Adore your core at Hoi An's premier Pilates studio. Move Better. Feel Better. Find Your Strength.
08/02/2026
Taking a cue from our friends at Refillables (who had a similar encounter the other day in their shop)—this week we we’re reminded that our studio is about so much more than Pilates.
As one client was leaving a private session and another was arriving, they paused… started chatting… and very quickly landed on an important life topic: where to find the best Mahjong 🀄️ club in town.
Smiles, stories and phone numbers were shared, and a new friendship made.
Because Pilates doesn’t just connect mind and body. It connects people.
And that’s the kind of strength we love to build here. 💛
05/02/2026
1 spot each in:
Friday 8:30am
Saturday 8:30am
05/02/2026
Have you seen this cute animated history of Pilates? Yes, a man, Joseph Pilates.
An animated history of the remarkable life of Joseph Pilates, creator of the Pilates Technique. This video was made possible by the generous support of http:...
05/02/2026
If it’s not hard, it’s probably not Pilates. Working slow and deep with control, that’s how we roll at Hoi An Pilates. Strength is sexy. 🤩
02/02/2026
🦴 Building Better Bones 🦴
Maintain independent living as you age through strength, mobility, stability, and balance work on the Pilates Mat and Apparatus. This class focuses on building real, functional strength to support bone health, posture, and everyday movement.
This is a 4-week series for those who want to feel stronger, steadier, and more confident in their bodies.
We’re inviting just 5 dedicated people to join us once a week at a time agreed upon by the group, with the hope this becomes a regular weekly class created just for you.
✨ 4-week series
✨ Once per week- start date and time TBD
✨ Small group (max 5)
✨ 1,600,000 VND investment in your health
✨ Led by Senior Pilates Teacher, Mary Ann of Briggs Pilates Method
If this speaks to you — or someone you love — send us a DM to reserve your spot. Strong bones. Real strength. Confident movement.
30/01/2026
Saturday STRENGTH. 💪
Join us at 10:00am.
No classes on Sunday.
30/01/2026
Eight sessions in, and the progress in our six-week Beginners Group has been incredible to witness ✨
This group of five started just one month ago, learning the fundamentals, mat work, Reformer, and Tower. Back then, standing confidently on the apparatus was out of reach.
Now, they’re moving with strength, focus, and trust in their bodies 💪
It’s proof that a dedicated Pilates practice builds far more than muscles. It builds confidence, connection, and a powerful mind–body awareness you don’t always expect at the start.
Ready to begin your own journey? Send a DM.
25/01/2026
✨ POWERHOUSE SUPERSTARS ✨
This week looked like:
🔥 teachers
🔥 post-spine-surgery hotties
🔥 muscular dystrophy baddies
🔥 brand-new newbies
🔥 and everyone in between
Different bodies. Different stories. Same room. Same method. Same 🔥 work ethic.
Everyone showed up.
Everyone worked damn hard.
And everyone somehow made it look easy.
(Trust us — it’s not 😉)
Pilates meets you where you are, challenges you where you need it, and leaves you feeling stronger, more connected, and just a little bit unstoppable.
Come see for yourself how Pilates makes you feel 💫
15/01/2026
✨ Special visit at the studio! ✨
So grateful to welcome our super talented cousin Y Lan Le, her husband Tuan Le, and to honor her lineage as the daughter of legendary Thai Thanh. 🎶 🇻🇳
At 69, she is strong, fit, and healthy—proof that Pilates is a lifelong practice.
A beautiful reminder that Pilates supports the singing voice too, as we strengthen breath control and the diaphragm.
Even if you are just a weekend karaoke singer, and not a professional singer, regular Pilates makes your spine and soul sing!
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My fitness journey started later in life. I was not an athletic child (I played soccer for one season, and mostly for the snacks, because, of course I did), and not until University did I start to run a bit with friends, lift weights, and participate in group fitness classes, like cardio kickboxing and step aerobics; it was the late 1990’s after all. The group atmosphere and music was something that kept me coming back for more. At that time I also started to dabble in Power Yoga with Bryan Kest VHS tapes, from the comfort of my living room. I could never even do a split as a child, and so I struggled with keeping up with the asanas, and the flexibility I was seeing on the screen felt so out of reach. But I kept doing it.
After graduating from University I was planning my wedding and thought that it would be a great idea to join a big box gym and hire a personal trainer. Unfortunately, I quickly found myself with a bulging disc in my lumbar spine, and at 22, I was in physical therapy, taking Vioxx (now banned), and getting steroid shots into my spine to help me cope with the debilitating sciatic pain. I couldn’t believe that I was so young, and yet already suffering with chronic back pain. Was I destined to a future of chronic pain?
