Better Posture Pilates Formerly Sana Vita Studio

Better Posture Pilates Formerly Sana Vita Studio Find your 'Healthy Life' at Better Posture Pilates๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿชท

West Loop's Pilates ๐Ÿ’ช & Yoga ๐Ÿง˜ studio since 2004. This is so very appreciated!

Sana Vita Studio (now transitioned to Better Posture Pilates) is open for in-studio, on-demand video classes and private sessions! We would like to say thank you to all our customers for your continued support and encouragement. You may purchase Live Streamed single class or class package and In-Studio single class or class package/private sessions. We have the world's best instructors! We are nestled between the hot West Loop and East Village neighborhoods. People in Chicago searching for Pilates and Yoga private lessons and group classes have discovered a true gem, with proven results. Owner Marilyn D'Andrea originally opened Sana Vita Studio Pilates and Yoga in June 2004. We have created a beautifully serene and unintimidating environment for providing high quality bodywork for people of all ages and physical condition. Are you tired of exercise programs that just donโ€™t work? Give us 55 minutes 2x per week and we'll give you the health & fitness level you have always wanted. It's never too late to get in shape for life. And, most importantly, people who exercise simply live longer than people who don't. We offer sustainable exercise for pain-free health and longevity. We want every client to leave feeling satisfied and proud of what youโ€™ve accomplished. Itโ€™s not just about what you do in the studio; itโ€™s about how you live your life. Visit our website to see pricing and monthly schedules then join us today! Itโ€™s never too late to get in shape!

Roses are cuteโ€ฆPilates is better ๐Ÿ’˜ Surprise your Valentine (or yourself) with a Better Posture Pilates gift card!โœจ PLUS:...
02/12/2026

Roses are cuteโ€ฆPilates is better ๐Ÿ’˜ Surprise your Valentine (or yourself) with a Better Posture Pilates gift card!

โœจ PLUS: Get $20 off a 5 or 10-class pack with our Valentineโ€™s discount code "VDAY26"

Limited timeโ€”click the link below to grab your Gift Card now!๐Ÿ’•
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Feeling stressed or overwhelmed?These are challenging times, and many of us are feeling anxious or unsettled. Youโ€™re not...
02/05/2026

Feeling stressed or overwhelmed?
These are challenging times, and many of us are feeling anxious or unsettled. Youโ€™re not alone ๐Ÿค
At Better Posture Pilates, we believe movement, breathwork, and community are powerful tools for navigating stress. Our studio is a calm, welcoming space to move, breathe, and reset.
โœจ Gentle modifications always offered
โœจ In-person & online classes available
Come move, breathe, and reconnect with a community that cares.
Book online at betterposturepilates.com or call 773-386-8831

If youโ€™re in the U.S. and in crisis, call 988 or contact local emergency services.



๐…๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐žPrevention is not about doing more โ€” itโ€™s about doing mindfully. Pilates invites the body to lis...
02/04/2026

๐…๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž

Prevention is not about doing more โ€” itโ€™s about doing mindfully.

Pilates invites the body to listen before pain begins, correcting imbalance and tension long before they turn into strain.

Each controlled movement builds awareness: shoulders soften, spine lengthens, breath steadies.

Over time, prevention becomes a quiet rhythm โ€” strength supporting posture, flexibility easing pressure, alignment protecting movement.

This approach nurtures longevity rather than reaction.

By practicing now, you safeguard later โ€” from injury, fatigue, and the wear of repetition.

Itโ€™s not just exercise.

Itโ€™s maintenance of the bodyโ€™s design, helping you move through life with resilience and grace.

๐Œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ โ€ข ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ โ€ข ๐…๐ž๐ž๐ฅ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐Movement doesnโ€™t have to be hard to be effective.Our Pilates and yoga sessi...
02/03/2026

๐Œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ โ€ข ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ โ€ข ๐…๐ž๐ž๐ฅ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐

Movement doesnโ€™t have to be hard to be effective.
Our Pilates and yoga sessions focus on gentle strength, mindful breathing, and supportive guidance so your body feels safe, steady, and aligned.
This is movement, that meets you where you are.

๐Ÿ“ž (773) 386-8831
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๐…๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ž๐?Your body holds onto stress movement helps release it.Through guided Pilates, yoga, and ...
02/03/2026

๐…๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ž๐?

Your body holds onto stress movement helps release it.
Through guided Pilates, yoga, and personal training, we help calm the nervous system, improve posture, and restore balance so you feel grounded again.
Breathe. Move. Reset.

๐Ÿ“ž (773) 386-8831
๐ŸŒ betterposturepilates.com

๐Œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐…๐ข๐ฑ๐ž๐ฌModern life shapes us in subtle ways โ€” screens pulling us forward, long hours seated, stress settlin...
02/03/2026

๐Œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐…๐ข๐ฑ๐ž๐ฌ

Modern life shapes us in subtle ways โ€” screens pulling us forward, long hours seated, stress settling into our shoulders.

True posture correction begins with awareness, not force.

Every movement in Pilates rebuilds alignment gently, teaching your body to find its natural balance again.

Breath steadies the spine, core strength supports instead of strains, and tension slowly lets go.

