (most people are just mat work trained). She has specialised in this technique and integrates working with the mind and body together as Joe Pilates intended. Pilates is not merely 'exercise', it is re-education of the body. We are a small, personal studio, and want to keep it that way to offer our clients the best quality of teaching. Not all Pilates is the same! If you are a new studio client, it does mean you may have to wait a bit to get an appointment with Bea, but we hope you will find the experience worth waiting for.
Monday: 9am-1pm (Mat classes Broughton Street Lane 4.15-9pm)
Tuesday: 9am-1.30pm 3-5pm (Mat classes Broughton Street Lane 6-9 pm)
Wednesday: 9-1pm (Mat classes Broughton Street Lane 5.30-9pm)
Thursday: 9-12pm (Mat classes Forth Street 4.30-9pm)
Current Prices Autumn 2011 [There will be a charge increase in January 2012]
Initial consultation: Includes a postural assessment and exercises designed for you. 1hr 10 mins £45. We ask you to pay for all initial classes in advance. See the bookings/contact us page for details. Thank you.
Private classes:
Block of 8 classes: £296 (Equivalent to £37 a class).
Block of 5 classes: £190 (Equivalent to £38 a class).
Individual classes: £40 per class.
To make an appointment please call Bea on: 07951 686 322 or email her: classes@beaalexanderpilates.co.uk.
(Please don't send money via Paypal until you have spoken to Bea and made an appointment time, thank you!)
If you and a friend want to share your classes, one-to-two sessions are available, with each of you taught as an individual. We ask everyone to do a private initial session where we take a medical history and a postural assessment. To come to one-to-two Pilates, please commit to a mutually agreed regular appointment slot with your friend and book either a block of 5 or 8 classes. When you book your appointments we can work around holidays and other such commitments, but if you have to cancel a class, you need to give me and your friend 48 hours notice or understand that if you cannot, the class will go ahead and you will have paid for it. One to Two Pilates gives you ten and a half classes for the price of eight individual ones.
Price Autumn 2011 [There will be a small price increase in January 2012]
Individual classes: £29 per person per class
Block of 5 classes: £140 per person (Equivalent to £28 per person per class).
Block of 8 classes: £216 per person (Equivalent to £27 per person per class).
To make an appointment please call Bea on: 07951 686 322 or email her: classes@beaalexanderpilates.co.uk.