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State of the art, fully equipped Pilates studio, offering the highest quality Pilates experience ava

10/02/2026

Overhead on the Reformer.

An ‘advanced’ exercise as there’s a lot of strength, flexibility, control and coordination etc (!) going on. How do we get here?!

Jacknife - same move! The coordination of syncing the movement to the springs is taken away so you’ll usually learn it here first. They both go hand in hand however… The feedback of those beautiful springs also helps you improve your Jacknife on the mat!

Tower - Pressing on the spring teaches you where to lift from with control (the spring connects those far away feet deep into the to our center 🙌)

Teaser - especially sprung from below on the Cadillac! Why? You’ll learn here how to use the strength of your back and arms to decompress your spine against resistance, even when rounding. So important to learn so we don’t strain the neck when we eventually flip it to an inversion.

100 - ‘cos everything starts with the 100… If you haven’t embodied your 100 give your practice more time before trying inversion exercises.

Roll Back - Tight bit in your back making your inversions a bit bouncy? You DON’T keep doing Overheads and Jacknife to improve it. THIS is where you work on imbalances - the Basics

The Wall Roll Down - we can also take tight backs right back to intro level. Here gravity will help you ripple open the back with the support of a wall. Homework that pretty much everyone I’ve ever taught has been given 🤗

08/02/2026

Pilates is…
✅ Your mind asking your body to do something, and your body listening and adapting
✅ challenging - we’re trying to break life long habits to be able to move with more balance
✅ designed to make us move more freely and confidently in our day to day life
✅ an intentional workout that asks for concentration and control
✅ a progressive exercise method
✅ an intelligent system where lots of various apparatus work together to specifically target any particular movement limitations and balance out the body as needed

Pilates is not…
🚫 designed to fatigue the body
🚫 lots of repetitions of any one exercise
🚫 meant to cause any pain
🚫 limited to just moving on a Reformer
🚫 similar to a gym/HIIT style workout

06/02/2026

All current and previous versions of Pilates Anna 👆

I was very lucky that I started Pilates so young but baby Anna so easily followed the crowd… Now, I only want the best, no compromises!

I know exactly the type of Pilates I want to do. For me, Classical Pilates ticks all of my boxes and I know it will keep me moving for the rest of my life.

If you’re thinking of training to teach Pilates you need to know what YOU want.

When people contact us about our teacher training I’ll ask ‘and why do you want to do this course?’ Often the answer is ‘because I want to teach pilates’. To which I say ‘No, why do you want to do THIS course?’ I make sure everyone knows what’s involved, knows our studio and knows what we teach before committing.

Training is not cheap. Your time is not cheap. You really should put a lot of thought into what training you want to invest yourself into! Especially these days when you’ve so much choice!

Shiny branding can be distracting… Look deeper into the teacher training itself.

Whatever teacher training you choose - please always be open to learning more!! Don’t be afraid to evolve! The best teachers are the best students ❤️

04/02/2026

Not the same thing, hey!

03/02/2026

Struggle with an exercise? Try it somewhere different!

01/02/2026

Apply the WHY - a workshop series to help you teach your clients WHY they are doing what they’re doing.

WHY are we on a specific piece of apparatus? WHY choose a certain variation over another? WHY modify?

You need to know your WHY to help your clients get THE BEST RESULTS for their unique bodies!

These workshops are for Pilates teachers and trainee teachers from all schools who are already teaching, or training to teach, on the apparatus that will be covered in each workshop.

The workshops can be purchased individually or as a series. There is a discounted price if booking the full series.

Head to www.pilatescentre.ie and you’ll find more info an a link to book under the ‘Teacher Training’ tab.

27/01/2026

Big Advanced moves are built from strong Basics 🤸🏼

23/01/2026

‘Concentrate on the correct movement each time you exercise, lest you do them improperly and thus lose all vital benefits.’ (Joseph Pilates)

21/01/2026

No, we don’t accept everyone onto our courses. Yes, that’s a good thing!

19/01/2026

While everyone else is focusing on fads we’ll be over here focusing on feet, technique and feeling good!

17/01/2026

Clare ❤️ Pilates 🤝 Golf

14/01/2026

Teaser!

You can guess when Joseph Pilates considered an exercise *especially important* for the body when he created LOTS of different versions and variations to make it more accessible or more challenging.

Above are some ways to try Teaser in a fully equipped Classical Pilates studio like ours:

1. Teaser on the Mat. It’s HARD so some hands on help from your teacher will always be appreciated!
2. Teaser on the Reformer. More challenging than Mat in this full version shown as it requires more range at the bottom. There’s also the added challenge of controlling the moving carriage. The handles are helpful though - they’re like your own ‘personal trainer’ to support your journey up and down 🤝
3. Teaser on Cadillac & Tower - springs sprung from ABOVE. This is a helpful spring 🙌 It assists in creating more lift in the spine helps you lift and lower with more control and ease.
4. Tower on Cadillac & Tower - springs sprung from BELOW. Most find this resisting spring harder - you need more power in your centre to be able to lift and lower without compression. Some however find it helpful to GIVE them more power if they’re super flexible.
5. Teaser on Wunda Chair - this is TOUGH! 🥵 You’re on a small service which will demand more balance and control. Arms being behind you on the Wunda Chair pedal, and controlling a lowering spring… that adds more challenge to stay forward and in control for sure!
6. Our teachers expert tips - our teachers are experienced and trained to the highest standards in the Pilates industry - they can help you be successful in Teaser with their general tips and individual advise ❤️

Address

Unit 2 The Seapoint Building, 44-45 Clontarf Road
Clontarf
DUBLIN3

Website

http://www.PilatesCentre.ie/

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