GETTING STARTED

If you are new to Pilates, we highly recommend starting with our intro 3-pack of privates or our foundation class. This way you can learn the fundamentals and we can assess your movement abilities, injuries or rehabilitation needs. It also gives you the opportunity to meet us, check out our studio and understand the best path forward to ensure your success.

The Assessment

We tailor your private training around a thorough postural and movement assessment. Examining how your body moves as an integrated system allows us to correct imbalances, support rehabilitation, and deliver a personalized plan for long-term progress.

Areas of training and experience

  • Back pain

  • Arthritic pain, osteoarthritis

  • Tennis elbow

  • Hypermobility

  • Spondylosis (Spinal osteoarthritis)

  • Knee and hip pain

  • Sciatica

  • bunions

  • Scoliosis

  • Rotator cuff injuries

  • Frozen Shoulder

  • Hip/knee pre/post op

Foundation classes and levels for all bodies

We offer classes specific to the senior population which focus on relieving back and joint pain, tennis elbow, arthritis, balance and alignment so you can keep doing the things you love! For those looking to stay active and flexible, free of pain.

Where does misalignment come from?

Daily movement, desk work, driving, athletic activities, and prior injuries can all create mechanical stress and repetitive strain. Over time, these patterns lead to muscular imbalances, spinal compression, and chronic joint pain.

Pilates restores structural balance by strengthening deep core stabilizers, improving joint mobility, and refining full-body alignment. By building balanced muscular control and rotational power, your practice relieves strain, prevents overuse injuries, and keeps you moving effortlessly through daily life.

Posture Analysis

Your body uniquely adapts to how you sit, stand, and move every day. We analyze your alignment from head to toe to identify muscular imbalances, restore neutral spinal support, and build a program tailored specifically to your body.

For example, If you have a tight neck and a rounded upper back and shoulders from sitting at a desk all day, the last thing you would want to do is more rounding postural movements. You would want to open up your chest, strengthen and shorten your upper back muscles, extend your spine and introduce lateral movement and rotation to counteract all of the forward/kyphotic posture you’ve been in. (as seen in the second postural image) .

What is Correct Posture?

This is the way in which one holds their body from sitting to standing, working, laying down, running, biking or working out. When we are in correct alignment, the body moves evenly and effortlessly without pain. When something is out of alignment, we experience discomfort and pain and are more prone to injury.

Breathing Technique and moving from your centre

Do you move from your center, your core, in a truly organic, whole body and integrated way? Can you take a deep breath and expand your diaphragm and ribs laterally and into your back, deeply expanding your intercostal muscles? Real Pilates has a large focus on breath and mindful movement. It can help also manage our stress and regulate our nervous system if we’re in a state of stress and anxiety. One of the best ways to alleviate stress is to breathe with intention and move the body in a healthy way.

At ALIGN, we look at how well the abdominals, psoas, pelvic floor and diaphragm are working together so you can move from your centre. These muscles should work together, in an organized way through correct breathing.