Fed up with Western medicine’s approach of just treating symptoms, I was eager to heal and figure out a way prevent this from happening again. In 2004 I joined a boutique gym and discovered Pilates with Beth. She introduced me to a low-impact, full-body practice that not only strengthened my core, but also fostered body awareness, breath connection, and stabilization. I felt energized, centered, and carried myself in a new way. With a regular practice I was standing taller, and most importantly, moving without pain. Not only that, a few times I was mistaken for the teacher, and that was when that seed was planted: Could I teach?
The addition of Gentle Yoga to my week not only enhanced my recovery and strength building over the years, but I really started to feel the flow when I joined a Baron Baptiste studio in 2009. I signed up for a summer challenge and attended class 84 out of 90 days; it was completely life-changing! I found myself on a true journey into power with a supportive, sweaty community, and I started to believe that yes, even stiff Meg, could be “a yogi.”
In the years following, I continued on my fitness journey by adding in booty-kicking Pilates Reformer classes, TRX, kettle bells, dance and more, and I felt that focusing on my body was a great counter and distraction to the daily damage being caused by my hours sitting behind a computer; tight hip flexors, rolled in shoulders, and carpal tunnel, oh my! Like many office workers, my professional life became too much of a focus, and international work trips stretched out to up to 7 weeks at a time. As a result, my stress my fitness suffered, and so did my back. My physical and mental capacity to commit to what my body was desperately craving, and at times screaming for, ebbed and flowed over the peak of my career. I knew that in order to not have painful flare-ups, I needed to constantly commit my energy to my health.
In 2017 it was time to commit the time and effort to myself, dive deeper into the practices and fulfill my dream of officially helping others on their own journey. I had coached and encouraged lots of friends and young girls over the years, especially with running, but nothing was ever formal; that was about to change. I received my first certification for Pop Pilates, followed by Mat Pilates, and then attended a yoga retreat in India to round out my year. Living on a Ayurvedic farm in Tamil Nadu for a few weeks turned the tide on my relationship to the ancient practice of Yoga, and set me up for the ultimate adventure soon to come.
Needing a complete lifestyle change, my husband and I quit our corporate jobs in the high-tech city of Seattle, sold and donated almost everything we owned for the second time in our marriage (except the old hound Grace), and set out in our car in early 2018 for a world tour. Many months, heartaches, and joyful moments later, and after completing a dedicated month of healing through Yoga asana and meditation at the infamous Yoga Barn in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Mama India was calling to me again.
It is said that “Rishikesh chooses you.” After a year of exploring, my heart was open and listening, and in early 2019 I found myself on a plane by myself headed to a 7-week intensive Ashtanga and Hatha Yoga Teacher Training in Northern India. I wasn’t going to dabble in a 3-week 200 hour training, I was going all in for the full 500 hours, and the rest they say, is history.
I have been so fortunate to have had a series of fantastic teachers and coaches who have taught me the importance of and skills for safe, functional, holistic training. I find that I am the healthiest and happiest when I combine Yoga and Pilates, along with whatever cardio and strength training I am into at the moment, into my weekly routine. Pilates and Yoga have became a fantastic foundation to other athletic endeavors, like running a full marathon, a series of trail runs, about 20 half marathons, and a few relay races including the 200-mile (323K) Northwest Passage Ragnar. I am currently training for my first triathlon here in Viet Nam in May 2020, and Yoga and Pilates are playing a major role in getting me across that finish line... with a smile on my face.
The long-term travel chapter is now complete and I am now living in beautiful Hoi An, Viet Nam, thrilled to be sharing my experiences with residents and travelers. The crazy journey we call life may take us all over the world, but we only have one precious body, and only we can do the necessary work to care for it as best as we can. We will inevitably fall off the wagon, but the important thing is that we get back on. Self-awareness, silencing our inner critic, and fostering an intention to live our best lives is a powerful motivator.
My mission is to share my experience to help you find your flow and foster a life-long practice of conscious breath and mindful movement through through Pilates and Yoga. I have personally experienced the power that both practices can have on my body, mind, and spirit, and I am excited to share what I have learned with you.
I currently offer Private Sessions and Group Classes in Vinyasa, Hatha, Pranayama (Breath work), Relaxation, Meditation, and Mat Pilates. Please contact me directly for more information, schedule and pricing. I can’t wait to meet you, wherever you are in your journey.