This isnโ€™t about perfect form.

Itโ€™s about sustainable comfort that carries through daily life.

When posture improves, energy follows โ€” the way you sit, walk, and move feels lighter, stronger, and more intentional.

Modern fixes, timeless balance โ€” one mindful motion at a time.

๐’๐ข๐ญ-๐’๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ Balance isnโ€™t built through force; itโ€™s built through awareness. The ability to move seamlessl...
02/02/2026

๐’๐ข๐ญ-๐’๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ 

Balance isnโ€™t built through force; itโ€™s built through awareness.

The ability to move seamlessly from sitting to standing reflects more than strength โ€” it shows control, coordination, and connection between body and mind.

Through guided Pilates training, each transition becomes smoother, lighter, and more intentional.

Muscles learn to support alignment while joints rediscover stability.

Over time, movement feels less like effort and more like flow.

Sit-stand practice teaches your body to adjust instead of resist, helping daily routines feel easier and pain-free.

Itโ€™s balance in motion โ€” where posture, breath, and presence work together to create effortless steadiness.

๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐Œ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‡๐š๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ฌThe way you move in small moments matters โ€” sitting, standing, reaching, breathing. Every habit tea...
01/30/2026

๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐Œ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‡๐š๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ

The way you move in small moments matters โ€” sitting, standing, reaching, breathing.

Every habit teaches the body what to remember.

Mindful motion turns routine into restoration, helping awareness guide every gesture.

Through Pilates practice, movement becomes purposeful rather than automatic; posture becomes support instead of strain.

You start to notice how alignment affects energy, how calm changes effort, how intention transforms motion.

These habits donโ€™t just shape the body โ€” they reeducate it, creating balance that lasts beyond the studio.

Mindfulness in motion is more than exercise.

Its presence in every movement, grace found through consistency, and strength built quietly.

๐†๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐š๐œ๐ค ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ Strength doesnโ€™t always come from intensity โ€” sometimes itโ€™s built through awareness. Gentle mo...
01/28/2026

๐†๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐š๐œ๐ค ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ 

Strength doesnโ€™t always come from intensity โ€” sometimes itโ€™s built through awareness.

Gentle movements, guided breathing, and aligned control restore what strain and stillness take away.

Each session encourages the spine to lengthen, the core to support, and the body to remember how to move with ease.

Over time, tension releases where balance returns.

Pain lessens not by force but by connection โ€” muscle by muscle, breath by breath.

True strength feels quiet, grounded, and lasting.

When movement becomes mindful, posture follows naturally, and the back begins to feel less like something to fix and more like something to trust.

๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญThe body remembers how itโ€™s meant to move โ€” fluidly, without strain. Modern life simply teaches it...
01/26/2026

๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ

The body remembers how itโ€™s meant to move โ€” fluidly, without strain.

Modern life simply teaches it to forget.

Pilates restores that memory, reconnecting strength with mobility and control with ease.

Each exercise retrains the body to function as it was designed: joints supported, core steady, and tension released.

Movements that once felt heavy begin to flow again โ€” standing, bending, reaching.

The goal isnโ€™t perfection; itโ€™s freedom from stiffness that limits your day.

When control returns, comfort does too.

Restoring daily movement means returning to whatโ€™s natural โ€” a body that feels capable, balanced, and ready for whatever follows next.

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐€๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญConfidence begins with how you carry yourself. When posture aligns, energy flows freely โ€” sh...
01/23/2026

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐€๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ

Confidence begins with how you carry yourself.

When posture aligns, energy flows freely โ€” shoulders open, breath deepens, and movement feels effortless.

Each Pilates session reconnects you with strength that doesnโ€™t push, but supports.

Precision in form builds trust in your own body, not through force but awareness.

Over time, the quiet adjustments translate into how you stand, walk, and even speak.

Itโ€™s not just physical change.

Itโ€™s self-assurance built from balance.

When alignment returns, confidence follows naturally โ€” grounded, graceful, and calm.

You donโ€™t perform it.

You live it, one centered breath at a time.

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1357 W Grand Avenue
Chicago, IL
60642

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Monday 6am - 9pm
Tuesday 6am - 9pm
Wednesday 6am - 9pm
Thursday 6am - 9pm
Friday 6am - 9pm
Saturday 8am - 9pm
Sunday 6am - 9pm

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When it comes to leading a good life, going through the motions simply isnโ€™t enough. Those who achieve great things rarely do it alone -- they enlist a support team to help them succeed. At Sana Vita Studio Pilates and Yoga, we help our clients let go of stress, listen to their bodies, and completely re-think the way they move to get to the root of chronic pain, resulting from poor posture and alignment. If you don't have a process, a practice for moving from where you are to where you want to be, you are not likely to succeed. Our instructors call upon their diverse expertise in Yoga, Pilates, Yamuna Body Rolling, and Bodhi Suspension to promote tangible results. In our small group classes and individual sessions, we provide friendly, personalized instruction so you get the most out of every exercise. We also offer lifestyle advice to nurture wellness beyond the studio. We have many exciting and healthy exercise trends to teach you and you can look forward to an exercise experience which will be educational, challenging, and oh-so rewarding. The path to pain-free living starts here -- join us to put your best foot forward today.